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Khandelwal N, Kulkarni A, Ahmed NI, Harper M, Konopka G, Gibson JR. FOXP1 regulates the development of excitatory synaptic inputs onto striatal neurons and induces phenotypic reversal with reinstatement. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadm7039. [PMID: 38701209 PMCID: PMC11068015 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adm7039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
Abstract
Long-range glutamatergic inputs originating from the cortex and thalamus are indispensable for striatal development, providing the foundation for motor and cognitive functions. Despite their significance, transcriptional regulation governing these inputs remains largely unknown. We investigated the role of a transcription factor encoded by a high-risk autism-associated gene, FOXP1, in sculpting glutamatergic inputs onto spiny projection neurons (SPNs) within the striatum. We find a neuron subtype-specific role of FOXP1 in strengthening and maturing glutamatergic inputs onto dopamine receptor 2-expressing SPNs (D2 SPNs). We also find that FOXP1 promotes synaptically driven excitability in these neurons. Using single-nuclei RNA sequencing, we identify candidate genes that mediate these cell-autonomous processes through postnatal FOXP1 function at the post-synapse. Last, we demonstrate that postnatal FOXP1 reinstatement rescues electrophysiological deficits, cell type-specific gene expression changes, and behavioral phenotypes. Together, this study enhances our understanding of striatal circuit development and provides proof of concept for a therapeutic approach for FOXP1 syndrome and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Nitin Khandelwal
- Department of Neuroscience and Peter O’Donnell Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Peter O’Donnell Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Peter O’Donnell Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Peter O’Donnell Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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Tessarech M, Friocourt G, Marguet F, Lecointre M, Le Mao M, Díaz RM, Mignot C, Keren B, Héron B, De Bie C, Van Gassen K, Loisel D, Delorme B, Syrbe S, Klabunde-Cherwon A, Jamra RA, Wegler M, Callewaert B, Dheedene A, Zidane-Marinnes M, Guichet A, Bris C, Van Bogaert P, Biquard F, Lenaers G, Marcorelles P, Ferec C, Gonzalez B, Procaccio V, Vitobello A, Bonneau D, Laquerriere A, Khiati S, Colin E. De novo variants in SP9 cause a novel form of interneuronopathy characterized by intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and epilepsy with variable expressivity. Genet Med 2024; 26:101087. [PMID: 38288683 DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Interneuronopathies are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by deficient migration and differentiation of gamma-aminobutyric acidergic interneurons resulting in a broad clinical spectrum, including autism spectrum disorders, early-onset epileptic encephalopathy, intellectual disability, and schizophrenic disorders. SP9 is a transcription factor belonging to the Krüppel-like factor and specificity protein family, the members of which harbor highly conserved DNA-binding domains. SP9 plays a central role in interneuron development and tangential migration, but it has not yet been implicated in a human neurodevelopmental disorder. METHODS Cases with SP9 variants were collected through international data-sharing networks. To address the specific impact of SP9 variants, in silico and in vitro assays were carried out. RESULTS De novo heterozygous variants in SP9 cause a novel form of interneuronopathy. SP9 missense variants affecting the glutamate 378 amino acid result in severe epileptic encephalopathy because of hypomorphic and neomorphic DNA-binding effects, whereas SP9 loss-of-function variants result in a milder phenotype with epilepsy, developmental delay, and autism spectrum disorder. CONCLUSION De novo heterozygous SP9 variants are responsible for a neurodevelopmental disease. Interestingly, variants located in conserved DNA-binding domains of KLF/SP family transcription factors may lead to neomorphic DNA-binding functions resulting in a combination of loss- and gain-of-function effects.
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- Marine Tessarech
- Department of Medical Genetics, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France; Mitovasc Unit, UMR CNRS 6015 INSERM 1083, University of Angers, Angers, France.
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- Univ Rouen Normandie, INSERM U1245 and Rouen University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Rouen, France
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- Univ Rouen Normandie, INSERM U1245 and Rouen University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Rouen, France
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- Mitovasc Unit, UMR CNRS 6015 INSERM 1083, University of Angers, Angers, France
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- Mitovasc Unit, UMR CNRS 6015 INSERM 1083, University of Angers, Angers, France
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- Department of Genetics, Center for Rare Causes of Intellectual Disabilities and UPMC Research Group "Intellectual Disabilities and Autism" Paris, France
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- Department of Genetics, Center for Rare Causes of Intellectual Disabilities and UPMC Research Group "Intellectual Disabilities and Autism" Paris, France; Department of Genetics, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR S 1127, INSERM U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, ICM, Paris, France; Department of Pediatric Neurology, Reference Center of Lysosomal Diseases, Trousseau Hospital, APHP, GRC ConCer-LD, Sorbonne Universities, UPMC University, Paris, France
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Department of Radiology, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty of Heidelberg, Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Epileptology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty of Heidelberg, Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Epileptology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Hospitals and Clinics, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Hospitals and Clinics, Leipzig, Germany
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Gent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France; Mitovasc Unit, UMR CNRS 6015 INSERM 1083, University of Angers, Angers, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France; Mitovasc Unit, UMR CNRS 6015 INSERM 1083, University of Angers, Angers, France
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- Department of Gynecology, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Mitovasc Unit, UMR CNRS 6015 INSERM 1083, University of Angers, Angers, France
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- INSERM, Univ Brest, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, Brest, France
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- Univ Rouen Normandie, INSERM U1245 and Rouen University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Rouen, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France; Mitovasc Unit, UMR CNRS 6015 INSERM 1083, University of Angers, Angers, France
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- UFR Des Sciences de Santé, INSERM-Université de Bourgogne UMR1231 GAD (Génétique des Anomalies du Développement), FHU-TRANSLAD, Dijon, France; Unité Fonctionnelle Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares, FHU-TRANSLAD, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France; Mitovasc Unit, UMR CNRS 6015 INSERM 1083, University of Angers, Angers, France
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- Univ Rouen Normandie, INSERM U1245 and Rouen University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Rouen, France
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- Mitovasc Unit, UMR CNRS 6015 INSERM 1083, University of Angers, Angers, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France; Mitovasc Unit, UMR CNRS 6015 INSERM 1083, University of Angers, Angers, France.
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Wu J, Ren J, Cui H, Xie Y, Tang Y. Rapid and high-purity differentiation of human medium spiny neurons reveals LMNB1 hypofunction and subtype necessity in modeling Huntington's disease. Inflamm Regen 2024; 44:7. [PMID: 38360694 PMCID: PMC10870681 DOI: 10.1186/s41232-024-00320-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Different neural subtypes are selectively lost in diverse neurodegenerative diseases. Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor abnormalities that primarily affect the striatum. The Huntingtin (HTT) mutation involves an expanded CAG repeat, leading to insoluble polyQ, which renders GABA+ medium spiny neurons (MSN) more venerable to cell death. Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) technology allows for the construction of disease-specific models, providing valuable cellular models for studying pathogenesis, drug screening, and high-throughput analysis. METHODS In this study, we established a method that allows for rapid and efficient generation of MSNs (> 90%) within 21 days from hPSC-derived neural progenitor cells, by introducing a specific combination of transcription factors. RESULTS We efficiently induced several neural subtypes, in parallel, based on the same cell source, and revealed that, compared to other neural subtypes, MSNs exhibited higher polyQ aggregation propensity and overexpression toxicity, more severe dysfunction in BDNF/TrkB signaling, greater susceptibility to BDNF withdrawal, and more severe disturbances in nucleocytoplasmic transport (NCT). We further found that the nuclear lamina protein LMNB1 was greatly reduced in HD neurons and mislocalized to the cytoplasm and axons. Knockdown of HTT or treatment with KPT335, an orally selective inhibitor of nuclear export (SINE), effectively attenuated the pathological phenotypes and alleviated neuronal death caused by BDNF withdrawal. CONCLUSIONS This study thus establishes an effective method for obtaining MSNs and underscores the necessity of using high-purity MSNs to study HD pathogenesis, especially the MSN-selective vulnerability.
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- Junjiao Wu
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- Provincial Clinical Research Center for Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China.
- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China.
