LMX1A
LIM homeobox transcription factor 1-alpha (LIM/homeobox protein 1.1) (LMX-1.1) (LIM/homeobox protein LMX1A)
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Neuronal subtype is largely fixed in the adult mammalian brain. Here, however, we unexpectedly reveal that adult mouse striatal neurons can be reprogrammed into dopaminergic neuron-like cells (iDALs). This in vivo phenotypic reprogramming can be promoted by a stem cell factor (SOX2), three dopaminergic neuron-enriched transcription regulators (NURR1, LMX1A, and FOXA2), and a chemical compound (valproic acid). Although the site of action of the reprogramming factors remains to be determined, immunohistochemistry and genetic lineage mappings confirm striatal neurons as the cell origin for iDALs. iDALs exhibit electrophysiological properties stereotypical to endogenous dopaminergic rather than striatal neurons. Together, these results indicate that neuronal phenotype can be reengineered even in the adult brain, implicating a therapeutic strategy for neurological diseases.
MeSH Terms
- Action Potentials
- Aging
- Animals
- Biomarkers
- Cell Proliferation
- Cellular Reprogramming
- Corpus Striatum
- Dopaminergic Neurons
- HEK293 Cells
- Humans
- Lateral Ventricles
- Mice, Transgenic
- Neuroglia
- Phenotype
Keywords
- FOXA2
- LMX1A
- NURR1
- Parkinson disease
- SOX2
- direct reprogramming
- dopaminergic neurons
- induced neurons
- in vivo reprogramming
- striatum