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The Divergent Homeobox Gene PBX1 Is Expressed in the Postnatal Subventricular Zone and Interneurons of the Olfactory Bulb

Lori Redmond, Susan Hockfield and Maria A. Morabito
Journal of Neuroscience 1 May 1996, 16 (9) 2972-2982; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.16-09-02972.1996

Abstract

In the mammalian brain, an important phase of neurogenesis occurs postnatally in the subventricular zone (SVZ). This region consists of a heterogeneous population of cells, some mitotically active, others postmitotic. A subset of mitotically active SVZ precursor cells gives rise to a population of neurons that migrates over a long distance to their final destination, the olfactory bulb. Other SVZ precursor cells continue to proliferate or undergo cell death. The combination of genes that regulates proliferation and cell fate determination of SVZ precursor cells remains to be identified. We have used the rat homolog of the human homeobox gene PBX1 in Northern analysis andin situ hybridization studies to determine the temporal and regional localization of PBX1 expression during embryonic and postnatal rat brain development. PBX1 is expressed embryonically in the telencephalon. In addition, it is expressed at high levels postnatally in the SVZ, in the migratory pathway to the olfactory bulb, and in the layers of the olfactory bulb that are the targets of these migratory neurons. Combining in situhybridization for PBX1 with immunostaining for markers of cell proliferation (PCNA), postmitotic neurons (class III β-tubulin), and glia (GFAP), we show that SVZ proliferating cells and their neuronal progeny express rat PBX1 mRNA, whereas glial cells do not express detectable levels of PBX1. The expression ofPBX1 in SVZ precursor cells and postmitotic neurons suggests a role for PBX1 in the generation of olfactory bulb interneurons and in mammalian neurogenesis.

Although in the rat a majority of neurons are born embryonically, distinct populations of neurons are generated postnatally from precursor cells in the subventricular zone (SVZ) (Altman, 1969; Lois and Alvarez-Buylla, 1993, 1994; Luskin, 1993). The SVZ derives from the embryonic ventricular zone and expands in late gestation and early postnatal life, and a remnant of this region persists into adult life. This proliferative zone contains a heterogeneous population of cells, including stem cells, mitotically active precursor cells, and postmitotic neurons (Morshead and van der Kooy, 1992; Reynolds and Weiss, 1992; Lois and Alvarez-Buylla, 1993;Menezes and Luskin, 1994; Morshead et al., 1994). The fate of the precursor cells is either cell death or differentiation into neurons or glia (Morshead and van der Kooy, 1992; Reynolds and Weiss, 1992;Levison and Goldman, 1993; Lois and Alvarez-Buylla, 1993, 1994; Luskin, 1993). Many postmitotic cells generated in the SVZ migrate into the overlying cortex. However, a population of postmitotic neurons generated in the anterior SVZ migrates rostrally along a well described pathway to the olfactory bulb where the cells differentiate into granule and periglomerular neurons (Kishi, 1987; Luskin, 1993; Lois and Alvarez-Buylla, 1994).

Cell fate determination undoubtedly requires the activation of many genes, some of which have been identified as members of distinct classes of transcription factors such as the homeodomain proteins (Gruss and Walther, 1992; Treacy and Rosenfeld, 1992; Boncinelli, 1994;Rubenstein and Puelles, 1994; Alvarez-Bolado et al., 1995). One recently identified subclass of homeodomain proteins contains a homeodomain highly divergent from those previously reported, and only 36% identical to the homeodomain of yeast MATa1 (Kamps et al., 1990;Nourse et al., 1990; Monica et al., 1991). One of these, the human proto-oncogene PBX1, was originally identified as part of the t(1;19) translocation protein found in pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias (Kamps et al., 1990; Nourse et al., 1990). Extradenticle (exd), the Drosophila homolog ofPBX1, is not closely related to any other knownDrosophila homeodomain proteins (Flegel et al., 1993;Rauskolb et al., 1993). Both exd and the mammalianPBX homeodomains contain a three-amino-acid insertion that is absent from other known homeodomains, but is present in the yeast protein MATα2. Although not exclusive to the nervous system,PBX1 is abundantly expressed in the developing rat brain (Roberts et al., 1995). PBX1 is also expressed at high levels in human fetal brain; the two other known members of this family, PBX2 and PBX3, are expressed at lower levels in brain (Monica et al., 1991). In the present study, we report the temporal and the regional localization of PBX1expression during late embryonic and postnatal rat brain development.PBX1 expression in the embryonic telencephalon and the postnatal proliferative zone, the subventricular zone, argues for a role for PBX1 in mammalian neurogenesis and, in particular, in the generation of the olfactory bulb interneurons.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

