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First published online 1 June 2005
doi: 10.1242/dev.01878
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1 Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies,
10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
2 Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Children's Medical Research
Foundation, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Author for correspondence (e-mail:
goulding{at}salk.edu)
Accepted 25 April 2005
The molecular programs that specify progenitors in the dorsal spinal cord remain poorly defined. The homeodomain transcription factor Gsh2 is expressed in the progenitors of three dorsal interneuron subtypes, dI3, dI4 and dI5 neurons, whereas Gsh1 is only expressed in dI4 and dI5 progenitors. Mice lacking Gsh2 exhibit a selective loss of dI3 interneurons that is accompanied by an expansion of the dI2 progenitor domain. In Gsh2 mutant embryos, expression of the proneural bHLH protein Mash1 is downregulated in dI3 neural progenitors, with Mash1 mutants exhibiting a concordant reduction in dI3 neurons. Conversely, overexpression of Gsh2 and Mash1 leads to the ectopic production of dI3 neurons and a concomitant repression of Ngn1 expression. Our results provide evidence that genetic interactions involving repression of Ngn1 by Gsh2 promote the differentiation of dI3 neurons from class A progenitors.
Key words: Spinal cord, Gsh2, Gsh1, Mash1, Ngn1, Interneurons
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