A cis-acting structural variation at the ZNF558 locus controls a gene regulatory network in human brain development.
CRISPRi
KRAB-ZNFs
brain development
chimpanzee
evolution
forebrain neural progenitors
human
transposable elements
Journal
Cell stem cell
ISSN: 1875-9777
Titre abrégé: Cell Stem Cell
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101311472
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 01 2022
06 01 2022
Historique:
received:
20
08
2020
revised:
20
07
2021
accepted:
13
09
2021
pubmed:
9
10
2021
medline:
28
1
2022
entrez:
8
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The human forebrain has expanded in size and complexity compared to chimpanzees despite limited changes in protein-coding genes, suggesting that gene expression regulation is an important driver of brain evolution. Here, we identify a KRAB-ZFP transcription factor, ZNF558, that is expressed in human but not chimpanzee forebrain neural progenitor cells. ZNF558 evolved as a suppressor of LINE-1 transposons but has been co-opted to regulate a single target, the mitophagy gene SPATA18. ZNF558 plays a role in mitochondrial homeostasis, and loss-of-function experiments in cerebral organoids suggests that ZNF558 influences developmental timing during early human brain development. Expression of ZNF558 is controlled by the size of a variable number tandem repeat that is longer in chimpanzees compared to humans, and variable in the human population. Thus, this work provides mechanistic insight into how a cis-acting structural variation establishes a regulatory network that affects human brain evolution.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34624206
pii: S1934-5909(21)00384-2
doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2021.09.008
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
DNA-Binding Proteins
0
Transcription Factors
0
ZNF558 protein, human
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
52-69.e8Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declarations of interest The authors declare no competing interests.