Imprinted genes Cdkn1c and Igf2 interact to promote terminal differentiation of adult NSCs
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Summary: Genomic imprinting is implicated in the control of gene dosage in neurogenic niches. Insulin-like growth factor 2 ( Igf2 ), is an imprinted gene that shows biallelic expression only in the vascular compartment contributing to neural stem cells (NSCs) maintenance in the subventricular zone (SVZ) niche. The effects of this factor in adult NSCs differentiation are not well defined. We show here that IGF2 promotes cell fate commitment of NSCs by inducing the expression of another imprinted gene, the maternally expressed gene cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1c ( Cdkn1c), which encodes for p57 protein, eliciting cell cycle exit and terminal differentiation into astrocytes, neurons and oligodendrocytes. Using a conditional mouse model with Cdkn1c -deficient neural progenitors, we confirm that IGF2 and p57 interact in a common pathway to regulate the differentiation program of adult NSCs. This occurs through a mechanism involving the PI3K-Akt pathway that mediates regulation of p57 expression. We also show that the imprinted state of the Cdkn1c gene is not altered after IGF2 treatment confirming maternal expression of the gene in NSCs. Our results identify a molecular mechanism by which a paracrine factor produced and secreted by the neurogenic niche compartment can modulate Cdkn1c dosage to trigger differentiation of adult NSCs.Keywords
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