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Khandelwal N, Kulkarni A, Ahmed NI, Harper M, Konopka G, Gibson J. FOXP1 regulates the development of excitatory synaptic inputs onto striatal neurons and induces phenotypic reversal with reinstatement. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.10.23.563675. [PMID: 37961477 PMCID: PMC10634768 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.23.563675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Long-range glutamatergic inputs from the cortex and thalamus are critical for motor and cognitive processing in the striatum. Transcription factors that orchestrate the development of these inputs are largely unknown. We investigated the role of a transcription factor and high-risk autism-associated gene, FOXP1, in the development of glutamatergic inputs onto spiny projection neurons (SPNs) in the striatum. We find that FOXP1 robustly drives the strengthening and maturation of glutamatergic input onto dopamine receptor 2-expressing SPNs (D2 SPNs) but has a comparatively milder effect on D1 SPNs. This process is cell-autonomous and is likely mediated through postnatal FOXP1 function at the postsynapse. We identified postsynaptic FOXP1-regulated transcripts as potential candidates for mediating these effects. Postnatal reinstatement of FOXP1 rescues electrophysiological deficits, reverses gene expression alterations resulting from embryonic deletion, and mitigates behavioral phenotypes. These results provide support for a possible therapeutic approach for individuals with FOXP1 syndrome.
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Toudji I, Toumi A, Chamberland É, Rossignol E. Interneuron odyssey: molecular mechanisms of tangential migration. Front Neural Circuits 2023; 17:1256455. [PMID: 37779671 PMCID: PMC10538647 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2023.1256455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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Cortical GABAergic interneurons are critical components of neural networks. They provide local and long-range inhibition and help coordinate network activities involved in various brain functions, including signal processing, learning, memory and adaptative responses. Disruption of cortical GABAergic interneuron migration thus induces profound deficits in neural network organization and function, and results in a variety of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders including epilepsy, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia. It is thus of paramount importance to elucidate the specific mechanisms that govern the migration of interneurons to clarify some of the underlying disease mechanisms. GABAergic interneurons destined to populate the cortex arise from multipotent ventral progenitor cells located in the ganglionic eminences and pre-optic area. Post-mitotic interneurons exit their place of origin in the ventral forebrain and migrate dorsally using defined migratory streams to reach the cortical plate, which they enter through radial migration before dispersing to settle in their final laminar allocation. While migrating, cortical interneurons constantly change their morphology through the dynamic remodeling of actomyosin and microtubule cytoskeleton as they detect and integrate extracellular guidance cues generated by neuronal and non-neuronal sources distributed along their migratory routes. These processes ensure proper distribution of GABAergic interneurons across cortical areas and lamina, supporting the development of adequate network connectivity and brain function. This short review summarizes current knowledge on the cellular and molecular mechanisms controlling cortical GABAergic interneuron migration, with a focus on tangential migration, and addresses potential avenues for cell-based interneuron progenitor transplants in the treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders and epilepsy.
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- Ikram Toudji
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Catta-Preta R, Lindtner S, Ypsilanti A, Price J, Abnousi A, Su-Feher L, Wang Y, Juric I, Jones IR, Akiyama JA, Hu M, Shen Y, Visel A, Pennacchio LA, Dickel D, Rubenstein JLR, Nord AS. Combinatorial transcription factor binding encodes cis-regulatory wiring of forebrain GABAergic neurogenesis. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.06.28.546894. [PMID: 37425940 PMCID: PMC10327028 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.28.546894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Transcription factors (TFs) bind combinatorially to genomic cis-regulatory elements (cREs), orchestrating transcription programs. While studies of chromatin state and chromosomal interactions have revealed dynamic neurodevelopmental cRE landscapes, parallel understanding of the underlying TF binding lags. To elucidate the combinatorial TF-cRE interactions driving mouse basal ganglia development, we integrated ChIP-seq for twelve TFs, H3K4me3-associated enhancer-promoter interactions, chromatin and transcriptional state, and transgenic enhancer assays. We identified TF-cREs modules with distinct chromatin features and enhancer activity that have complementary roles driving GABAergic neurogenesis and suppressing other developmental fates. While the majority of distal cREs were bound by one or two TFs, a small proportion were extensively bound, and these enhancers also exhibited exceptional evolutionary conservation, motif density, and complex chromosomal interactions. Our results provide new insights into how modules of combinatorial TF-cRE interactions activate and repress developmental expression programs and demonstrate the value of TF binding data in modeling gene regulatory wiring.
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- Rinaldo Catta-Preta
- Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95618, USA
- Current Address: Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Current Address: NovaSignal, Los Angeles, CA 90064, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95618, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95618, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Institute for Human Genetics, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Institute for Human Genetics, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA
- School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA 95343, USA
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA
- Comparative Biochemistry Program, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95618, USA
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Marion-Poll L, Roussarie JP, Taing L, Dard-Dascot C, Servant N, Jaszczyszyn Y, Jordi E, Mulugeta E, Hervé D, Bourc’his D, Greengard P, Thermes C, Girault JA. DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation characterize the identity of D1 and D2 striatal projection neurons. Commun Biol 2022; 5:1321. [PMID: 36456703 PMCID: PMC9715678 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-04269-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Neuronal DNA modifications differ from those in other cells, including methylation outside CpG context and abundant 5-hydroxymethylation whose relevance for neuronal identities are unclear. Striatal projection neurons expressing D1 or D2 dopamine receptors allow addressing this question, as they share many characteristics but differ in their gene expression profiles, connections, and functional roles. We compare translating mRNAs and DNA modifications in these two populations. DNA methylation differences occur predominantly in large genomic clusters including differentially expressed genes, potentially important for D1 and D2 neurons. Decreased gene body methylation is associated with higher gene expression. Hydroxymethylation differences are more scattered and affect transcription factor binding sites, which can influence gene expression. We also find a strong genome-wide hydroxymethylation asymmetry between the two DNA strands, particularly pronounced at expressed genes and retrotransposons. These results identify novel properties of neuronal DNA modifications and unveil epigenetic characteristics of striatal projection neurons heterogeneity.
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- Lucile Marion-Poll
- grid.7429.80000000121866389INSERM UMR-S1270, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.462844.80000 0001 2308 1657Sorbonne Université, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.462192.a0000 0004 0520 8345Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, 75005 France ,Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR3215, INSERM U934, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.8591.50000 0001 2322 4988Present Address: Department of Basic Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1211 Switzerland
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- grid.134907.80000 0001 2166 1519Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 USA ,grid.189504.10000 0004 1936 7558Present Address: Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118 USA
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- grid.7429.80000000121866389INSERM UMR-S1270, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.462844.80000 0001 2308 1657Sorbonne Université, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.462192.a0000 0004 0520 8345Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.462844.80000 0001 2308 1657Present Address: UMR1166 Inserm and Sorbonne Université, Faculty of Medicine, Paris, 75013 France
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- grid.457334.20000 0001 0667 2738Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, 91198 France
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- grid.440907.e0000 0004 1784 3645Institut Curie, INSERM U900, CBIO-Centre for Computational Biology, Mines Paris Tech, PSL-Research University, Paris, 75005 France
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- grid.457334.20000 0001 0667 2738Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, 91198 France
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- grid.7429.80000000121866389INSERM UMR-S1270, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.462844.80000 0001 2308 1657Sorbonne Université, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.462192.a0000 0004 0520 8345Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, 75005 France ,Present Address: Coave Therapeutics, Paris, 75014 France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR3215, INSERM U934, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.5645.2000000040459992XPresent Address: Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC), Department of Cell Biology, Rotterdam, 3000 CA The Netherlands
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- grid.7429.80000000121866389INSERM UMR-S1270, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.462844.80000 0001 2308 1657Sorbonne Université, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.462192.a0000 0004 0520 8345Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, 75005 France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR3215, INSERM U934, Paris, 75005 France
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- grid.134907.80000 0001 2166 1519Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 USA
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- grid.457334.20000 0001 0667 2738Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, 91198 France
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- grid.7429.80000000121866389INSERM UMR-S1270, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.462844.80000 0001 2308 1657Sorbonne Université, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Paris, 75005 France ,grid.462192.a0000 0004 0520 8345Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, 75005 France
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Shang Z, Yang L, Wang Z, Tian Y, Gao Y, Su Z, Guo R, Li W, Liu G, Li X, Yang Z, Li Z, Zhang Z. The transcription factor Zfp503 promotes the D1 MSN identity and represses the D2 MSN identity. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:948331. [PMID: 36081908 PMCID: PMC9445169 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.948331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The striatum is primarily composed of two types of medium spiny neurons (MSNs) expressing either D1- or D2-type dopamine receptors. However, the fate determination of these two types of neurons is not fully understood. Here, we found that D1 MSNs undergo fate switching to D2 MSNs in the absence of Zfp503. Furthermore, scRNA-seq revealed that the transcription factor Zfp503 affects the differentiation of these progenitor cells in the lateral ganglionic eminence (LGE). More importantly, we found that the transcription factors Sp8/9, which are required for the differentiation of D2 MSNs, are repressed by Zfp503. Finally, sustained Zfp503 expression in LGE progenitor cells promoted the D1 MSN identity and repressed the D2 MSN identity. Overall, our findings indicated that Zfp503 promotes the D1 MSN identity and represses the D2 MSN identity by regulating Sp8/9 expression during striatal MSN development.
