Research Paper Volume 13, Issue 12 pp 16062—16071
PirB functions as an intrinsic suppressor in hippocampal neural stem cells
- 1 Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of Chinese Academy of Sciences & Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China
- 2 Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- 3 Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
- 4 Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China
Received: February 19, 2021 Accepted: May 18, 2021 Published: June 13, 2021
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.203134How to Cite
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Abstract
Neural stem cells play pivotal roles during prenatal development and throughout life. Here, we report that Paired immunoglobulin-like receptor B (PirB) functions as a suppressor during brain neurogenesis in the adult mouse. PirB expression increased with age during development, and its deficiency promoted neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, we detected an increase in Type 1 neural stem cells in PirB-deficient mice compared to their wild-type littermates. PirB deficiency promoted stemness marker gene expression of Sox2 and KLF4 by activating Akt1 phosphorylation. These findings suggest that PirB inhibits the self-renewal and differentiation capacities of neural stem cells. Thus, PirB may have the potential to serve as a therapeutic target for treatment of reduced neurogenesis in adults due to aging or other pathological conditions.