Transcriptional Regulation by FOXP1, FOXP2, and FOXP4 Dimerization
Tóm tắt
FOXP1, FOXP2, and FOXP4 are three members of the FOXP gene subfamily of transcription factors involved in the development of the central nervous system. Previous studies have shown that the transcriptional activity of FOXP1/2/4 is regulated by homo- and heterodimerization. However, their transcriptional gene targets in the developing brain are still largely unknown. FOXP2 regulates the expression of many genes important in embryonic development, including WNT and Notch signaling pathways. In this study, we investigate whether dimerization of FOXP1/2/4 leads to differential expression of ten known FOXP2 target genes (CER1, SFRP4, WISP2, PRICKLE1, NCOR2, SNW1, NEUROD2, PAX3, EFNB3, and SLIT1). FOXP1/2/4 open-reading frames were stably transfected into HEK293 cells, and the expression level of these FOXP2 target genes was quantified using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Our results revealed that the specific combination of FOXP1/2/4 dimers regulates transcription of various FOXP2 target genes involved in early neuronal development.
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