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- *Correspondence: Zhenmeiyu Li, ; Zhuangzhi Zhang,
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Luo S, Dong X, Guo S, Wang Q, Dai X, Jiang Y, Zhu W, Zhou W, Song W. Regulation of the Human IL-10RB Gene Expression by Sp8 and Sp9. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 88:1469-1485. [PMID: 35811529 DOI: 10.3233/jad-220321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a classic anti-inflammatory cytokine that exerts its effects via the receptor complexes IL-10RA and IL-10RB. Loss of IL-10RB results in many diseases. Moreover, IL-10RB is closely associated with neuronal survival and synaptic formation. However, the regulation of IL-10RB gene expression remains elusive. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the expression of IL-10RB gene is increased in brain of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its transcriptional regulation. METHODS We examined the gene expression of AD patient brain from public database and detected the protein expression of AD model mouse brain by western blot. We constructed a variety of reporter gene plasmids with different lengths or mutation sites, tested the promoter activity and defined the functional region of the promoter with the luciferase reporter assay. The protein-DNA binding between transcription factors and the promoter was analyzed using chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). RESULTS We found that the IL-10RB is elevated in the brain of AD patient and AD model mice. The minimal promoter of the IL-10RB gene is located in the -90 to +51 bp region (relative to the transcriptional start site) and is sufficient for high-level expression of the IL-10RB gene. Transcription factors Sp8 and Sp9 bind to the IL-10RB promoter in vitro. The overexpression or knockdown of Sp8 and Sp9 affected the IL-10RB promoter activity and its gene expression. CONCLUSION Our study functionally characterized the promoter of the IL-10RB gene and demonstrated that Sp8 and Sp9 regulated its expression.
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- Shuyue Luo
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Medical Research in Cognitive Development and Learning and Memory Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Medical Research in Cognitive Development and Learning and Memory Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Medical Research in Cognitive Development and Learning and Memory Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Medical Research in Cognitive Development and Learning and Memory Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Medical Research in Cognitive Development and Learning and Memory Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Medical Research in Cognitive Development and Learning and Memory Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Medical Research in Cognitive Development and Learning and Memory Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Medical Research in Cognitive Development and Learning and Memory Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Medical Research in Cognitive Development and Learning and Memory Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Institute of Aging, Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, School of Mental Health and Kangning Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Li Z, Shang Z, Sun M, Jiang X, Tian Y, Yang L, Wang Z, Su Z, Liu G, Li X, You Y, Yang Z, Xu Z, Zhang Z. Transcription factor Sp9 is a negative regulator of D1-type MSN development. Cell Death Dis 2022; 8:301. [PMID: 35773249 PMCID: PMC9247084 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-022-01088-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The striatum is the main input structure of the basal ganglia, receiving information from the cortex and the thalamus and consisting of D1- and D2- medium spiny neurons (MSNs). D1-MSNs and D2-MSNs are essential for motor control and cognitive behaviors and have implications in Parkinson’s Disease. In the present study, we demonstrated that Sp9-positive progenitors produced both D1-MSNs and D2-MSNs and that Sp9 expression was rapidly downregulated in postmitotic D1-MSNs. Furthermore, we found that sustained Sp9 expression in lateral ganglionic eminence (LGE) progenitor cells and their descendants led to promoting D2-MSN identity and repressing D1-MSN identity during striatal development. As a result, sustained Sp9 expression resulted in an imbalance between D1-MSNs and D2-MSNs in the mouse striatum. In addition, the fate-changed D2-like MSNs survived normally in adulthood. Taken together, our findings supported that Sp9 was sufficient to promote D2-MSN identity and repress D1-MSN identity, and Sp9 was a negative regulator of D1-MSN fate.
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- Zhenmeiyu Li
- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, state Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.
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Cheng M, Wu L, Han L, Huang X, Lai Y, Xu J, Wang S, Li M, Zheng H, Feng W, Huang Z, Jiang Y, Hao S, Li Z, Chen X, Peng J, Guo P, Zhang X, Lai G, Deng Q, Yuan Y, Yang F, Wei X, Liao S, Chen A, Volpe G, Esteban MA, Hou Y, Liu C, Liu L. A Cellular Resolution Spatial Transcriptomic Landscape of the Medial Structures in Postnatal Mouse Brain. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:878346. [PMID: 35656552 PMCID: PMC9152126 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.878346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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- Mengnan Cheng
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- Laboratory of Integrative Biology, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- BGI College and Henan Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- BGI College and Henan Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Zoonotic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Zoonotic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Laboratory of Integrative Biology, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Hematology and Cell Therapy Unit, IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II”, Bari, Italy
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- Laboratory of Integrative Biology, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory for Zoonotic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory), Guangzhou, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Chuanyu Liu, ; Longqi Liu,
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- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- BGI College and Henan Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Chuanyu Liu, ; Longqi Liu,
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Montalban E, Giralt A, Taing L, Schut EHS, Supiot LF, Castell L, Nakamura Y, de Pins B, Pelosi A, Goutebroze L, Tuduri P, Wang W, Neiburga KD, Vestito L, Castel J, Luquet S, Nairn AC, Hervé D, Heintz N, Martin C, Greengard P, Valjent E, Meye FJ, Gambardella N, Roussarie JP, Girault JA. Translational profiling of mouse dopaminoceptive neurons reveals region-specific gene expression, exon usage, and striatal prostaglandin E2 modulatory effects. Mol Psychiatry 2022; 27:2068-2079. [PMID: 35177825 PMCID: PMC10009708 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01439-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Forebrain dopamine-sensitive (dopaminoceptive) neurons play a key role in movement, action selection, motivation, and working memory. Their activity is altered in Parkinson's disease, addiction, schizophrenia, and other conditions, and drugs that stimulate or antagonize dopamine receptors have major therapeutic applications. Yet, similarities and differences between the various neuronal populations sensitive to dopamine have not been systematically explored. To characterize them, we compared translating mRNAs in the dorsal striatum and nucleus accumbens neurons expressing D1 or D2 dopamine receptor and prefrontal cortex neurons expressing D1 receptor. We identified genome-wide cortico-striatal, striatal D1/D2 and dorso/ventral differences in the translating mRNA and isoform landscapes, which characterize dopaminoceptive neuronal populations. Expression patterns and network analyses identified novel transcription factors with presumptive roles in these differences. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) was a candidate upstream regulator in the dorsal striatum. We pharmacologically explored this hypothesis and showed that misoprostol, a PGE2 receptor agonist, decreased the excitability of D2 striatal projection neurons in slices, and diminished their activity in vivo during novel environment exploration. We found that misoprostol also modulates mouse behavior including by facilitating reversal learning. Our study provides powerful resources for characterizing dopamine target neurons, new information about striatal gene expression patterns and regulation. It also reveals the unforeseen role of PGE2 in the striatum as a potential neuromodulator and an attractive therapeutic target.
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- Enrica Montalban
- Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France.,Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France.,Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France.,Departament de Biomedicina, Facultat de Medicina, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Madrid, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Production and Validation Center of Advanced Therapies (Creatio), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France.,Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France.,UMR1166, Faculté de Médecine, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- IGF, CNRS, INSERM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France.,Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France.,Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France.,Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France.,Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France.,Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France
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- IGF, CNRS, INSERM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.,Bioinformatics Resource Center, Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.,Bioinformatics Lab, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.,University College London, London, UK
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France.,Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- IGF, CNRS, INSERM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA. .,Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France. .,Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. .,Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France.
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Su Z, Wang Z, Lindtner S, Yang L, Shang Z, Tian Y, Guo R, You Y, Zhou W, Rubenstein JL, Yang Z, Zhang Z. Dlx1/2-dependent expression of Meis2 promotes neuronal fate determination in the mammalian striatum. Development 2022; 149:dev200035. [PMID: 35156680 PMCID: PMC8918808 DOI: 10.1242/dev.200035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
The striatum is a central regulator of behavior and motor function through the actions of D1 and D2 medium-sized spiny neurons (MSNs), which arise from a common lateral ganglionic eminence (LGE) progenitor. The molecular mechanisms of cell fate specification of these two neuronal subtypes are incompletely understood. Here, we found that deletion of murine Meis2, which is highly expressed in the LGE and derivatives, led to a large reduction in striatal MSNs due to a block in their differentiation. Meis2 directly binds to the Zfp503 and Six3 promoters and is required for their expression and specification of D1 and D2 MSNs, respectively. Finally, Meis2 expression is regulated by Dlx1/2 at least partially through the enhancer hs599 in the LGE subventricular zone. Overall, our findings define a pathway in the LGE whereby Dlx1/2 drives expression of Meis2, which subsequently promotes the fate determination of striatal D1 and D2 MSNs via Zfp503 and Six3.
