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CELL DEATH & DISEASE
Volume 12, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04175-9
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31771134, 31671061, 81221002, 81571332, 91232724]
- National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFA0104002]
- Shanghai Pujiang Program [20PJ1413300]
- Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Program [19490714300]
- Collaborative Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Health Commission [2020CXJQ01]
- Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project [2018SHZDZX01]
- ZJLab
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The transcription factor special AT-rich binding protein 2 (Satb2) is crucial for the development of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the arcuate nucleus (ARC), with its expression observed in a large proportion of DA neurons. Loss of Satb2 leads to a reduced number of ARC DA neurons, highlighting its critical role in the gene regulatory network for DA neuron development.
Dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) of the hypothalamus play essential roles in the secretion of prolactin and the regulation of energy homeostasis. However, the gene regulatory network responsible for the development of the DA neurons remains poorly understood. Here we report that the transcription factor special AT-rich binding protein 2 (Satb2) is required for the development of ARC DA neurons. Satb2 is expressed in a large proportion of DA neurons without colocalization with proopiomelanocortin (POMC), orexigenic agouti-related peptide (AgRP), neuropeptide-Y (NPY), somatostatin (Sst), growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), or galanin in the ARC. Nestin-Cre;Satb2(flox/flox) (Satb2 CKO) mice show a reduced number of ARC DA neurons with unchanged numbers of the other types of ARC neurons, and exhibit an increase of serum prolactin level and an elevated metabolic rate. The reduction of ARC DA neurons in the CKO mice is observed at an embryonic stage and Dlx1 is identified as a potential downstream gene of Satb2 in regulating the development of ARC DA neurons. Together, our study demonstrates that Satb2 plays a critical role in the gene regulatory network directing the development of DA neurons in ARC.
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