Naslov
Constitutive activation of canonical Wnt signaling disrupts choroid plexus epithelial fate

Autori
Parichha, Arpan ; Suresh, Varun ; Chatterjee, Mallika ; Kshirsagar, Aditya ; Ben-Reuven, Lihi ; Olender, Tsviya ; Taketo, M. Mark ; Radošević, Velena ; Bobić-Rasonja, Mihaela ; Trnski, Sara ; Holtzman, Michael J. ; Jovanov-Milošević, Nataša ; Reiner, Orly ; Tole, Shubha

Izvornik
Nature communications (2041-1723) 13 (2022); 633, 20

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
telencephalic ventricles ; beta-catenin ; cerebrospinal fluid ; neuronal identity ; hESC organoid

Sažetak
The choroid plexus secretes cerebrospinal fluid and is critical for the development and function of the brain. In the telencephalon, the choroid plexus epithelium arises from the Wnt- expressing cortical hem. Canonical Wnt signaling pathway molecules such as nuclear β-CATENIN are expressed in the mouse and human embryonic choroid plexus epithelium indicating that this pathway is active. Point mutations in human β- CATENIN are known to result in the constitutive activation of canonical Wnt signaling. In a mouse model that recapitulates this perturbation, we report a loss of choroid plexus epithelial identity and an apparent transformation of this tissue to a neuronal identity. Aspects of this phenomenon are recapitulated in human embryonic stem cell derived organoids. The choroid plexus is also disrupted when β-Catenin is conditionally inactivated. Together, our results indicate that canonical Wnt signaling is required in a precise and regulated manner for normal choroid plexus development in the mammalian brain.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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