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- Zihao Su
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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DNA Methylation in Huntington's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222312736. [PMID: 34884540 PMCID: PMC8657460 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Methylation of cytosine in CpG dinucleotides is the major DNA modification in mammalian cells that is a key component of stable epigenetic marks. This modification, which on the one hand is reversible, while on the other hand, can be maintained through successive rounds of replication plays roles in gene regulation, genome maintenance, transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, and imprinting. Disturbed DNA methylation contributes to a wide array of human diseases from single-gene disorders to sporadic metabolic diseases or cancer. DNA methylation was also shown to affect several neurodegenerative disorders, including Huntington's disease (HD), a fatal, monogenic inherited disease. HD is caused by a polyglutamine repeat expansion in the Huntingtin protein that brings about a multifaceted pathogenesis affecting several cellular processes. Research of the last decade found complex, genome-wide DNA methylation changes in HD pathogenesis that modulate transcriptional activity and genome stability. This article reviews current evidence that sheds light on the role of DNA methylation in HD.
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Knowles R, Dehorter N, Ellender T. From Progenitors to Progeny: Shaping Striatal Circuit Development and Function. J Neurosci 2021; 41:9483-9502. [PMID: 34789560 PMCID: PMC8612473 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0620-21.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Understanding how neurons of the striatum are formed and integrate into complex synaptic circuits is essential to provide insight into striatal function in health and disease. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of the development of striatal neurons and associated circuits with a focus on their embryonic origin. Specifically, we address the role of distinct types of embryonic progenitors, found in the proliferative zones of the ganglionic eminences in the ventral telencephalon, in the generation of diverse striatal interneurons and projection neurons. Indeed, recent evidence would suggest that embryonic progenitor origin dictates key characteristics of postnatal cells, including their neurochemical content, their location within striatum, and their long-range synaptic inputs. We also integrate recent observations regarding embryonic progenitors in cortical and other regions and discuss how this might inform future research on the ganglionic eminences. Last, we examine how embryonic progenitor dysfunction can alter striatal formation, as exemplified in Huntington's disease and autism spectrum disorder, and how increased understanding of embryonic progenitors can have significant implications for future research directions and the development of improved therapeutic options.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT This review highlights recently defined novel roles for embryonic progenitor cells in shaping the functional properties of both projection neurons and interneurons of the striatum. It outlines the developmental mechanisms that guide neuronal development from progenitors in the embryonic ganglionic eminences to progeny in the striatum. Where questions remain open, we integrate observations from cortex and other regions to present possible avenues for future research. Last, we provide a progenitor-centric perspective onto both Huntington's disease and autism spectrum disorder. We suggest that future investigations and manipulations of embryonic progenitor cells in both research and clinical settings will likely require careful consideration of their great intrinsic diversity and neurogenic potential.
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- Rhys Knowles
- The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, United Kingdom
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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Transcription factor 4 controls positioning of cortical projection neurons through regulation of cell adhesion. Mol Psychiatry 2021; 26:6562-6577. [PMID: 33963287 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01119-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The establishment of neural circuits depends on precise neuronal positioning in the cortex, which occurs via a tightly coordinated process of neuronal differentiation, migration, and terminal localization. Deficits in this process have been implicated in several psychiatric disorders. Here, we show that the transcription factor Tcf4 controls neuronal positioning during brain development. Tcf4-deficient neurons become mispositioned in clusters when their migration to the cortical plate is complete. We reveal that Tcf4 regulates the expression of cell adhesion molecules to control neuronal positioning. Furthermore, through in vivo extracellular electrophysiology, we show that neuronal functions are disrupted after the loss of Tcf4. TCF4 mutations are strongly associated with schizophrenia and cause Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, which is characterized by severe intellectual disability. Thus, our results not only reveal the importance of neuronal positioning in brain development but also provide new insights into the potential mechanisms underlying neurological defects linked to TCF4 mutations.
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Cirnaru MD, Song S, Tshilenge KT, Corwin C, Mleczko J, Galicia Aguirre C, Benlhabib H, Bendl J, Apontes P, Fullard J, Creus-Muncunill J, Reyahi A, Nik AM, Carlsson P, Roussos P, Mooney SD, Ellerby LM, Ehrlich ME. Unbiased identification of novel transcription factors in striatal compartmentation and striosome maturation. eLife 2021; 10:e65979. [PMID: 34609283 PMCID: PMC8492065 DOI: 10.7554/elife.65979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Many diseases are linked to dysregulation of the striatum. Striatal function depends on neuronal compartmentation into striosomes and matrix. Striatal projection neurons are GABAergic medium spiny neurons (MSNs), subtyped by selective expression of receptors, neuropeptides, and other gene families. Neurogenesis of the striosome and matrix occurs in separate waves, but the factors regulating compartmentation and neuronal differentiation are largely unidentified. We performed RNA- and ATAC-seq on sorted striosome and matrix cells at postnatal day 3, using the Nr4a1-EGFP striosome reporter mouse. Focusing on the striosome, we validated the localization and/or role of Irx1, Foxf2, Olig2, and Stat1/2 in the developing striosome and the in vivo enhancer function of a striosome-specific open chromatin region 4.4 Kb downstream of Olig2. These data provide novel tools to dissect and manipulate the networks regulating MSN compartmentation and differentiation, including in human iPSC-derived striatal neurons for disease modeling and drug discovery.
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- Maria-Daniela Cirnaru
- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of WashingtonSeattleUnited States
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of WashingtonSeattleUnited States
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- Pamela Sklar Division of Psychiatric Genomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
- Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
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- Pamela Sklar Division of Psychiatric Genomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
- Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
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- Pamela Sklar Division of Psychiatric Genomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
- Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Pamela Sklar Division of Psychiatric Genomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
- Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
- Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (VISN 2 South)BronxUnited States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of WashingtonSeattleUnited States
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkUnited States
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Song X, Chen H, Shang Z, Du H, Li Z, Wen Y, Liu G, Qi D, You Y, Yang Z, Zhang Z, Xu Z. Homeobox Gene Six3 is Required for the Differentiation of D2-Type Medium Spiny Neurons. Neurosci Bull 2021; 37:985-998. [PMID: 34014554 PMCID: PMC8275777 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-021-00698-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Medium spiny neurons (MSNs) in the striatum, which can be divided into D1 and D2 MSNs, originate from the lateral ganglionic eminence (LGE). Previously, we reported that Six3 is a downstream target of Sp8/Sp9 in the transcriptional regulatory cascade of D2 MSN development and that conditionally knocking out Six3 leads to a severe loss of D2 MSNs. Here, we showed that Six3 mainly functions in D2 MSN precursor cells and gradually loses its function as D2 MSNs mature. Conditional deletion of Six3 had little effect on cell proliferation but blocked the differentiation of D2 MSN precursor cells. In addition, conditional overexpression of Six3 promoted the differentiation of precursor cells in the LGE. We measured an increase of apoptosis in the postnatal striatum of conditional Six3-knockout mice. This suggests that, in the absence of Six3, abnormally differentiated D2 MSNs are eliminated by programmed cell death. These results further identify Six3 as an important regulatory element during D2 MSN differentiation.
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- Xiaolei Song
- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Bocchi VD, Conforti P, Vezzoli E, Besusso D, Cappadona C, Lischetti T, Galimberti M, Ranzani V, Bonnal RJP, De Simone M, Rossetti G, He X, Kamimoto K, Espuny-Camacho I, Faedo A, Gervasoni F, Vuono R, Morris SA, Chen J, Felsenfeld D, Pavesi G, Barker RA, Pagani M, Cattaneo E. The coding and long noncoding single-cell atlas of the developing human fetal striatum. Science 2021; 372:372/6542/eabf5759. [PMID: 33958447 DOI: 10.1126/science.abf5759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Deciphering how the human striatum develops is necessary for understanding the diseases that affect this region. To decode the transcriptional modules that regulate this structure during development, we compiled a catalog of 1116 long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs) identified de novo and then profiled 96,789 single cells from the early human fetal striatum. We found that D1 and D2 medium spiny neurons (D1- and D2-MSNs) arise from a common progenitor and that lineage commitment is established during the postmitotic transition, across a pre-MSN phase that exhibits a continuous spectrum of fate determinants. We then uncovered cell type-specific gene regulatory networks that we validated through in silico perturbation. Finally, we identified human-specific lincRNAs that contribute to the phylogenetic divergence of this structure in humans. This work delineates the cellular hierarchies governing MSN lineage commitment.
