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MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
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DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03253-7
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ncRNAs; circRNAs; Cerebral organoids; scRNA-seq; Neural development; circFAT3
Using RNA-sequencing, this study reveals that circRNA levels significantly increase during the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into neural progenitor cells. Knockdown of circFAT3 leads to transcriptional alterations and loss of specific cell types in cerebral organoids. Depletion of circFAT3 in mouse prefrontal cortex affects the positioning of electroporated cells. These findings highlight the important role of circFAT3 in neural development.
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are key regulators of cellular processes, are abundant in the nervous system, and have putative regulatory roles during neural differentiation. However, the knowledge about circRNA functions in brain development is limited. Here, using RNA-sequencing, we show that circRNA levels increased substantially over the course of differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into rostral and caudal neural progenitor cells (NPCs), including three of the most abundant circRNAs, ciRS-7, circRMST, and circFAT3. Knockdown of circFAT3 during early neural differentiation resulted in minor transcriptional alterations in bulk RNA analysis. However, single-cell transcriptomics of 30 and 90 days differentiated cerebral organoids deficient in circFAT3 showed a loss of telencephalic radial glial cells and mature cortical neurons, respectively. Furthermore, non-telencephalic NPCs in cerebral organoids showed changes in the expression of genes involved in neural differentiation and migration, including FAT4, ERBB4, UNC5C, and DCC. In vivo depletion of circFat3 in mouse prefrontal cortex using in utero electroporation led to alterations in the positioning of the electroporated cells within the neocortex. Overall, these findings suggest a conserved role for circFAT3 in neural development involving the formation of anterior cell types, neuronal differentiation, or migration.
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