cDNA cloning and characterization. The sense (5′-GCCTGCAACGAGTTCACCACCCACG-3′) and the antisense (5′-GGCTTCCTCACTGGGGTAAGGG-3′) oligonucleotides flanking the homeobox sequence of human PBX1 were used to isolate a cDNA fragment from an adult rat brain cDNA library by PCR amplification. PCR reactions were performed for 30 cycles of 94°C for 1 min, 42°C for 1 min, and 72°C for 2 min, using Taq DNA polymerase (Perkin-Elmer, Branchburg, NJ). The PCR product was subcloned into pCR-II vector using the TA cloning kit (Invitrogen, San Diego, CA), and its sequence was determined by the dideoxy chain termination method (Sequenase, Stratagene, La Jolla, CA). The PCR-derived clone, corresponding to residues 172–267 of humanPBX1, was then used to screen an adult rat brain cDNA library by standard procedures (Maniatis et al., 1989). A partial rat cDNA clone corresponding to residues 44–386 of the human PBX1 homeoprotein was isolated, characterized, sequenced, and used as probe in Northern blot analysis. An EcoRI fragment preceding the homeobox sequence and corresponding to residues 44–176 was subcloned in pBluescript and used to generate in situhybridization probes.

Preparation of RNA and Northern analysis. Total RNA was isolated from various regions of the brain and at different ages using the method described by Chomczynski and Sacchi (1987). Approximately 10 μg of total RNA isolated from the indicated tissues was fractionated on 1.2% formaldehyde–agarose gels, transferred to a positively charged nylon membrane (Hybond+, Amersham, Arlington Heights, IL), and hybridized to a random-primed32P-labeled rat PBX1 cDNA fragment corresponding to residues 44–386 of the human PBX1 homeoprotein. Hybridizations were carried out in 5× SSC, 0.5% SDS, 5× Denhardt’s solution, and 0.2 mg/ml salmon sperm DNA at 65°C for at least 16 hr, and high-stringency washes were done in 0.1× SSC, 0.5% SDS at 60°C. Consistent results were obtained when the original PCR clone and the EcoRI fragment not encoding the homeodomain were used as probes (data not shown). Hybridization for cyclophilin was used as a control for equal loading of RNA of brain tissues (Danielson et al., 1988).

In situ hybridization. Rat PBX1 sense and antisense riboprobes were transcribed from the 398 nt EcoRI fragment encoding a region preceding the homeodomain, subcloned in pBluescript. Antisense riboprobe was synthesized by T3 polymerase fromXbaI-digested plasmid. Sense transcripts were synthesized from KpnI-linearized plasmid by T7 polymerase. In situ hybridization was performed as described previously (Jaworski et al., 1994). Sections 12–14 μm thick were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde in phosphate-buffered solution, acetylated, slowly dehydrated, and delipidated in chloroform. After prehybridization at 50°C for 1 hr in 2× SSC, 50% formamide, the sections were hybridized at 50°C for 16 hr in 0.75 m NaCl, 50% formamide, 1× Denhardt’s, 10% dextran sulfate, 30 mm dithiothreitol (DTT), and 0.5 mg/ml yeast tRNA with 2 × 107 cpm/ml [35S]CTP-labeled riboprobe. After hybridization, sections were washed in 2× SSC, 50% formamide, 0.1% β-mercaptoethanol (BME) at 50°C for 1 hr and treated with 20 μg/ml RNase A at 37°C for 30 min. Slides were then washed in 2× SSC, 50% formamide, 0.1% BME at 58°C for 30 min and at high-stringency in 0.1× SSC, 0.1% BME at 63°C for 30 min. Slides were dehydrated and exposed to Hyperfilm (Amersham) for 5–14 d, then coated with Kodak NTB-2 nuclear track emulsion. After 5–12 d, the sections were developed with Kodak D-19, fixed with Kodak Rapid Fix and, in some cases, counterstained with cresyl violet. Near-adjacent sections were hybridized with probes corresponding to the middle subunit of neurofilament and the sense strand of PBX1 as positive and negative controls, respectively.

Immunohistochemistry combined with in situhybridization.In situ hybridization was performed as described above with two modifications: the sections were sliced 10 μm thick, and delipidation in chloroform was omitted. After the washes, the sections were dehydrated, washed in PBS, preincubated in blocking solution [2% BSA, 0.1% Triton X-100 in PBS, pH 7.4 (PCNA, GFAP) or 5% FCS, 0.1% Triton X-100 in DMEM (TuJ1)] and then incubated with a primary antibody diluted in blocking serum at 4°C overnight. The primary antibodies used for this study were: mouse anti-PCNA (Boehringer Mannheim, Indianapolis, IN) at a 1:100 dilution, mouse antibody to class III β-tubulin (a neuron-specific isotype) (clone TuJ1, a gift of A. Frankfurter, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA) at a 1:2500 dilution, and mouse anti-GFAP (Sigma, St. Louis, MO) at a 1:3000 dilution. Sections were washed in PBS, incubated for 2 hr with biotinylated secondary antibody (Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA) at a 1:200 dilution in blocking serum at room temperature, washed in PBS, and incubated in a 1:200 dilution of avidin–biotin–horseradish peroxidase (HRP) complex for 1 hr at room temperature. The HRP reaction was visualized using diaminobenzidine (0.25 mg/ml) and H2O2(0.003%). For control sections, the primary antibody was omitted. After immunolabeling, the sections were dehydrated and processed for autoradiography as described above.