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- Vittoria Dickinson Bocchi
- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,INGM, Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,INGM, Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,INGM, Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,INGM, Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,INGM, Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,INGM, Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,INGM, Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- WT-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Center of Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,INGM, Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,INGM, Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- INGM, Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Milan, Italy.,Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- WT-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Center of Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- CHDI Management/CHDI Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- WT-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- INGM, Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Milan, Italy. .,Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy. .,INGM, Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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van Heusden F, Macey-Dare A, Gordon J, Krajeski R, Sharott A, Ellender T. Diversity in striatal synaptic circuits arises from distinct embryonic progenitor pools in the ventral telencephalon. Cell Rep 2021; 35:109041. [PMID: 33910016 PMCID: PMC8097690 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Synaptic circuits in the brain are precisely organized, but the processes that govern this precision are poorly understood. Here, we explore how distinct embryonic neural progenitor pools in the lateral ganglionic eminence contribute to neuronal diversity and synaptic circuit connectivity in the mouse striatum. In utero labeling of Tα1-expressing apical intermediate progenitors (aIP), as well as other progenitors (OP), reveals that both progenitors generate direct and indirect pathway spiny projection neurons (SPNs) with similar electrophysiological and anatomical properties and are intermingled in medial striatum. Subsequent optogenetic circuit-mapping experiments demonstrate that progenitor origin significantly impacts long-range excitatory input strength, with medial prefrontal cortex preferentially driving aIP-derived SPNs and visual cortex preferentially driving OP-derived SPNs. In contrast, the strength of local inhibitory inputs among SPNs is controlled by birthdate rather than progenitor origin. Combined, these results demonstrate distinct roles for embryonic progenitor origin in shaping neuronal and circuit properties of the postnatal striatum. The Tα1 promoter distinguishes two embryonic progenitor pools in the LGE Both pools generate intermixed spiny projection neurons in dorsomedial striatum Excitatory cortical inputs are biased toward SPNs of different embryonic origin Neurogenic stage rather impacts local inhibitory connections among SPNs
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- Fran van Heusden
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK.
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Zhang Y, Liu G, Guo T, Liang XG, Du H, Yang L, Bhaduri A, Li X, Xu Z, Zhang Z, Li Z, He M, Tsyporin J, Kriegstein AR, Rubenstein JL, Yang Z, Chen B. Cortical Neural Stem Cell Lineage Progression Is Regulated by Extrinsic Signaling Molecule Sonic Hedgehog. Cell Rep 2021; 30:4490-4504.e4. [PMID: 32234482 PMCID: PMC7197103 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Neural stem cells (NSCs) in the prenatal neocortex progressively generate different subtypes of glutamatergic projection neurons. Following that, NSCs have a major switch in their progenitor properties and produce γ-aminobutyric acid (GABAergic) interneurons for the olfactory bulb (OB), cortical oligodendrocytes, and astrocytes. Herein, we provide evidence for the molecular mechanism that underlies this switch in the state of neocortical NSCs. We show that, at around E16.5, mouse neocortical NSCs start to generate GSX2-expressing (GSX2+) intermediate progenitor cells (IPCs). In vivo lineage-tracing study revealed that GSX2+ IPC population gives rise not only to OB interneurons but also to cortical oligodendrocytes and astrocytes, suggesting that they are a tri-potential population. We demonstrated that Sonic hedgehog signaling is both necessary and sufficient for the generation of GSX2+ IPCs by reducing GLI3R protein levels. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we identify the transcriptional profile of GSX2+ IPCs and the process of the lineage switch of cortical NSCs. Zhang et al. reveal that cortical radial glia-derived GSX2+ cells at the late embryonic stage are tri-potential intermediate progenitors, which give rise to a subset of cortical oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, and olfactory bulb interneurons. SHH signaling is crucial for the generation of GSX2+ cells by reducing GLI3R protein level.
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- Yue Zhang
- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institute for Translational Brain Research, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institute for Translational Brain Research, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institute for Translational Brain Research, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institute for Translational Brain Research, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institute for Translational Brain Research, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institute for Translational Brain Research, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institute for Translational Brain Research, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institute for Translational Brain Research, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institute for Translational Brain Research, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institute for Translational Brain Research, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
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Yang L, Su Z, Wang Z, Li Z, Shang Z, Du H, Liu G, Qi D, Yang Z, Xu Z, Zhang Z. Transcriptional profiling reveals the transcription factor networks regulating the survival of striatal neurons. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:262. [PMID: 33712552 PMCID: PMC7955055 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-03552-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
The striatum is structurally highly diverse, and its organ functionality critically depends on normal embryonic development. Although several studies have been conducted on the gene functional changes that occur during striatal development, a system-wide analysis of the underlying molecular changes is lacking. Here, we present a comprehensive transcriptome profile that allows us to explore the trajectory of striatal development and identify the correlation between the striatal development and Huntington's disease (HD). Furthermore, we applied an integrative transcriptomic profiling approach based on machine learning to systematically map a global landscape of 277 transcription factor (TF) networks. Most of these TF networks are linked to biological processes, and some unannotated genes provide information about the corresponding mechanisms. For example, we found that the Meis2 and Six3 were crucial for the survival of striatal neurons, which were verified using conditional knockout (CKO) mice. Finally, we used RNA-Seq to speculate their downstream targets.
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- Lin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Birth Defect, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Birth Defect, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Birth Defect, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Birth Defect, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Birth Defect, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Birth Defect, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Birth Defect, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Birth Defect, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Birth Defect, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Birth Defect, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Birth Defect, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China.
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Xie K, Liu Z, Chen N, Chen T. redPATH: Reconstructing the Pseudo Development Time of Cell Lineages in Single-cell RNA-seq Data and Applications in Cancer. GENOMICS PROTEOMICS & BIOINFORMATICS 2021; 19:292-305. [PMID: 33607293 PMCID: PMC8602773 DOI: 10.1016/j.gpb.2020.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The recent advancement of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) technologies facilitates the study of cell lineages in developmental processes and cancer. In this study, we developed a computational method, called redPATH, to reconstruct the pseudo developmental time of cell lineages using a consensus asymmetric Hamiltonian path algorithm. Besides, we developed a novel approach to visualize the trajectory development and implemented visualization methods to provide biological insights. We validated the performance of redPATH by segmenting different stages of cell development on multiple neural stem cell and cancer datasets, as well as other single-cell transcriptome data. In particular, we identified a stem cell-like subpopulation in malignant glioma cells. These cells express known proliferative markers, such as GFAP, ATP1A2, IGFBPL1, and ALDOC, and remain silenced for quiescent markers such as ID3. Furthermore, we identified MCL1 as a significant gene that regulates cell apoptosis and CSF1R for reprogramming macrophages to control tumor growth. In conclusion, redPATH is a comprehensive tool for analyzing scRNA-seq datasets along the pseudo developmental time. redPATH is available at https://github.com/tinglabs/redPATH.
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- Kaikun Xie
- Institute for Artificial Intelligence, State Key Lab of Intelligent Technology and Systems, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Fuzhou Institute of Digital Technology, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute for Artificial Intelligence, State Key Lab of Intelligent Technology and Systems, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Fuzhou Institute of Digital Technology, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Institute for Artificial Intelligence, State Key Lab of Intelligent Technology and Systems, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Fuzhou Institute of Digital Technology, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Institute for Artificial Intelligence, State Key Lab of Intelligent Technology and Systems, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Fuzhou Institute of Digital Technology, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Hou Y, Zhang Q, Liu H, Wu J, Shi Y, Qi Y, Shao M, Yang Z, Lu J, Wu Z, Gong L, He M. Topographical organization of mammillary neurogenesis and efferent projections in the mouse brain. Cell Rep 2021; 34:108712. [PMID: 33567285 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The mammillary body is a hypothalamic nucleus that has important functions in memory and spatial navigation, but its developmental principles remain not well understood. Here, we identify progenitor-specific Fezf2 expression in the developing mammillary body and develop an intersectional fate-mapping approach to demonstrate that Fezf2+ mammillary progenitors generate mammillary neurons in a rostral-dorsal-lateral to caudal-ventral-medial fashion. Axonal tracing from different temporal cohorts of labeled mammillary neurons reveal their topographical organization. Unsupervised hierarchical clustering based on intrinsic properties further identify two distinct neuronal clusters independent of birthdates in the medial nuclei. In addition, we generate Fezf2 knockout mice and observe the smaller mammillary body with largely normal anatomy and mildly affected cellular electrophysiology, in contrast to more severe deficits in neuronal differentiation and projection in many other brain regions. These results indicate that Fezf2 may function differently in the mammillary body. Our results provide important insights for mammillary development and connectivity.
