1. SRSF10 regulates migration of neural progenitor cells and granule cells and affects the formation of dentate gyrus during the development of mouse hippocampus.
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Ma, Ankangzhi, Mu, Yawei, Wei, Zixuan, Sun, Menghan, Li, Junjie, Jiang, Hanyang, Zhu, Cuiqing, and Chen, Xianhua
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GRANULE cells , *DENTATE gyrus , *HIPPOCAMPUS development , *DEVELOPMENTAL neurobiology , *PROGENITOR cells , *CENTRAL nervous system - Abstract
• SRSF10 is expressed in hippocampal NPCs and neurons. • Dysfunction of SRSF10 in NPCs causes defects in developing hippocampal dentate gyrus. • SRSF10 knockout causes abnormal migration of NPCs and granule cells. • Lack of SRSF10 leads to reduced expression of the migration-related Disc1 gene. Hippocampus is a critical component of the central nervous system. SRSF10 is expressed in central nervous system and plays important roles in maintaining normal brain functions. However, its role in hippocampus development is unknown. In this study, using SRSF10 conditional knock-out mice in neural progenitor cells (NPCs), we found that dysfunction of SRSF10 leads to developmental defects in the dentate gyrus of hippocampus, which manifests as the reduced length and wider suprapyramidal blade and infrapyramidal blade. Furthermore, we proved that loss of SRSF10 in NPCs caused inhibition of the differentiation activity and the abnormal migration of NPCs and granule cells, resulting in reduced granule cells and more ectopic granule cells dispersed in the molecular layer and hilus. Finally, we found that the abnormal migration may be caused by the radial glia scaffold and the reduced DISC1 expression in NPCs. Together, our results indicate that SRSF10 is required for the cell migration and formation of dentate gyrus during the development of hippocampus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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