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Volume 16, Number 16,
Issue of August 15, 1996
pp. 5082-5094
Copyright ©1996 Society for Neuroscience
Role of Olf-1 and Pax-6 Transcription Factors in
Neurodevelopment
Received March 7, 1996; revised May 15, 1996; accepted May 22, 1996.
Janine A. Davis and
Randall R. Reed
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular
Biology and Genetics and Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
The Olf-1 transcription factor is expressed in olfactory sensory
neurons where it regulates the expression of genes that encode
components of the odorant signal transduction cascade and contributes
to the terminal phenotype of these sensory neurons. We examined the
pattern of expression of Olf-1 protein during mouse embryogenesis and
observed Olf-1 expression transiently in a subset of neural precursor
cells in the CNS and peripheral nervous system. The expression of Olf-1
protein was enriched in sensory components and coincided with
postmitotic cells and the initiation of overt differentiation within
the nervous system. The spatial and temporal patterns of Olf-1
expression during development suggest a role in neurogenesis that is
common among different neural cell types. In parallel, the expression
pattern of Pax-6, a transcription factor that is widely expressed in
the developing nervous system, including the visual and olfactory
systems, was examined with a C-terminal antibody. In the retina, Pax-6
protein is detected in the lens, the cornea, and the neural and
pigmented retinas. In the olfactory epithelium, Pax-6 protein is
expressed exclusively in cells of non-neuronal lineage, including
sustentacular cells, basal cells, and Bowman's glands. The
nonoverlapping, cellular localization patterns of Pax-6 and Olf-1
demarcate distinct cell lineages within the developing olfactory
epithelium.
Key words:
neurodevelopment;
transcription factors;
Pax-6;
Olf-1;
sensory neurons;
olfactory epithelium
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