Role of Sox2 in the development of the mouse neocortex

Developmental Biology
Mahmud Bani-YaghoubMarianna Sikorska

Abstract

The mammalian neocortex is established from neural stem and progenitor cells that utilize specific transcriptional and environmental factors to create functional neurons and astrocytes. Here, we examined the mechanism of Sox2 action during neocortical neurogenesis and gliogenesis. We established a robust Sox2 expression in neural stem and progenitor cells within the ventricular zone, which persisted until the cells exited the cell cycle. Overexpression of constitutively active Sox2 in neural progenitors resulted in upregulation of Notch1, recombination signal-sequence binding protein-J (RBP-J) and hairy enhancer of split 5 (Hes5) transcripts and the Sox2 high mobility group (HMG) domain seemed sufficient to confer these effects. While Sox2 overexpression permitted the differentiation of progenitors into astroglia, it inhibited neurogenesis, unless the Notch pathway was blocked. Moreover, neuronal precursors engaged a serine protease(s) to eliminate the overexpressed Sox2 protein and relieve the repression of neurogenesis. Glial precursors and differentiated astrocytes, on the other hand, maintained Sox2 expression until they reached a quiescent state. Sox2 expression was re-activated by signals that triggered astrocytic prolife...Continue Reading

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