Immunohistochemistry combined with in situhybridization on dissociated cells. SVZ and olfactory bulbs of postnatal day 6 (P6) rats were collected in HBSS (Gibco, Grand Island, NY) and incubated in 0.025% trypsin-EDTA (Gibco), 20 μg/ml DNase I at 37°C for 30 min. Excess DMEM supplemented with F12 (DMEM/F12; Gibco) and protease inhibitors [0.1 mm leupeptin (Amersham), 400 U/ml aprotinin (Sigma), 4 μmpepstatin A (Boehringer Mannheim)] were added, and cells were dissociated by trituration. Cells were washed in DMEM/F12 supplemented with protease inhibitors and 20 μg/ml DNase I and plated in DMEM/F12 at a density of 1 × 104 cells/ml on coverslips coated with 10 μg/ml poly-l-lysine (molecular weight = 150,000–300,000; Sigma) and 10 μg/ml laminin (Sigma). Cells were then incubated at 37°C for 60–75 min to allow cells to attach to the substrate. Subsequently, coverslips were rinsed in PBS then fixed for 15 min in 4% paraformaldehyde, 4% sucrose in PBS (warmed to 37°C). Coverslips were then rinsed in PBS and dehydrated in 70% ethanol. Before hybridization, fixed cells were washed for 10 min at room temperature in PBS containing 5 mmMgCl2, 10 min in 0.2 m Tris with 0.1 m glycine, pH 7.4, and 10 min in 2× SSC, 50% formamide at 60°C. In situ hybridization was performed as described above with some modifications: the cells were prehybridized in hybridization buffer without DTT and yeast tRNA for 1 hr at 50°C, and the hybridization was conducted with 4 × 107 cpm/ml [35S]CTP-labeled riboprobe. After hybridization, coverslips were washed twice in 2× SSC, 1 mm EDTA, 0.1% BME for 10 min and treated with 2 μg/ml RNase A at 37°C for 30 min in 500 mmNaCl, 10 mm Tris, pH 8.0. Coverslips were then washed twice in 2× SSC, 1 mm EDTA, 0.1% BME for 10 min and at high-stringency in 0.1× SSC, 1 mm EDTA, 0.1% BME at 55°C for 1 hr, followed by two 5 min washes in 0.5× SSC. After the washes, the coverslips were treated for immunohistochemistry as described previously. The primary antibodies were used at higher concentrations: mouse anti-PCNA (1:50 dilution) and mouse antibody to class III β-tubulin (1:1250 dilution). The HRP reaction product was enhanced with 0.06% nickel ammonium sulfate. For control sections, the primary antibody was omitted. After immunolabeling, the sections were dehydrated and processed for autoradiography as described above.

RESULTS

Identification of rat PBX1

To investigate the regional distribution of PBX1expression in the developing CNS and its potential role in mammalian neurogenesis, a partial cDNA clone corresponding to rat PBX1was isolated. Initially, a cDNA fragment was amplified from an adult rat brain cDNA library using PCR with primers derived from the DNA sequences flanking the homeobox region of human PBX1. The product of the reaction, a 400 bp cDNA, was cloned and its identity as a PBX1 homolog confirmed by DNA sequencing. This PCR product was used as a probe to screen an adult rat brain cDNA library. The isolated cDNA is ∼1.5 kb in length, includes the homeobox domain, and represents the rat homolog of human PBX1 (data not shown). A derived EcoRI fragment, corresponding to residues 44–176 of the human PBX1 and preceding the homeodomain (Fig.1A), was subcloned in the pBluescript plasmid to synthesize PBX1-specific riboprobes. This cDNA fragment is 70% identical to Drosophila exd, and its derived amino acid sequence is 83% identical to the exd protein (Flegel et al., 1993; Rauskolb et al., 1993). Furthermore, this cDNA fragment is 92 and 97% identical to the human PBX1 homolog at the nucleotide (Fig. 1B) and amino acid level, respectively, and has only 77–79% nucleotide identity with the closely related human PBX2 and PBX3 genes (Monica et al., 1991). In all Northern analyses, the rat PBX1 probes hybridized specifically to a band of ∼8 kb (Fig. 1C), similar in size to the 7.6 kb human PBX1 transcript (Monica et al., 1991). Identical results were obtained using the PCR-derived clone corresponding to residues 172–267 and the EcoRI fragment corresponding to residues 44–176 of the human gene (data not shown).

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.

A, Schematic map of the ratPBX1 partial cDNA: the hatched barindicates the cDNA, the top line indicates the location of the sequence encoding the homeodomain (HD), and the letters (E) show the EcoRI restriction sites. B, Alignment of rat DNA sequences with the human PBX1. C, Northern analysis of newborn (P0) rat brain PBX1 expression showing the specificity of the probe used. The rat cDNA probe hybridized to a single band of ∼8 kb (arrow).