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- Yongjie Hou
- Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Neurogenesis of medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens continues into adulthood and is enhanced by pathological pain. Mol Psychiatry 2021; 26:4616-4632. [PMID: 32612250 PMCID: PMC8589654 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-0823-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In mammals, most adult neural stem cells (NSCs) are located in the ventricular-subventricular zone (V-SVZ) along the wall of the lateral ventricles and they are the source of olfactory bulb interneurons. Adult NSCs exhibit an apico-basal polarity; they harbor a short apical process and a long basal process, reminiscent of radial glia morphology. In the adult mouse brain, we detected extremely long radial glia-like fibers that originate from the anterior-ventral V-SVZ and that are directed to the ventral striatum. Interestingly, a fraction of adult V-SVZ-derived neuroblasts dispersed in close association with the radial glia-like fibers in the nucleus accumbens (NAc). Using several in vivo mouse models, we show that newborn neurons integrate into preexisting circuits in the NAc where they mature as medium spiny neurons (MSNs), i.e., a type of projection neurons formerly believed to be generated only during embryonic development. Moreover, we found that the number of newborn neurons in the NAc is dynamically regulated by persistent pain, suggesting that adult neurogenesis of MSNs is an experience-modulated process.
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Liu Z, Zhang Z, Lindtner S, Li Z, Xu Z, Wei S, Liang Q, Wen Y, Tao G, You Y, Chen B, Wang Y, Rubenstein JL, Yang Z. Sp9 Regulates Medial Ganglionic Eminence-Derived Cortical Interneuron Development. Cereb Cortex 2020; 29:2653-2667. [PMID: 29878134 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Immature neurons generated by the subpallial MGE tangentially migrate to the cortex where they become parvalbumin-expressing (PV+) and somatostatin (SST+) interneurons. Here, we show that the Sp9 transcription factor controls the development of MGE-derived cortical interneurons. SP9 is expressed in the MGE subventricular zone and in MGE-derived migrating interneurons. Sp9 null and conditional mutant mice have approximately 50% reduction of MGE-derived cortical interneurons, an ectopic aggregation of MGE-derived neurons in the embryonic ventral telencephalon, and an increased ratio of SST+/PV+ cortical interneurons. RNA-Seq and SP9 ChIP-Seq reveal that SP9 regulates MGE-derived cortical interneuron development through controlling the expression of key transcription factors Arx, Lhx6, Lhx8, Nkx2-1, and Zeb2 involved in interneuron development, as well as genes implicated in regulating interneuron migration Ackr3, Epha3, and St18. Thus, Sp9 has a central transcriptional role in MGE-derived cortical interneuron development.
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- Zhidong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Lebouc M, Richard Q, Garret M, Baufreton J. Striatal circuit development and its alterations in Huntington's disease. Neurobiol Dis 2020; 145:105076. [PMID: 32898646 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.105076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that usually starts during midlife with progressive alterations of motor and cognitive functions. The disease is caused by a CAG repeat expansion within the huntingtin gene leading to severe striatal neurodegeneration. Recent studies conducted on pre-HD children highlight early striatal developmental alterations starting as soon as 6 years old, the earliest age assessed. These findings, in line with data from mouse models of HD, raise the questions of when during development do the first disease-related striatal alterations emerge and whether they contribute to the later appearance of the neurodegenerative features of the disease. In this review we will describe the different stages of striatal network development and then discuss recent evidence for its alterations in rodent models of the disease. We argue that a better understanding of the striatum's development should help in assessing aberrant neurodevelopmental processes linked to the HD mutation.
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- Margaux Lebouc
- Université de Bordeaux, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; CNRS, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; CNRS, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Institut des Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; CNRS, Institut des Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, UMR 5287, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
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- Université de Bordeaux, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; CNRS, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, UMR 5293, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
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Gong WK, Ni J, Yu LF, Wang L, Huang ZL. Temporal dynamics of Arc/Arg3.1 expression in the dorsal striatum during acquisition and consolidation of a motor skill in mice. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2020; 168:107156. [PMID: 31904548 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2019.107156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Region- and pathway-specific plasticity within striatal circuits is critically involved in the acquisition and long-term retention of a new motor skill as it becomes automatized. However, the molecular substrates contributing to this plasticity remain unclear. Here, we examined the expression of the activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc) in the associative or dorsomedial striatum (DMS) and the sensorimotor or dorsolateral striatum (DLS), as well as in striatonigral and striatopallidal neurons, during different skill learning phases in the accelerating rotarod task. We found that Arc was mainly expressed in the DMS during early motor learning and progressively increased in the DLS during gradual motor skill consolidation. Moreover, Arc was preferentially expressed in striatopallidal neurons early in training and gradually increased in striatonigral neurons later in training. These data demonstrate that in the dorsal striatum, the expression of Arc exhibits a region- and cell-specific transfer during the learning of a motor skill, suggesting a link between striatal Arc expression and motor skill learning in mice.
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- Wan-Kun Gong
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, and Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, and Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, and Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, and Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, and Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Guo T, Liu G, Du H, Wen Y, Wei S, Li Z, Tao G, Shang Z, Song X, Zhang Z, Xu Z, You Y, Chen B, Rubenstein JL, Yang Z. Dlx1/2 are Central and Essential Components in the Transcriptional Code for Generating Olfactory Bulb Interneurons. Cereb Cortex 2019; 29:4831-4849. [PMID: 30796806 PMCID: PMC6917526 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Generation of olfactory bulb (OB) interneurons requires neural stem/progenitor cell specification, proliferation, differentiation, and young interneuron migration and maturation. Here, we show that the homeobox transcription factors Dlx1/2 are central and essential components in the transcriptional code for generating OB interneurons. In Dlx1/2 constitutive null mutants, the differentiation of GSX2+ and ASCL1+ neural stem/progenitor cells in the dorsal lateral ganglionic eminence is blocked, resulting in a failure of OB interneuron generation. In Dlx1/2 conditional mutants (hGFAP-Cre; Dlx1/2F/- mice), GSX2+ and ASCL1+ neural stem/progenitor cells in the postnatal subventricular zone also fail to differentiate into OB interneurons. In contrast, overexpression of Dlx1&2 in embryonic mouse cortex led to ectopic production of OB-like interneurons that expressed Gad1, Sp8, Sp9, Arx, Pbx3, Etv1, Tshz1, and Prokr2. Pax6 mutants generate cortical ectopia with OB-like interneurons, but do not do so in compound Pax6; Dlx1/2 mutants. We propose that DLX1/2 promote OB interneuron development mainly through activating the expression of Sp8/9, which further promote Tshz1 and Prokr2 expression. Based on this study, in combination with earlier ones, we propose a transcriptional network for the process of OB interneuron development.
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- Teng Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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Wang Y, Lu Z, Zhang Y, Cai Y, Yun D, Tang T, Cai Z, Wang C, Zhang Y, Fang F, Yang Z, Behnisch T, Xie Y. Transcription Factor 4 Safeguards Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus Development by Regulating Neural Progenitor Migration. Cereb Cortex 2019; 30:3102-3115. [PMID: 31845732 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampal formation plays essential roles in learning and memory. Defective DG development is associated with neurological disorders. Here, we show that transcription factor 4 (Tcf4) is essential for DG development. Tcf4 expression is elevated in neural progenitors of the dentate neuroepithelium in the developing mouse brain. We demonstrate that conditional disruption of Tcf4 in the dentate neuroepithelium leads to abnormal neural progenitor migration guided by disorganized radial glial fibers, which further leads to hypoplasia in the DG. Moreover, we reveal that Wnt7b is a key downstream effector of Tcf4 in regulating neural progenitor migration. Behavioral analysis shows that disruption of integrity of the DG impairs the social memory highlighting the importance of proper development of the DG. These results reveal a critical role for Tcf4 in regulating DG development. As mutations in TCF4 cause Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PTHS) characterized by severe intellectual disability, our data also potentially provide insights into the basis of neurological defects linked to TCF4 mutations.
