TY  - JOUR
AU  - Balint, Vanda
AU  - Perić, Mina
AU  - Dačić, Sanja
AU  - Stanisavljević Ninković, Danijela
AU  - Marjanović, Jelena
AU  - Popović, Jelena
AU  - Stevanović, Milena
AU  - Lazić, Andrijana
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2340
AB  - Astrocytes are the main homeostatic cells in the central nervous system, with the unique ability to transform from quiescent into a reactive state in response to pathological conditions by reacquiring some precursor properties. This process is known as reactive astrogliosis, a compensatory response that mediates tissue damage and recovery. Although it is well known that SOX transcription factors drive the expression of phenotype-specific genetic programs during neurodevelopment, their roles in mature astrocytes have not been studied extensively. We focused on the transcription factors SOX2 and SOX9, shown to be re-expressed in reactive astrocytes, in order to study the reactivation-related functional properties of astrocytes mediated by those proteins. We performed an initial screening of SOX2 and SOX9 expression after sensorimotor cortex ablation injury in rats and conducted gain-of-function studies in vitro using astrocytes derived from the human NT2/D1 cell line. Our results revealed the direct involvement of SOX2 in the reacquisition of proliferation in mature NT2/D1-derived astrocytes, while SOX9 overexpression increased migratory potential and glutamate uptake in these cells. Our results imply that modulation of SOX gene expression may change the functional properties of astrocytes, which holds promise for the discovery of potential therapeutic targets in the development of novel strategies for tissue regeneration and recovery.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Biomedicines
T1  - The Role of SOX2 and SOX9 Transcription Factors in the Reactivation-Related Functional Properties of NT2/D1-Derived Astrocytes
IS  - 4
SP  - 796
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.3390/biomedicines12040796
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Balint, Vanda and Perić, Mina and Dačić, Sanja and Stanisavljević Ninković, Danijela and Marjanović, Jelena and Popović, Jelena and Stevanović, Milena and Lazić, Andrijana",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Astrocytes are the main homeostatic cells in the central nervous system, with the unique ability to transform from quiescent into a reactive state in response to pathological conditions by reacquiring some precursor properties. This process is known as reactive astrogliosis, a compensatory response that mediates tissue damage and recovery. Although it is well known that SOX transcription factors drive the expression of phenotype-specific genetic programs during neurodevelopment, their roles in mature astrocytes have not been studied extensively. We focused on the transcription factors SOX2 and SOX9, shown to be re-expressed in reactive astrocytes, in order to study the reactivation-related functional properties of astrocytes mediated by those proteins. We performed an initial screening of SOX2 and SOX9 expression after sensorimotor cortex ablation injury in rats and conducted gain-of-function studies in vitro using astrocytes derived from the human NT2/D1 cell line. Our results revealed the direct involvement of SOX2 in the reacquisition of proliferation in mature NT2/D1-derived astrocytes, while SOX9 overexpression increased migratory potential and glutamate uptake in these cells. Our results imply that modulation of SOX gene expression may change the functional properties of astrocytes, which holds promise for the discovery of potential therapeutic targets in the development of novel strategies for tissue regeneration and recovery.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Biomedicines",
title = "The Role of SOX2 and SOX9 Transcription Factors in the Reactivation-Related Functional Properties of NT2/D1-Derived Astrocytes",
number = "4",
pages = "796",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.3390/biomedicines12040796"
}

Balint, V., Perić, M., Dačić, S., Stanisavljević Ninković, D., Marjanović, J., Popović, J., Stevanović, M.,& Lazić, A.. (2024). The Role of SOX2 and SOX9 Transcription Factors in the Reactivation-Related Functional Properties of NT2/D1-Derived Astrocytes. in Biomedicines
MDPI., 12(4), 796.
https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12040796

Balint V, Perić M, Dačić S, Stanisavljević Ninković D, Marjanović J, Popović J, Stevanović M, Lazić A. The Role of SOX2 and SOX9 Transcription Factors in the Reactivation-Related Functional Properties of NT2/D1-Derived Astrocytes. in Biomedicines. 2024;12(4):796.
doi:10.3390/biomedicines12040796 .

Balint, Vanda, Perić, Mina, Dačić, Sanja, Stanisavljević Ninković, Danijela, Marjanović, Jelena, Popović, Jelena, Stevanović, Milena, Lazić, Andrijana, "The Role of SOX2 and SOX9 Transcription Factors in the Reactivation-Related Functional Properties of NT2/D1-Derived Astrocytes" in Biomedicines, 12, no. 4 (2024):796,
https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12040796 . .