CTCF governs the identity and migration of MGE-derived cortical interneurons

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The CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) is a central regulator of chromatin topology recently linked to neurodevelopmental disorders such as intellectual disability, autism, and schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to identify novel roles of CTCF in the developing mouse brain. We provide evidence that CTCF is required for the expression of the LIM homeodomain factor LHX6 involved in fate determination of cortical interneurons (CINs) that originate in the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE). Conditional Ctcf ablation in the MGE of mice of either sex leads to delayed tangential migration, abnormal distribution of CIN in the neocortex, a marked reduction of CINs expressing parvalbumin and somatostatin (Sst), and an increased number of MGE-derived cells expressing Lhx8 and other markers of basal fore-brainprojectionneurons.Likewise,Ctcf-nullMGEcellstransplantedintothecortexofwild-typehostsgeneratefewerSst-expressingCINs and exhibit lamination defects that are efficiently rescued upon reexpression of LHX6. Collectively, these data indicate that CTCF regulates the dichotomy between Lhx6 and Lhx8 to achieve correct specification and migration of MGE-derived CINs.

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Elbert, A., Vogt, D., Watson, A., Levy, M., Jiang, Y., Brûlé, E., … Bérubé, N. G. (2019). CTCF governs the identity and migration of MGE-derived cortical interneurons. Journal of Neuroscience, 39(1), 177–192. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3496-17.2018

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