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- Yafei Wang
- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Stanley G, Gokce O, Malenka RC, Südhof TC, Quake SR. Continuous and Discrete Neuron Types of the Adult Murine Striatum. Neuron 2019; 105:688-699.e8. [PMID: 31813651 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The mammalian striatum is involved in many complex behaviors and yet is composed largely of a single neuron class: the spiny projection neuron (SPN). It is unclear to what extent the functional specialization of the striatum is due to the molecular specialization of SPN subtypes. We sought to define the molecular and anatomical diversity of adult SPNs using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and quantitative RNA in situ hybridization (ISH). We computationally distinguished discrete versus continuous heterogeneity in scRNA-seq data and found that SPNs in the striatum can be classified into four major discrete types with no implied spatial relationship between them. Within these discrete types, we find continuous heterogeneity encoding spatial gradients of gene expression and defining anatomical location in a combinatorial mechanism. Our results suggest that neuronal circuitry has a substructure at far higher resolution than is typically interrogated, which is defined by the precise identity and location of a neuron.
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- Geoffrey Stanley
- Program in Biophysics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Nancy Pritzker Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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Zhang Z, Wei S, Du H, Su Z, Wen Y, Shang Z, Song X, Xu Z, You Y, Yang Z. Zfhx3 is required for the differentiation of late born D1-type medium spiny neurons. Exp Neurol 2019; 322:113055. [DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.113055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Li J, Wang C, Zhang Z, Wen Y, An L, Liang Q, Xu Z, Wei S, Li W, Guo T, Liu G, Tao G, You Y, Du H, Fu Z, He M, Chen B, Campbell K, Alvarez-Buylla A, Rubenstein JL, Yang Z. Transcription Factors Sp8 and Sp9 Coordinately Regulate Olfactory Bulb Interneuron Development. Cereb Cortex 2019; 28:3278-3294. [PMID: 28981617 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhx199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Neural stem cells in the postnatal telencephalic ventricular-subventricular zone (V-SVZ) generate new interneurons, which migrate tangentially through the rostral migratory stream (RMS) into the olfactory bulb (OB). The Sp8 and Sp9 transcription factors are expressed in neuroblasts, as well as in the immature and mature interneurons in the V-SVZ-RMS-OB system. Here we show that Sp8 and Sp9 coordinately regulate OB interneuron development: although Sp9 null mutants show no major OB interneuron defect, conditional deletion of both Sp8 and Sp9 resulted in a much more severe reduction of OB interneuron number than that observed in the Sp8 conditional mutant mice, due to defects in neuronal differentiation, tangential and radial migration, and increased cell death in the V-SVZ-RMS-OB system. RNA-Seq and RNA in situ hybridization reveal that, in Sp8/Sp9 double mutant mice, but not in Sp8 or Sp9 single mutant mice, newly born neuroblasts in the V-SVZ-RMS-OB system fail to express Prokr2 and Tshz1 expression, genes with known roles in promoting OB interneuron differentiation and migration, and that are involved in human Kallmann syndrome.
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- Jiwen Li
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Krajeski RN, Macey-Dare A, van Heusden F, Ebrahimjee F, Ellender TJ. Dynamic postnatal development of the cellular and circuit properties of striatal D1 and D2 spiny projection neurons. J Physiol 2019; 597:5265-5293. [PMID: 31531863 PMCID: PMC6900874 DOI: 10.1113/jp278416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Imbalances in the activity of the D1-expressing direct pathway and D2-expressing indirect pathway striatal projection neurons (SPNs) are thought to contribute to many basal ganglia disorders, including early-onset neurodevelopmental disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Tourette's syndrome. This study provides the first detailed quantitative investigation of development of D1 and D2 SPNs, including their cellular properties and connectivity within neural circuits, during the first postnatal weeks. This period is highly dynamic with many properties changing, but it is possible to make three main observations: many aspects of D1 and D2 SPNs progressively mature in parallel; there are notable exceptions when they diverge; and many of the defining properties of mature striatal SPNs and circuits are already established by the first and second postnatal weeks, suggesting guidance through intrinsic developmental programmes. These findings provide an experimental framework for future studies of striatal development in both health and disease. ABSTRACT Many basal ganglia neurodevelopmental disorders are thought to result from imbalances in the activity of the D1-expressing direct pathway and D2-expressing indirect pathway striatal projection neurons (SPNs). Insight into these disorders is reliant on our understanding of normal D1 and D2 SPN development. Here we provide the first detailed study and quantification of the striatal cellular and circuit changes occurring for both D1 and D2 SPNs in the first postnatal weeks using in vitro whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology. Characterization of their intrinsic electrophysiological and morphological properties, the excitatory long-range inputs coming from cortex and thalamus, as well their local gap junction and inhibitory synaptic connections reveals this period to be highly dynamic with numerous properties changing. However it is possible to make three main observations. Firstly, many aspects of SPNs mature in parallel, including intrinsic membrane properties, increases in dendritic arbours and spine densities, general synaptic inputs and expression of specific glutamate receptors. Secondly, there are notable exceptions, including a transient stronger thalamic innervation of D2 SPNs and stronger cortical NMDA receptor-mediated inputs to D1 SPNs, both in the second postnatal week. Thirdly, many of the defining properties of mature D1 and D2 SPNs and striatal circuits are already established by the first and second postnatal weeks, including different electrophysiological properties as well as biased local inhibitory connections between SPNs, suggesting this is guided through intrinsic developmental programmes. Together these findings provide an experimental framework for future studies of D1 and D2 SPN development in health and disease.
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- Rohan N Krajeski
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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Wen Y, Zhang Z, Li Z, Liu G, Tao G, Song X, Xu Z, Shang Z, Guo T, Su Z, Chen H, You Y, Li J, Yang Z. The PROK2/PROKR2 signaling pathway is required for the migration of most olfactory bulb interneurons. J Comp Neurol 2019; 527:2931-2947. [DOI: 10.1002/cne.24719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Yan Wen
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, School of Life SciencesCentral South University Changsha Hunan PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai PR China
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Wei S, Du H, Li Z, Tao G, Xu Z, Song X, Shang Z, Su Z, Chen H, Wen Y, Liu G, You Y, Zhang Z, Yang Z. Transcription factors
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regulate the development of caudal ganglionic eminence‐derived cortical interneurons. J Comp Neurol 2019; 527:2860-2874. [DOI: 10.1002/cne.24712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Song Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University Shanghai China
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Tao G, Li Z, Wen Y, Song X, Wei S, Du H, Yang Z, Xu Z, You Y. Transcription Factors Sp8 and Sp9 Regulate Medial Ganglionic Eminence-Derived Cortical Interneuron Migration. Front Mol Neurosci 2019; 12:75. [PMID: 31001083 PMCID: PMC6454190 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cortical interneurons are derived from the subpallium and reach the developing cortex through long tangential migration. Mature cortical interneurons are characterized by remarkable morphological, molecular, and functional diversity. The calcium-binding protein parvalbumin (PV) and neuropeptide somatostatin (SST) identify most medial ganglionic eminence (MGE)-derived cortical interneurons. Previously, we demonstrated that Sp9 plays a curial transcriptional role in regulating MGE-derived cortical interneuron development. Here, we show that SP8 protein is weekly expressed in the MGE mantle zone of wild type mice but upregulated in Sp9 null mutants. PV+ cortical interneurons were severely lost in Sp8/Sp9 double conditional knockouts due to defects in tangential migration compared with Sp9 single mutants, suggesting that Sp8/9 coordinately regulate PV+ cortical interneuron development. We provide evidence that Sp8/Sp9 activity is required for normal MGE-derived cortical interneuron migration, at least in part, through regulating the expression of EphA3, Ppp2r2c, and Rasgef1b.
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- Guangxu Tao
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Research Center for Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Guo Q, Li JYH. Defining developmental diversification of diencephalon neurons through single cell gene expression profiling. Development 2019; 146:dev.174284. [PMID: 30872278 DOI: 10.1242/dev.174284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The embryonic diencephalon forms integration centers and relay stations in the forebrain. Anecdotal expression studies suggest that the diencephalon contains multiple developmental compartments and subdivisions. Here, we utilized single cell RNA sequencing to profile transcriptomes of dissociated cells from the diencephalon of E12.5 mouse embryos. We identified the divergence of different progenitors, intermediate progenitors, and emerging neurons. By mapping the identified cell groups to their spatial origins, we characterized the molecular features of cell types and cell states arising from various diencephalic domains. Furthermore, we reconstructed the developmental trajectory of distinct cell lineages, and thereby identified the genetic cascades and gene regulatory networks underlying the progression of the cell cycle, neurogenesis and cellular diversification. The analysis provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the amplification of intermediate progenitor cells in the thalamus. The single cell-resolved trajectories not only confirm a close relationship between the rostral thalamus and prethalamus, but also uncover an unexpected close relationship between the caudal thalamus, epithalamus and rostral pretectum. Our data provide a useful resource for systematic studies of cell heterogeneity and differentiation kinetics within the diencephalon.
