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Rassf7a promotes spinal cord regeneration and controls spindle orientation in neural progenitor cells

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EMBO REPORTS
Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages -

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WILEY
DOI: 10.15252/embr.202254984

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asymmetric neurogenic division; Rassf7a; regeneration; spinal cord injury; spindle orientation

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This study reveals the important role of Rassf7a in spinal cord regeneration and neural progenitor cell proliferation after spinal cord injury. Rassf7a modulates spindle orientation and cell cycle progression to affect neurogenesis.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) can cause long-lasting disability in mammals due to the lack of axonal regrowth together with the inability to reinitiate spinal neurogenesis at the injury site. Deciphering the mechanisms that regulate the proliferation and differentiation of neural progenitor cells is critical for understanding spinal neurogenesis after injury. Compared with mammals, zebrafish show a remarkable capability of spinal cord regeneration. Here, we show that Rassf7a, a member of the Ras-association domain family, promotes spinal cord regeneration after injury. Zebrafish larvae harboring a rassf7a mutation show spinal cord regeneration and spinal neurogenesis defects. Live imaging shows abnormal asymmetric neurogenic divisions and spindle orientation defects in mutant neural progenitor cells. In line with this, the expression of rassf7a is enriched in neural progenitor cells. Subcellular analysis shows that Rassf7a localizes to the centrosome and is essential for cell cycle progression. Our data indicate a role for Rassf7a in modulating spindle orientation and the proliferation of neural progenitor cells after spinal cord injury.

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