Conserved gene regulatory module specifies lateral neural borders across bilaterians. Li, Y., Zhao, D., Horie, T., Chen, G., Bao, H., Chen, S., Liu, W., Horie, R., Liang, T., Dong, B., Feng, Q., Tao, Q., & Liu, X. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(31):E6352–E6360, August, 2017.
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The lateral neural plate border (NPB), the neural part of the vertebrate neural border, is composed of central nervous system (CNS) progenitors and peripheral nervous system (PNS) progenitors. In invertebrates, PNS progenitors are also juxtaposed to the lateral boundary of the CNS. Whether there are conserved molecular mechanisms determining vertebrate and invertebrate lateral neural borders remains unclear. Using single-cell-resolution gene-expression profiling and genetic analysis, we present evidence that orthologs of the NPB specification module specify the invertebrate lateral neural border, which is composed of CNS and PNS progenitors. First, like in vertebrates, the conserved neuroectoderm lateral border specifier Msx/vab-15 specifies lateral neuroblasts in Caenorhabditis elegans . Second, orthologs of the vertebrate NPB specification module ( Msx/vab-15 , Pax3/7/pax-3 , and Zic/ref-2 ) are significantly enriched in worm lateral neuroblasts. In addition, like in other bilaterians, the expression domain of Msx/vab-15 is more lateral than those of Pax3/7/pax-3 and Zic/ref- 2 in C. elegans . Third, we show that Msx/vab-15 regulates the development of mechanosensory neurons derived from lateral neural progenitors in multiple invertebrate species, including C. elegans , Drosophila melanogaster , and Ciona intestinalis . We also identify a novel lateral neural border specifier, ZNF703/tlp-1 , which functions synergistically with Msx/vab- 15 in both C. elegans and Xenopus laevis . These data suggest a common origin of the molecular mechanism specifying lateral neural borders across bilaterians.
@article{li_conserved_2017,
	title = {Conserved gene regulatory module specifies lateral neural borders across bilaterians},
	volume = {114},
	issn = {0027-8424, 1091-6490},
	url = {http://www.pnas.org/lookup/doi/10.1073/pnas.1704194114},
	doi = {10.1073/pnas.1704194114},
	abstract = {The lateral neural plate border (NPB), the neural part of the vertebrate neural border, is composed of central nervous system (CNS) progenitors and peripheral nervous system (PNS) progenitors. In invertebrates, PNS progenitors are also juxtaposed to the lateral boundary of the CNS. Whether there are conserved molecular mechanisms determining vertebrate and invertebrate lateral neural borders remains unclear. Using single-cell-resolution gene-expression profiling and genetic analysis, we present evidence that orthologs of the NPB specification module specify the invertebrate lateral neural border, which is composed of CNS and PNS progenitors. First, like in vertebrates, the conserved neuroectoderm lateral border specifier
              Msx/vab-15
              specifies lateral neuroblasts in
              Caenorhabditis elegans
              . Second, orthologs of the vertebrate NPB specification module (
              Msx/vab-15
              ,
              Pax3/7/pax-3
              , and
              Zic/ref-2
              ) are significantly enriched in worm lateral neuroblasts. In addition, like in other bilaterians, the expression domain of
              Msx/vab-15
              is more lateral than those of
              Pax3/7/pax-3
              and
              Zic/ref-
              2 in
              C. elegans
              . Third, we show that
              Msx/vab-15
              regulates the development of mechanosensory neurons derived from lateral neural progenitors in multiple invertebrate species, including
              C. elegans
              ,
              Drosophila melanogaster
              , and
              Ciona intestinalis
              . We also identify a novel lateral neural border specifier,
              ZNF703/tlp-1
              , which functions synergistically with
              Msx/vab-
              15 in both
              C. elegans
              and
              Xenopus laevis
              . These data suggest a common origin of the molecular mechanism specifying lateral neural borders across bilaterians.},
	language = {en},
	number = {31},
	urldate = {2021-07-27},
	journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
	author = {Li, Yongbin and Zhao, Di and Horie, Takeo and Chen, Geng and Bao, Hongcun and Chen, Siyu and Liu, Weihong and Horie, Ryoko and Liang, Tao and Dong, Biyu and Feng, Qianqian and Tao, Qinghua and Liu, Xiao},
	month = aug,
	year = {2017},
	pages = {E6352--E6360},
}

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