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The mammal-specific Pdx1 Area II enhancer has multiple essential functions in
early endocrine cell specification and postnatal ß-cell maturation.
Authors Yang YP, Magnuson MA, Stein R, Wright CV
Submitted By Submitted Externally on 5/5/2017
Status Published
Journal Development (Cambridge, England)
Year 2017
Date Published
Volume : Pages 144 : 248 - 257
PubMed Reference 27993987
Abstract The transcription factor Pdx1 is required for multiple aspects of pancreatic
organogenesis. It remains unclear to what extent Pdx1 expression and function
depend upon trans-activation through 5' conserved cis-regulatory regions and, in
particular, whether the mammal-specific Area II (-2139 to -1958 bp) affects
minor or major aspects of organogenesis. We show that Area II is a primary
effector of endocrine-selective transcription in epithelial multipotent cells,
nascent endocrine progenitors, and differentiating and mature ß cells in vivo
Pdx1(?AREAII/-) mice exhibit a massive reduction in endocrine progenitor cells
and progeny hormone-producing cells, indicating that Area II activity is
fundamental to mounting an effective endocrine lineage-specification program
within the multipotent cell population. Creating an Area II-deleted state within
already specified Neurog3-expressing endocrine progenitor cells increased the
proportion of glucagon(+) a relative to insulin(+) ß cells, associated with the
transcriptional and epigenetic derepression of the a-cell-determining Arx gene
in endocrine progenitors. There were also glucagon and insulin co-expressing
cells, and ß cells that were incapable of maturation. Creating the Pdx1(?AREAII)
state after cells entered an insulin-expressing stage led to immature and
dysfunctional islet ß cells carrying abnormal chromatin marking in vital
ß-cell-associated genes. Therefore, trans-regulatory integration through Area II
mediates a surprisingly extensive range of progenitor and ß-cell-specific Pdx1
functions.






Genes
SymbolDescription
Pdx1pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1

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