RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The transcription factor ZEB1 regulates stem cell self-renewal and astroglial fate in the adult hippocampus
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 2020.09.20.305144
DO 10.1101/2020.09.20.305144
A1 B Gupta
A1 AC Errington
A1 S Brabletz
A1 MP Stemmler
A1 T Brabletz
A1 FA Siebzehnrubl
YR 2020
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2020/09/20/2020.09.20.305144.abstract
AB Radial glia-like (RGL) cells persist in the adult mammalian hippocampus where they give rise to new neurons and astrocytes throughout life. Many studies have investigated the process of adult neurogenesis, but factors deciding between neuronal and astroglial fate are incompletely understood. Here, we evaluate the functions of the transcription factor zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1) in adult hippocampal RGL cells using a conditional-inducible mouse model. We find that ZEB1 is necessary for self-renewal of active RGL cells as well as for astroglial lineage specification. Genetic deletion of Zeb1 causes differentiation-coupled depletion of RGL cells resulting in an increase of newborn neurons at the expense of newly generated astrocytes. This is due to a shift towards symmetric cell divisions that consume the RGL cell and generate pro-neuronal progenies. We identify ZEB1 as a regulator of stem cell self-renewal and lineage specification in the adult hippocampus.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.