Open AccessProx1 Is Required for Oligodendrocyte Cell Identity in Adult Neural Stem Cells of the Subventricular Zone
Author(s) -
Bunk Eva C.,
Ertaylan Gökhan,
Ortega Felipe,
Pavlou Maria A.,
Gonzalez Cano Laura,
Stergiopoulos Athanasios,
Safaiyan Shima,
Völs Sandra,
van Cann Marianne,
Politis Panagiotis K.,
Simons Mikael,
Berninger Benedikt,
del Sol Antonio,
Schwamborn Jens C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
stem cells
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.159
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1549-4918
pISSN - 1066-5099
DOI - 10.1002/stem.2374
Subject(s) - subventricular zone , biology , neurogenesis , neural stem cell , neuroscience , stem cell , oligodendrocyte , microbiology and biotechnology , myelin , central nervous system
Adult neural stem cells with the ability to generate neurons and glia cells are active throughout life in both the dentate gyrus (DG) and the subventricular zone (SVZ). Differentiation of adult neural stem cells is induced by cell fate determinants like the transcription factor Prox1. Evidence has been provided for a function of Prox1 as an inducer of neuronal differentiation within the DG. We now show that within the SVZ Prox1 induces differentiation into oligodendrocytes. Moreover, we find that loss of Prox1 expression in vivo reduces cell migration into the corpus callosum, where the few Prox1 deficient SVZ‐derived remaining cells fail to differentiate into oligodendrocytes. Thus, our work uncovers a novel function of Prox1 as a fate determinant for oligodendrocytes in the adult mammalian brain. These data indicate that the neurogenic and oligodendrogliogenic lineages in the two adult neurogenic niches exhibit a distinct requirement for Prox1, being important for neurogenesis in the DG but being indispensable for oligodendrogliogenesis in the SVZ. S tem C ells 2016;34:2115–2129