Single cell RNA sequencing of P10 and adult vomeronasal organ of OMPCreR26AP2e and Controls
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ABSTRACT: Neuronal identity dictates the position in an epithelium, and the ability to detect, process, and transmit specific signals to specified targets. Traditionally, transcription factors (TFs) determine cellular identity via direct modulation of genetic transcription and recruiting chromatin modifiers. However, our understanding of the mechanisms that define neuronal identity and their magnitude remains a critical barrier to elucidate the etiology of congenital and neurodegenerative disorders. The structure of the rodent vomeronasal organ provides a unique system to examine in detail the molecular mechanisms underlying the differentiation and maturation of chemosensory neurons (VSNs). Here we demonstrated that the identity of postmitotic/maturing VSNs and vomeronasal dependent behaviors can be reprogrammed through the rescue of AP-2e expression in the AP-2eNull mice and by inducing ectopic AP-2e expression in mature apical VSNs. Our data suggest that the transcription factor AP-2e directly controls the expression of batteries of vomeronasal genes.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE192746 | GEO | 2022/06/06
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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