PBX1 mRNA expression in the CNS is temporally and spatially regulated

Northern analysis of RNA prepared from whole rat brain at various developmental ages (Fig. 2A) reveals that rat PBX1 mRNA is developmentally regulated. RatPBX1 expression is detected at the earliest age analyzed, embryonic day 14 (E14), increases by E17, and is most abundant during the first postnatal week (P0–P7). After the first postnatal week,PBX1 expression gradually decreases to the low levels observed in adult brain. To determine the presence and abundance ofPBX1 transcripts during the development of the cortical plate, total RNA from cortex at different developmental ages was prepared and analyzed by Northern blot (Fig. 2B).PBX1 expression is detected at E14, a time when the proliferating neuroepithelium is beginning to generate neurons destined for the cerebral cortex (Hicks and D’Amato, 1968; Valverde et al., 1989). Later in cortical development, PBX1 mRNA is relatively abundant at E17, a period of active neurogenesis, and this level of expression is maintained throughout the first postnatal week. As seen for total brain, PBX1 mRNA expression in the cortex is subsequently downregulated. To determine whether other regions of the brain in addition to the cortex express PBX1, the distribution of PBX1 transcripts in various regions of the rat CNS was analyzed at P7 by Northern blot (Fig. 2C).PBX1 mRNA is most abundant in the olfactory bulb, the interneurons of which are generated postnatally (Bayer, 1983), and is expressed at lower levels in neocortex and midbrain; it is barely detectable in brainstem and cerebellum. Among the non-neuronal tissues tested at this age, little PBX1 is detected, except in kidney (Fig. 2C).

Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.

Northern analysis of PBX1 expression.A, PBX1 expression in developing rat brain.PBX1 mRNA is detected in whole brain at embryonic day 14 (E14), peaks in the first postnatal week (P0–P7), and then decreases to low levels in the adult. At postnatal day 7 (P7) less sample was loaded, as shown by the lower level of cyclophilin mRNA detected. B,PBX1 expression in developing cortex. PBX1 is expressed at E14 and E17 in the cortex. Postnatally, PBX1 expression in the cortex is prominent during the first postnatal week and is subsequently downregulated.C, PBX1 expression in P7 rat tissues.PBX1 is expressed at very high levels in the olfactory bulb, and at lower levels in the neocortex, midbrain, brainstem, and cerebellum. In non-neural tissues, PBX1 is expressed in kidney, but is barely detectable in liver and spleen.

PBX1 is expressed in regions of active neurogenesis in the developing brain

To characterize in more detail the expression of PBX1transcripts in proliferating zones and their target areas in the developing brain, in situ hybridization analysis was performed on rat embryos and postnatal rat brain. PBX1expression was detected at E14 (data not shown) and E17 in the developing telencephalon, midbrain, diencephalon, brainstem, and spinal cord (Fig. 3A). PBX1 is also expressed at E17 in retina (data not shown). Higher magnification of E17 brain reveals PBX1 expression in the neocortex and in the differentiating region of the midbrain, but not in the midbrain neuroepithelium (Fig. 4A). PBX1expression is also detected in the ventral tegmental area (Fig.4A). In non-neuronal tissues, lower levels ofPBX1 expression are detected in kidney, lung, and heart (Fig. 3A). Overall, the embryonic pattern of PBX1expression corresponds to that observed using a probe derived from a human PBX1 cDNA (Roberts et al., 1995).

Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.

In situ analysis ofPBX1 expression in embryonic and postnatal rat brains. Pronounced PBX1 expression at E17 (A) is seen in the telencephalon and midbrain. Lower levels are detected in the diencephalon, hindbrain, and spinal cord. Expression of PBX1at P0 (B), P7 (C), P14 (D), P21 (E), and adult (F) is most prominent in the subventricular zone (arrows) and olfactory bulb. Although a high level of expression is maintained in these areas into adulthood, particularly in the olfactory bulb, expression in the neocortex declines after P7. Autoradiograms were used as negatives for prints.nc, Neocortex; mb, midbrain; d, diencephalon; hb, hindbrain; sc, spinal cord;svz, subventricular zone; ob, olfactory bulb. Thearrows indicate the subventricular zone and the migratory pathway to the olfactory bulb. Scale bar, 1 mm.

Fig. 4.
Fig. 4.

Higher magnification of embryonic brain and embryonic and postnatal rat neocortex in situ hybridization illustrating the regions of PBX1 expression. A, At E17 PBX1 expression is observed in the neocortex and is prominent outside of the neuroepithelium (small arrows) of the midbrain (large arrows). PBX1 expression is also detected in the ventral tegmental area (arrowhead). Expression of PBX1 in the neocortex at E17 (C) is most prominent in the cortical plate, although expression can be detected throughout the thickness of the cortex. PBX1cortical expression declines postnatally and at P7 (E) is expressed at a low level, and is enriched in layers 1–2, 5, and 6. Cresyl violet staining of the same sections (B,D) shows relative cell densities. Abbreviations are the same as in the previous figure, with the addition of the following:cb, cerebellum; s, striatum; th, thalamus; 3, third ventricle; cp, cortical plate;iz, intermediate zone; ml, molecular layer;vz, ventricular zone; wm, white matter. Scale bars: A, 500 μm; B–E, 50 μm.

