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Astrocytes play key roles in brain function but it is still poorly understood how these are orchestrated by pan-astrocyte transcriptions factors (TFs). Here we examined the function of the well-known pan-astrocyte TF Sox9 and the novel astrocyte TF Trps1 (Transcriptional Repressor GATA Binding 1) by Cas9-mediated in vivo deletion using Mokola-pseudotyped lentiviral delivery into the adult cerebral cortex. The consequences of deleting either Sox9 or Trps1 alone or simultaneously were explored at ...

Astrocyte-specific lentiviral constructs carrying gRNAs targeting Sox9, Trps1 and or both were injected in the cerebral cortex of adult transgenic mice expressing Cas9 protein. Transduced cells were retrived from the cortex 7 and 21 days post injection and subjected to SmartSeq2 for single cell sequencing

MACS-sorted astrocytes, obtained from postnatal mouse spinalc cord, were transduced in vitro with Ascl1 and Neurog2. Reprogrammed cells were analyzed by electrophysiology ar 3-to-4 weeks, and then single cells were collected and subjected to SmartSeq2 amplification

MACS-sorted astrocytes, obtained from postnatal mouse spinal cord, were transduced in vitro with Ascl1 and Neurog2. Reprogrammed cells were collected from the coverslips by suction and subjected to SmartSeq2 amplification

Purpose of the study is to compare the transcriptional profiles of astrocytes obtained from cortex gray matter and spinal cord of postnatal mice. Astrocytes were isolated from 2 regions via ACSA-2 sorting, cultured for 7 days and then subjected to RNA-seq

Spinal cord-derived astrocytes were transduced in cultures with retrovirus enconding a tamoxifen-dependent form of Ascl1 and Neurog2.Cells were treated for 24 hours, then transduced cells were FACS-sorted and their transcriptome analyzed.