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Alternative Promoter use Governs the Expression of IgLON Cell Adhesion Molecules in Histogenetic Fields of the Embryonic Mouse Brain

Version 1 : Received: 10 May 2021 / Approved: 11 May 2021 / Online: 11 May 2021 (14:22:01 CEST)

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Jagomäe, T.; Singh, K.; Philips, M.-A.; Jayaram, M.; Seppa, K.; Tekko, T.; Gilbert, S.F.; Vasar, E.; Lilleväli, K. Alternative Promoter Use Governs the Expression of IgLONCell Adhesion Moleculesin Histogenetic Fields of the Embryonic Mouse Brain. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 6955. Jagomäe, T.; Singh, K.; Philips, M.-A.; Jayaram, M.; Seppa, K.; Tekko, T.; Gilbert, S.F.; Vasar, E.; Lilleväli, K. Alternative Promoter Use Governs the Expression of IgLONCell Adhesion Moleculesin Histogenetic Fields of the Embryonic Mouse Brain. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 6955.

Abstract

The members of the IgLON superfamily of cell adhesion molecules facilitate fundamental cellular communication during brain development, maintain functional brain circuitry, and are associated with several neuropsychiatric disorders. Usage of alternative promoter-specific 1a and 1b mRNA isoforms in Lsamp, Opcml, Ntm and the single promoter of Negr1 in the mouse and human brain has been previously described. To determine the precise spatiotemporal expression dynamics of Lsamp, Opcml, Ntm isoforms and Negr1, in the developing brain, we generated isoform-specific RNA probes and carried out in situ hybridization in the developing (embryonic, E10.5, 13.5, 17; post natal, P0) and adult mouse brains. We show that promoter-specific expression of IgLONs is established early during pallial development (at E10.5), where it remains throughout its differentiation through adulthood. In the diencephalon, midbrain and hindbrain, strong expression patterns are initiated a few days later and begin fading after birth, being only faintly expressed during adulthood. Thus, the expression of specific IgLONs in the developing brain may provide the means for regionally specific functionality as well as for specific regional vulnerabilities. The current study will therefore improve the understanding of how IgLON genes are implicated in the development of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Keywords

IgLON; Lsamp; Ntm; Opcml; Negr1; alternative promoter; cell adhesion molecules; embryonic mouse brain; pallium

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Anatomy and Physiology

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