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FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
卷 17, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1149603
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TIMP3; adult neural stem cell; embryonic neural stem-progenitor cell; stem cell maintenance; notch signaling
Adult neural stem cells (NSCs) in the mouse subventricular zone (SVZ) arise from a slowly dividing subpopulation of embryonic neural stem-progenitor cells (NPCs). The maintenance of these slowly dividing embryonic NPCs until adulthood and their role in the establishment of adult NSCs is poorly understood. This study explores the potential involvement of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs), regulators of extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, in the establishment and maintenance of adult NSCs. The findings suggest that TIMP3 plays a crucial role in maintaining the undifferentiated state of embryonic NPCs, leading to the establishment and maintenance of adult NSCs.
Adult neural stem cells (NSCs) in the mouse subventricular zone (SVZ) serve as a lifelong reservoir for newborn olfactory bulb neurons. Recent studies have identified a slowly dividing subpopulation of embryonic neural stem-progenitor cells (NPCs) as the embryonic origin of adult NSCs. Yet, little is known about how these slowly dividing embryonic NPCs are maintained until adulthood while other NPCs are extinguished by the completion of brain development. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is an essential component of stem cell niches and thus a key determinant of stem cell fate. Here we investigated tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs)-regulators of ECM remodeling-for their potential roles in the establishment of adult NSCs. We found that Timp2, Timp3, and Timp4 were expressed at high levels in slowly dividing NPCs compared to rapidly dividing NPCs. Deletion of TIMP3 reduced the number of adult NSCs and neuroblasts in the lateral SVZ. In addition, overexpression of TIMP3 in the embryonic NPCs suppressed neuronal differentiation and upregulated the expression levels of Notch signaling relating genes. These results thus suggest that TIMP3 keeps the undifferentiated state of embryonic NPCs, leading to the establishment and maintenance of adult NSCs.
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