Consistent with Northern blot developmental analysis of neocortical RNA, PBX1 expression is relatively abundant at E17 in the developing neocortex (Fig. 4C), and it declines postnatally (Fig. 4E). Expression of PBX1 in the neocortex at E17 is most prominent in the forming cortical plate, although expression can be detected throughout the thickness of the telencephalon (Fig. 4C). At P7 PBX1 expression can still be detected throughout the cortical plate and is enriched in layers 1–2, 5, and 6 (Fig. 4E). The lower level of postnatal PBX1 expression detected by Northern analysis andin situ hybridization probably reflects a general downregulation of PBX1 expression, although the presence of a specific population of cortical neurons retaining a relatively high level of expression cannot be excluded. This pattern of expression is consistent with cortical neurogenesis and suggests a role forPBX1 in this process.

PBX1 is expressed postnatally in the SVZ, in the migratory pathway to the olfactory bulb, and in the olfactory bulb layers that are the targets of these neurons

Postnatally, in marked contrast to the general relative decrease in PBX1 expression in most brain regions (Fig.3B–F), PBX1 is expressed at high levels in the SVZ during the first three postnatal weeks (Fig.3B–E), a period of active proliferation and differentiation within this region. PBX1 expression is particularly high in the anterior part of the SVZ, where a majority of olfactory interneurons are generated, and along the rostral migratory pathway to the olfactory bulb. The high level of expression observed in the olfactory bulb is consistent with the relatively high level ofPBX1 mRNA detected in this region by Northern analysis (Fig.2C). This pattern of expression is maintained throughout the first three postnatal weeks and into adulthood (Fig. 3F), although the highest level of PBX1 expression in the SVZ is apparent during the first postnatal week (P0–P7), a time when a majority of olfactory bulb interneurons are generated (Bayer, 1983). Additionally, PBX1 expression is detected in the ventral tegmental area, piriform cortex, and accessory olfactory bulb.

The temporally and regionally restricted pattern of PBX1expression in the postnatal rat brain is distinct from that of any previously described transcription factor and suggests thatPBX1 plays a role in postnatal neurogenesis of olfactory bulb interneurons. To examine the extent of PBX1 expression along the rostral migratory stream from the SVZ to the olfactory bulb in more detail, serial coronal sections of a P14 rat brain were hybridized with PBX1 antisense riboprobe (Fig.5). PBX1 is expressed in the SVZ through a large caudal to rostral extent (Figs. 3, 5A–C). Expression is maintained along the rostral migratory stream, where the SVZ becomes rostrally continuous with the subependymal zone of the olfactory bulb (Fig. 5D,E). PBX1 is highly expressed in the granule cell, mitral cell, and glomerular layers of the olfactory bulb (Fig. 5F), which constitute the primary destination of cells migrating from the SVZ (Luskin, 1993; Lois and Alvarez-Buylla, 1994). At P14 there is no detectable expression in the embryonically generated neurons of the external plexiform layer (Bayer, 1983) (Fig. 5F). Therefore, the expression ofPBX1 in differentiated granule and glomerular layers parallels the cell fate of the neuronal cells generated in the anterior SVZ.

Fig. 5.
Fig. 5.

Expression pattern of rat PBX1 in coronal sections of P14 rat brain. A–C,PBX1 expression is abundant in the subventricular zone as it follows the lateral ventricle throughout a significant caudal to rostral extent of the brain. D, E, At more rostral levels, where the subventricular zone becomes continuous with the subependymal zone of the olfactory bulb, PBX1 expression is maintained in this pathway. F, In the olfactory bulb, expression is detected in layers that are the primary destination of cells migrating from the subventricular zone: the granule cell layer, mitral cell layer, and glomerular layer. PBX1 expression is not detectable in the external plexiform layer. G, Same section as in F stained with cresyl violet shows olfactory bulb cell layers and relative cell densities. SVZ, Subventricular zone; lv, lateral ventricle; SEZ, subependymal zone; gcl, granule cell layer; ml, mitral cell layer; gl, glomerular layer; ip, internal plexiform layer; ep, external plexiform layer. Thearrows in A–D indicate the subventricular zone and the migratory pathway to the olfactory bulb. Scale bar, 1 mm.

PCNA immunoreactivity coexists with the distribution ofPBX1 mRNA in the SVZ and the rostral migratory stream to the olfactory bulb

To characterize further the population of cells expressingPBX1 in the postnatal SVZ, PBX1 in situhybridization was combined with immunostaining for a marker of mitotically active cells, the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). PCNA is the auxiliary protein of DNA polymerase-δ, and the expression of this G1- and S-phase antigen is indicative of cells actively replicating their DNA and undergoing cell division (Miyachi et al., 1978; Mathews et al., 1984; Bravo et al., 1987). Parasagittal sections of P7 rat brain were probed with the rat PBX1antisense riboprobe, immunostained with an antibody to PCNA, and then processed for autoradiography (Fig. 6A,B). PCNA-immunoreactive nuclei are detected in the SVZ and the rostral migratory stream to the olfactory bulb, consistent with the presence of proliferating precursor cells in these regions (Morshead and van der Kooy, 1992; Lois and Alvarez-Buylla, 1994; Rousselot et al., 1995) Within the SVZ, the distribution of the population of actively proliferating cells, as indicated by PCNA immunoreactivity (Fig.6B), is for the most part coexistent with the distribution of PBX1 mRNA as detected by in situ hybridization (Fig. 6A).

