Regulatory genes controlling neural stem cells differentiation into neurons

神经干细胞分化为神经元的基因调控

The recent progress in neural stem cells （NSCs） research has shed lights on possibility of repair and restoration of neuronal function in neurodegenerative diseases using stem cells. Induction of stem cells differentiate into mature neurons is critical to achieve the clinical applications of NSCs. At present, molecular mechanisms modulating NSC differentiation are not fully understood. Differentiation of stem cells into neuronal and glial cells involves an array of changes in expression of transcription factors. Transcription factors then trigger the expression of a variety of central nervous system （CNS） genes that lead NSCs to differentiate towards different cell types. In this paper, we summarized the recent findings on the gene regulation of NSCs differentiation into neuronal cells.

神经干细胞的研究进展为神经退行性病变和神经系统损伤的功能重建带来了令人振奋的希望。促使神经干细胞定向分化成所需神经元是实现神经干细胞临床应用的重要关键。目前对神经干细胞分化的分子机制还没有完全阐明。神经干细胞的分化与一系列因素促进转录因子表达有关,这些因子启动中枢神经系统基因表达程序从而导致神经干细胞向不同谱系分化。本文对神经干细胞分化为神经元过程中的基因调控的最新研究进展作一综述。