Sock E, Reiprich S, Müller J, Stolt C, Wegner M (2009)
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2009
Publisher: Elsevier
Pages Range: 418-428
Journal Issue: 332
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.06.011
Related transcription factors of the POU protein family show extensive overlap of expression in vivo and exhibit very similar biochemical properties in vitro. To study functional equivalence of class III POU proteins in vivo, we exchanged the Oct-6 gene by Brn-1 in the mouse. Brn-1 can fully replace Oct-6 in Schwann cells and rescue peripheral nervous system development in these mice. The same mice, however, exhibit severe defects in forebrain development arguing that Oct-6 and Brn-1 are not functionally equivalent in the central nervous system. The cause of the observed forebrain phenotype is complex, but anteriorly expanded Wnt1 expression contributes. Oct-6 normally represses Wnt1 expression in the early diencephalon and replacement by Brn-1 as a weaker inhibitor is no longer sufficient to maintain the necessary level of repression in the mouse mutant. The extent of functional equivalence between related transcription factors is thus strongly dependent on the analyzed tissue. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
APA:
Sock, E., Reiprich, S., Müller, J., Stolt, C., & Wegner, M. (2009). Replacement of related POU transcription factors leads to severe defects in mouse forebrain development. Developmental Biology, 332, 418-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.06.011
MLA:
Sock, Elisabeth, et al. "Replacement of related POU transcription factors leads to severe defects in mouse forebrain development." Developmental Biology 332 (2009): 418-428.
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