Fig. 6.
Fig. 6.

Comparison of in situ hybridization forPBX1 mRNA and immunohistochemistry of P7 rat brain (parasagittal sections). A, C, Dark-field view ofin situ hybridization for PBX1 mRNA reveals abundant expression of PBX1 in the SVZ. B, PCNA immunostaining of the same section (shown in A) indicates that PCNA and PBX1 expression are overlapping. D, GFAP immunostaining of a section hybridized to PBX1riboprobe (shown also in C) indicates that GFAP andPBX1 label complementary cell populations. E, Dark-field view of PBX1 antisense probe hybridization in the olfactory bulb. F, TuJ1 immunostaining of the same section (E) shows overlapping expression of TuJ1 and PBX1in the granule, mitral, and periglomerular cell layers. G,Boxes in a schematic drawing of a P7 parasagittal rat brain indicate the location of upper box(A–D) and lower box(E, F). Abbreviations are the same as in previous figures with the addition of the following: CC, corpus callosum; CTX, cerebral cortex. Scale bar, 500 μm.

TuJ1 but not GFAP immunoreactivity coexists with the distribution of PBX1 mRNA

During postnatal development, in addition to being a site of neurogenesis, the SVZ is also a major site of gliogenesis (Reynolds and Weiss, 1992; Levinson and Goldman, 1993; Lois and Alvarez-Buylla, 1993;Luskin and McDermott, 1994). To determine whether PBX1expression in postmitotic cells is limited to neurons or glia, parasagittal sections of P7 rat brain were hybridized to antisensePBX1 and then stained with antibodies that recognize either neuronal (TuJ1) or glial (GFAP) specific antigens.

TuJ1 recognizes class III β-tubulin, an early marker of postmitotic neurons (Sullivan, 1988; Moody et al., 1989; Lee et al., 1990a,b; Easter et al., 1993). TuJ1 immunoreactivity was detected in the SVZ, along the rostral migratory stream to the olfactory bulb (data not shown), and in the cellular layers of the olfactory bulb that are the target of this migration (Fig. 6F). In the olfactory bulb (Fig. 6F), TuJ1 stains the granule cell, mitral cell, and glomerular layers, where postmitotic neurons reside. These are also the layers intensively labeled for rat PBX1 mRNA (Fig.6E), further supporting the finding that PBX1expression is maintained in postmitotic neurons derived postnatally from the SVZ.

To verify whether the expression of PBX1 could also be detected in cells of the glial lineage, the white matter overlying the SVZ was analyzed for GFAP and PBX1 double labeling. Both white matter and cortical astrocytes have been shown to originate from progenitor cells in the SVZ (Levison et al., 1993; Luskin and McDermott, 1994). Although TuJ1 immunoreactivity and PBX1expression overlap in the SVZ of the P7 rat brain, immunoreactivity for GFAP (Fig. 6D), an intermediate-filament protein expressed by glial cells (Eng et al., 1971; Bignami et al., 1972), is not detected in the SVZ and is complementary to the pattern ofPBX1 expression (Fig. 6C). The possibility thatPBX1 is expressed in some glial cells or their precursors cannot be eliminated and, because oligodendrocytes are also generated from the SVZ postnatally, the possibility that PBX1 is expressed in this type of glia cannot be excluded. These results, together with the developmental and regional pattern of PBX1expression, further support a role for PBX1 in neurogenesis.

PBX1 is expressed in mitotically active precursor cells and TuJ1-immunoreactive neurons

Because the SVZ is a region rich in precursor cells and in their TuJ1-immunoreactive neuronal progeny, combined in situhybridization and immunocytochemistry was performed on dissociated SVZ and olfactory bulb cells from P6 rat brain. These experiments show thatPBX1 is expressed in cells belonging to these two distinct populations. Dissociated cells were processed for in situhybridization with the antisense rat PBX1 probe and then stained with antibodies to the PCNA, which labels mitotically active cells, or to the neuron-specific antigen class III β-tubulin (TuJ1).PBX1 expression was detected in cells from the SVZ that also were immunoreactive for PCNA (Fig. 7A,B), as well as in postmitotic neurons from the SVZ and olfactory bulb that were immunoreactive for TuJ1 (Fig. 7C–F). In SVZ-derived cells, not all cells expressing PBX1 were immunoreactive for PCNA, because PCNA is only expressed during part of the mitotic cycle and, as might be expected if postmitotic neurons expressPBX1. Moreover, some cells immunoreactive for PCNA do not express PBX1 (data not shown), suggesting thatPBX1 is expressed in only a subset of actively dividing SVZ precursor cells. Similarly, not all SVZ and olfactory bulb cells expressing PBX1 are immunoreactive for TuJ1 (data not shown), consistent with the expression of PBX1 in proliferating cells or those that have not yet acquired a neuronal phenotype. Furthermore, some TuJ1-immunoreactive cells do not express detectable levels of PBX1 (data not shown), suggesting thatPBX1 is expressed in a subset of postmitotic neurons. Together these observations indicate that PBX1 is expressed in mitotically active precursor cells and in postmitotic neurons, strongly suggesting a role for PBX1 in neurogenesis.

