Berger, Christian and Harzer, Heike and Burkard, Thomas R. and Steinmann, Jonas and van der Horst, Suzanne and Laurenson, Anne-Sophie and Novatchkova, Maria and Reichert, Heinrich and Knoblich, Juergen A.. (2012) FACS purification and transcriptome analysis of drosophila neural stem cells reveals a role for Klumpfuss in self-renewal. Cell reports, Vol. 2. pp. 1-12.
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Abstract
Drosophila neuroblasts (NBs) have emerged as a model for stem cell biology that is ideal for genetic analysis but is limited by the lack of cell-type-specific gene expression data. Here, we describe a method for isolating large numbers of pure NBs and differentiating neurons that retain both cell-cycle and lineage characteristics. We determine transcriptional profiles by mRNA sequencing and identify 28 predicted NB-specific transcription factors that can be arranged in a network containing hubs for Notch signaling, growth control, and chromatin regulation. Overexpression and RNA interference for these factors identify Klumpfuss as a regulator of self-renewal. We show that loss of Klumpfuss function causes premature differentiation and that overexpression results in the formation of transplantable brain tumors. Our data represent a valuable resource for investigating Drosophila developmental neurobiology, and the described method can be applied to other invertebrate stem cell lineages as well.
Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Former Organization Units Biozentrum > Molecular Zoology (Reichert) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Reichert, Heinrich |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | Cell Press |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Last Modified: | 31 Dec 2015 10:50 |
Deposited On: | 14 Sep 2012 07:16 |
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