Adult neurogenesis through glial transdifferentiation in a CNS injury paradigm

Author:

Casas-Tintó Sergio12ORCID,García-Guillen Nuria1,Losada-Pérez Maria13ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Instituto Cajal (CSIC)

2. Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras (IIER-ISCIII)

3. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)

Abstract

As the global population ages, the prevalence of neurodegenerative disorders is fast increasing. This neurodegeneration as well as other CNS injuries cause permanent disabilities. Thus, generation of new neurons is the rosetta stone in contemporary neuroscience.Glial cells support central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis through evolutionary conserved mechanisms. Upon damage, glial cells activate an immune and inflammatory response to clear the injury site from debris, and proliferate to restore cell number. This glial regenerative response (GRR) is mediated by the neuropil associated glia (NG) in Drosophila , equivalent to vertebrate astrocytes, oligodendrocytes (OL) and oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs). Here, we examine the contribution of NG lineages and the GRR in response to injury. The results indicate that NG exchanges identities between EG and ALG. Additionally, we found that NG cells undergo transdifferentiation to yield neurons. Moreover, this transdifferentiation increases in injury conditions. Thus, these data demonstrate that glial cells are able to generate new neurons through direct transdifferentiation. The present work makes a fundamental contribution to the CNS regeneration field and describes a new physiological mechanism to generate new neurons.

Publisher

eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd

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