Nuclear factor one transcription factors: Divergent functions in developmental versus adult stem cell populations
Year: 2014
Type: review
Abstract: Nuclear factor one (NFI) transcription factors are a group of site-specific DNA-binding proteins that are emerging as critical regulators of stem cell biology. During development NFIs promote the production of differentiated progeny at the expense of stem cell fate, with Nfi null mice exhibiting defects such as severely delayed brain and lung maturation, skeletomuscular defects and renal abnormalities, phenotypes that are often consistent with patients with congenital Nfi mutations. Intriguingly, recent research suggests that in adult tissues NFI factors play a qualitatively different role than during development, with NFIs serving to promote the survival and maintenance of slow-cycling adult stem cell populations rather than their differentiation. Here we review the role of NFI factors in development, largely focusing on their role as promoters of stem cell differentiation, and attempt to reconcile this with the emerging role of NFIs in adult stem cell niches.
Source: Developmental Dynamics
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24182
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: Roles of NFI Genes in Mouse Lung Development, Molecular regulation of adult neurogenesis, Nfib regulates glial differentiation via epigenetic chromatin modification, Regulation of neural progenitor cell self-renewal by the RNA-binding protein ZFP36L1 during development and disease, G8209583532, G9000071553
OpenAlex ID: W1553965282