Fig. 7.
Fig. 7.

Dissociated cells from P6 rat brain expressingPBX1 and immunoreactive for PCNA (A,B) and TuJ1 (C–F). A,B, PCNA is detected in PBX1-expressing cells. Immunoreactivity for PCNA, a nuclear antigen, demonstrates the location of the nucleus. Silver grains from PBX1 hybridization cluster around the perimeter of the nucleus of cells that express bothPBX1 and PCNA. C–F, Postmitotic neurons expressing PBX1 mRNA and immunoreactive for TuJ1 from the SVZ (C, arrow; D) and from the olfactory bulb (E, F). In cells from the SVZ and olfactory bulb, some TuJ1-labeled cells expressing PBX1bear processes (D and F, respectively). Scale bar, 10 μm.

DISCUSSION

PBX1 expression in rat postnatal brain is abundant in the SVZ at the time of cell fate determination of olfactory bulb interneurons

In the postnatal rat brain, PBX1 is expressed in the SVZ, a proliferative region of the forebrain that generates neurons in the postnatal period. The rostral portion of the SVZ contains a subpopulation of proliferating cells that migrate to the olfactory bulb and differentiate into granule and periglomerular neurons (Altman, 1969; Kishi, 1987; Luskin, 1993; Lois and Alvarez-Buylla, 1994). We have shown here by in situ hybridization that during the first three postnatal weeks and into adulthood, SVZ cells and their progeny express high levels of PBX1 mRNA. Moreover,PBX1 expression, both by in situ hybridization and Northern analysis, is highest during the first postnatal week, a time when a majority of olfactory bulb interneurons are generated (Bayer, 1983). Interestingly, the high level of PBX1expression observed in the SVZ is also maintained along the rostral migratory stream to the olfactory bulb and in the layers of the olfactory bulb that are the targets of this migration, the granule and glomerular layers. Although a majority of granule cells migrate to the appropriate layer, a subpopulation of displaced granule cells is present in the mitral cell layer (Luskin, 1993). PBX1expression in this layer may correspond to the displaced granule cells or, alternatively, to the embryonically born mitral cells (Bayer, 1983).

PBX1 expression is associated with PCNA-immunoreactive proliferating precursors cells and TuJ1-immunoreactive postmitotic neurons

The SVZ is composed of distinct subpopulations of cells including actively proliferating precursor cells as well as postmitotic neurons. It has been suggested that postmitotic neurons in the SVZ, observed using a neuron-specific marker, constitute a distinct population of cells destined to undergo cell death or tangential migration (Menezes and Luskin, 1994). We used an antibody specific for postmitotic neurons (TuJ1) and one for proliferating cells (PCNA) to determine whether early postmitotic neurons as well as actively dividing cells express PBX1. Our observations of the overlapping distributions of PBX1 mRNA with PCNA and TuJ1 in tissue sections, and of the double labeling of dissociated cells forPBX1 with PCNA and TuJ1, indicate that PBX1 is expressed by mitotically active SVZ cells (PCNA-immunoreactive) and by TuJ1-positive SVZ and olfactory bulb neurons. The fact thatPBX1 is detected in only a subset of PCNA-positive cells suggests that PBX1 may be expressed in only a subset of proliferating cells. The precursor cells in the SVZ, therefore, may be a heterogeneous population, possibly reflecting differing commitments to particular cell lineages. In the postnatal SVZ, PCNA-immunoreactive cells expressing PBX1 (and presumably corresponding to proliferating precursors) could represent either the constitutively proliferating subependymal cells or precursors undergoing their last mitosis (Acklin and van der Kooy, 1993; Morshead et al., 1994). Although we did not perform a cell lineage analysis, our data would be consistent with a subset of precursor cells that expressesPBX1 continuing to express this homeobox gene throughout their migration and differentiation into olfactory bulb interneurons.

