Sox2 is required for olfactory pit formation and olfactory neurogenesis through BMP restriction and Hes5 upregulationShow others and affiliations
2018 (English)In: Development, ISSN 0950-1991, E-ISSN 1477-9129, Vol. 145, no 2, article id dev153791Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The transcription factor Sox2 is necessary to maintain pluripotency of embryonic stem cells, and to regulate neural development. Neurogenesis in the vertebrate olfactory epithelium persists from embryonic stages through adulthood. The role Sox2 plays for the development of the olfactory epithelium and neurogenesis within has, however, not been determined. Here, by analysing Sox2 conditional knockout mouse embryos and chick embryos deprived of Sox2 in the olfactory epithelium using CRISPR-Cas9, we show that Sox2 activity is crucial for the induction of the neural progenitor gene Hes5 and for subsequent differentiation of the neuronal lineage. Our results also suggest that Sox2 activity promotes the neurogenic domain in the nasal epithelium by restricting Bmp4 expression. The Sox2-deficient olfactory epithelium displays diminished cell cycle progression and proliferation, a dramatic increase in apoptosis and finally olfactory pit atrophy. Moreover, chromatin immunoprecipitation data show that Sox2 directly binds to the Hes5 promoter in both the PNS and CNS. Taken together, our results indicate that Sox2 is essential to establish, maintain and expand the neuronal progenitor pool by suppressing Bmp4 and upregulating Hes5 expression.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Company of Biologists Ltd , 2018. Vol. 145, no 2, article id dev153791
Keywords [en]
Sox2, Hes5, Olfactory epithelium, Neurogenesis, Mouse
National Category
Developmental Biology Cell and Molecular Biology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-145166DOI: 10.1242/dev.153791ISI: 000424412000009Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85041301091OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-145166DiVA, id: diva2:1185291
2018-02-232018-02-232023-03-24Bibliographically approved