期刊
BRAIN RESEARCH REVIEWS
卷 49, 期 2, 页码 120-126出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2004.10.005
关键词
midbrain; hindbrain; isthmus; organizer; Fgf8; signal transduction; Ras-ERK pathway
Classical transplantation studies showed that the isthmus has an organizing activity upon the tectum and cerebellum. Since Fgf8 is expressed in the isthmus and mimics functionally isthmic, grafts, it is accepted that Fgf8 plays pivotal role in the isthmic organizing activity. The fate of brain vesicles is determined by the combinations of transcription factors. The neural tube region where Otx2, Pax2, and En1 are expressed early on acquires midbrain identity. Pax3/7 forces the midbrain to differentiate into tectum. En1/2, Pax2/5, and Fgf8 form a positive feedback loop for their expression, thus misexpression of one of these molecules turns on the loop and forces presumptive diencephalon to differentiate into tectum. The isthmic organizer signal, Fgf8, stabilizes or changes the expression of the transcription factors in mid/hindbrain region. A strong Fgf8 signal activates the Ras-ERK signaling pathway, which in turn activates Irx2 in a rostrodorsal part of the hindbrain, and forces this tissue to differentiate into cerebellum. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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