PBX1 expression is not associated with GFAP-immunoreactive glia

Several homeobox genes expressed in neurons are also expressed in the glial lineage. For instance, SCIP, a POU homeodomain gene expressed during neurogenesis, is also found in O2A progenitor cells of the developing CNS (Collarini et al., 1992; Frantz et al., 1994), and DLX2, another homeobox gene, may also be expressed in the glial lineage (Porteus et al., 1994). Cell fate determination studies of early postnatal and adult subependymal zone have shown that the postnatal SVZ contains precursors of both neuronal and glial lineages (Levinson and Goldman, 1993; Lois and Alvarez-Buylla, 1993). In addition, retroviral studies of neonatal SVZ progenitors indicate that both astrocytes and oligodendrocytes are derived from SVZ precursors, whereas later in development, SVZ cells differentiate preferentially into oligodendrocytes (Levison et al., 1993). Because PBX1 is expressed in the SVZ during the period of gliogenesis, sections from a P7 rat brain were stained for GFAP, an astrocyte-specific marker, to investigate the possibility thatPBX1 is also expressed in glia. GFAP-immunoreactive cells in the white matter above the SVZ did not express detectable levels ofPBX1 mRNA. Although we cannot exclude the possibility thatPBX1 is expressed in oligodendrocytes or during some stages of gliogenesis, the expression in postmitotic neurons versus the lack of detectable PBX1 expression in GFAP-immunoreactive glia is consistent with a role for this homeobox gene in neuronal cell fate determination.

PBX1 is implicated in postnatal neurogenesis and cell fate determination: possible functions of PBX1

We have shown here a temporal and spatial pattern ofPBX1 expression that parallels neurogenesis and cell fate determination of olfactory bulb interneurons. A more general role in neuronal cell fate determination is possible, because PBX1expression is not limited to the SVZ. For example, the developmental pattern of PBX1 expression suggests that PBX1 may also play a role in cortical neurogenesis, although a possibly different regulatory role in terminally differentiated neurons is not excluded, given the lower but consistent expression of PBX1in differentiated cortical neurons. It has been suggested that, in humans, PBX1 might regulate cellular processes such as proliferation, cell death and, possibly, differentiation in the hematopoietic system (Dedera et al., 1993).

Several mammalian homologs of Drosophila homeobox genes have been implicated in determining the regional differentiation of the CNS. Combinatorial interactions among these regulatory proteins have been postulated as one of several mechanisms for regulating gene expression during brain development. The expression of PBX1in proliferating and postmitotic cells suggests that PBX1expression is maintained in precursor cells as they exit their last cell cycle and start to differentiate into neurons. Cell type-specific combinatorial interactions between PBX1 and other proteins could regulate the expression of distinct sets of target genes controlling diverse patterns of differentiation. This possibility is supported by recent studies showing that the human homeobox genePBX1 interacts with the Antennapedia class of Hox/HOM proteins, and this interaction modulates their DNA-binding properties (Chang et al., 1995; Neuteboom et al., 1995; Pöpperl et al., 1995; van Dijk et al., 1995; Wilson and Desplan, 1995). Among the homeobox genes expressed in the forebrain, DLX2 is expressed in the postnatal SVZ (Porteus et al., 1994). Although the overall pattern of DLX2 expression is different from that ofPBX1, postnatally, DLX2 and PBX1 proteins may coexist in some SVZ cells, perhaps interacting to regulate the expression of genes that control proliferation, cell fate determination, and cell death of these cells.

A majority of cells migrating from the SVZ to the olfactory bulb are immunoreactive for, or closely associated with, an embryonic form of the neural cell adhesion molecule PSA-N-CAM (Rousselot et al., 1995). In addition, genetic deletion of N-CAM (Tomasiewicz et al., 1993;Cremer et al., 1994) or enzymatic removal of polysialic acid (PSA) (Ono et al., 1994) results in the accumulation of SVZ cells at the origin of the rostral migratory pathway and in a size reduction of the olfactory bulb attributable to a reduced number of granule cells (Tomasiewicz et al., 1993; Cremer et al., 1994). Interestingly, the promoter of the rat N-CAM gene contains the sequence tTCcATCAA at position −65 (Chen et al., 1990) that closely resembles the PBX1 consensus binding site (with identical nucleotides in upper case). Previous studies have demonstrated that PBX1 can bind to the consensus sequence AT C̅A A̅T̅C̅AA to regulate transcription of reporter genes (van Dijk et al., 1993; LeBrun and Cleary, 1994; Lu et al., 1994) (with the invariant nucleotides underlined) (Lu et al., 1994). Although a majority of PBX1 target genes are still unidentified,PBX1 could be one of the combinatorial factors regulating the expression of NCAM in SVZ cells and, possibly, determining a state of neuronal differentiation permissive for migration.

Footnotes

  • This work was supported by a National Institutes of Health grant to S.H. and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command. We thank Edward Moczydlowski for support throughout this project, Pietro de Camilli for the cDNA library, Anthony Frankfurter for antibody to class III β-tubulin, Thom Hughes for help with the photography, and Charles A. Greer for helpful comments on this manuscript.

    Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Maria A. Morabito, Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208066, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8066.

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The Divergent Homeobox Gene PBX1 Is Expressed in the Postnatal Subventricular Zone and Interneurons of the Olfactory Bulb
Lori Redmond, Susan Hockfield, Maria A. Morabito
Journal of Neuroscience 1 May 1996, 16 (9) 2972-2982; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.16-09-02972.1996
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