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- Qiuxia Guo
- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-6403, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-6403, USA .,Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, 400 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-6403, USA
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Tang T, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Cai Z, Lu Z, Li L, Huang R, Hagelkruys A, Matthias P, Zhang H, Seiser C, Xie Y. HDAC1 and HDAC2 Regulate Intermediate Progenitor Positioning to Safeguard Neocortical Development. Neuron 2019; 101:1117-1133.e5. [PMID: 30709655 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Neural progenitors with distinct potential to generate progeny are associated with a spatially distinct microenvironment. Neocortical intermediate progenitors (IPs) in the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the developing brain generate neurons for all cortical layers and are essential for cortical expansion. Here, we show that spatial control of IP positioning is essential for neocortical development. We demonstrate that HDAC1 and HDAC2 regulate the spatial positioning of IPs to form the SVZ. Developmental stage-specific depletion of both HDAC1 and HDAC2 in radial glial progenitors results in mispositioning of IPs at the ventricular surface, where they divide and differentiate into neurons, thereby leading to the cortical malformation. We further identified the proneural gene Neurogenin2 as a key target of HDAC1 and HDAC2 for regulating IP positioning. Our results demonstrate the importance of the spatial positioning of neural progenitors in cortical development and reveal a mechanism underlying the establishment of the SVZ microenvironment.
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- Tianxiang Tang
- Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3888 Chenhua Road, Shanghai 201602, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3888 Chenhua Road, Shanghai 201602, China
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; Faculty of Sciences, University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3888 Chenhua Road, Shanghai 201602, China
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Vienna, Austria; Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstrasse 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Lv ZM, Zhao RJ, Zhi XS, Huang Y, Chen JY, Song NN, Su CJ, Ding YQ. Expression of DCX and Transcription Factor Profiling in Photothrombosis-Induced Focal Ischemia in Mice. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:455. [PMID: 30524246 PMCID: PMC6262056 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Adult neurogenesis is present in the dentate gyrus and the subventricular zone in mammalian brain under physiological conditions. Recently, adult neurogenesis has also been reported in other brain regions after brain injury. In this study, we established a focal striatal ischemic model in adult mice via photothrombosis (PT) and investigated how focal ischemia elicits neurogenesis in the striatum. We found that astrocytes and microglia increased in early post-ischemic stage, followed by a 1-week late-onset of doublecortin (DCX) expression in the striatum. The number of DCX-positive neurons reached the peak level at day 7, but they were still observed at day 28 post-ischemia. Moreover, Rbp-J (a key effector of Notch signaling) deletion in astrocytes has been reported to promote the neuron regeneration after brain ischemia, and we provided the change of gene expression profile in the striatum of astrocyte-specific Rbp-J knockout (KO) mice glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP-CreER:Rbp-Jfl/fl), which may help to clarify detailed potential mechanisms for the post-ischemic neurogenesis in the striatum.
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- Zhu-Man Lv
- Department of Basic Medicine, Institute of Neurosciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xian, China
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- Center for Stem Cells and Medicine, Department of Cell Biology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xian, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Institute of Neurosciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Active intermixing of indirect and direct neurons builds the striatal mosaic. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4725. [PMID: 30413696 PMCID: PMC6226429 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07171-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The striatum controls behaviors via the activity of direct and indirect pathway projection neurons (dSPN and iSPN) that are intermingled in all compartments. While such cellular mosaic ensures the balanced activity of the two pathways, its developmental origin and pattern remains largely unknown. Here, we show that both SPN populations are specified embryonically and intermix progressively through multidirectional iSPN migration. Using conditional mutant mice, we found that inactivation of the dSPN-specific transcription factor Ebf1 impairs selective dSPN properties, including axon pathfinding, while molecular and functional features of iSPN were preserved. Ebf1 mutation disrupted iSPN/dSPN intermixing, resulting in an uneven distribution. Such architectural defect was selective of the matrix compartment, highlighting that intermixing is a parallel process to compartment formation. Our study reveals while iSPN/dSPN specification is largely independent, their intermingling emerges from an active migration of iSPN, thereby providing a novel framework for the building of striatal architecture.
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Kelly SM, Raudales R, He M, Lee JH, Kim Y, Gibb LG, Wu P, Matho K, Osten P, Graybiel AM, Huang ZJ. Radial Glial Lineage Progression and Differential Intermediate Progenitor Amplification Underlie Striatal Compartments and Circuit Organization. Neuron 2018; 99:345-361.e4. [PMID: 30017396 PMCID: PMC6094944 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The circuitry of the striatum is characterized by two organizational plans: the division into striosome and matrix compartments, thought to mediate evaluation and action, and the direct and indirect pathways, thought to promote or suppress behavior. The developmental origins of these organizations and their developmental relationships are unknown, leaving a conceptual gap in understanding the cortico-basal ganglia system. Through genetic fate mapping, we demonstrate that striosome-matrix compartmentalization arises from a lineage program embedded in lateral ganglionic eminence radial glial progenitors mediating neurogenesis through two distinct types of intermediate progenitors (IPs). The early phase of this program produces striosomal spiny projection neurons (SPNs) through fate-restricted apical IPs (aIPSs) with limited capacity; the late phase produces matrix SPNs through fate-restricted basal IPs (bIPMs) with expanded capacity. Notably, direct and indirect pathway SPNs arise within both aIPS and bIPM pools, suggesting that striosome-matrix architecture is the fundamental organizational plan of basal ganglia circuitry.
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- Sean M Kelly
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA; Program in Neuroscience and Medical Scientist Training Program, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11790, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11790, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- McGovern Institute for Brain Research and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA.
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Xu Z, Liang Q, Song X, Zhang Z, Lindtner S, Li Z, Wen Y, Liu G, Guo T, Qi D, Wang M, Wang C, Li H, You Y, Wang X, Chen B, Feng H, Rubenstein JL, Yang Z. SP8 and SP9 coordinately promote D2-type medium spiny neuron production by activating Six3 expression. Development 2018; 145:dev165456. [PMID: 29967281 PMCID: PMC6078334 DOI: 10.1242/dev.165456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Dopamine receptor DRD1-expressing medium spiny neurons (D1 MSNs) and dopamine receptor DRD2-expressing medium spiny neurons (D2 MSNs) are the principal projection neurons in the striatum, which is divided into dorsal striatum (caudate nucleus and putamen) and ventral striatum (nucleus accumbens and olfactory tubercle). Progenitors of these neurons arise in the lateral ganglionic eminence (LGE). Using conditional deletion, we show that mice lacking the transcription factor genes Sp8 and Sp9 lose virtually all D2 MSNs as a result of reduced neurogenesis in the LGE, whereas D1 MSNs are largely unaffected. SP8 and SP9 together drive expression of the transcription factor Six3 in a spatially restricted domain of the LGE subventricular zone. Conditional deletion of Six3 also prevents the formation of most D2 MSNs, phenocopying the Sp8/9 mutants. Finally, ChIP-Seq reveals that SP9 directly binds to the promoter and a putative enhancer of Six3 Thus, this study defines components of a transcription pathway in a regionally restricted LGE progenitor domain that selectively drives the generation of D2 MSNs.
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- Zhejun Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Victor MB, Richner M, Olsen HE, Lee SW, Monteys AM, Ma C, Huh CJ, Zhang B, Davidson BL, Yang XW, Yoo AS. Striatal neurons directly converted from Huntington's disease patient fibroblasts recapitulate age-associated disease phenotypes. Nat Neurosci 2018; 21:341-352. [PMID: 29403030 PMCID: PMC5857213 DOI: 10.1038/s41593-018-0075-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In Huntington's disease (HD), expansion of CAG codons in the huntingtin gene (HTT) leads to the aberrant formation of protein aggregates and the differential degeneration of striatal medium spiny neurons (MSNs). Modeling HD using patient-specific MSNs has been challenging, as neurons differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells are free of aggregates and lack an overt cell death phenotype. Here we generated MSNs from HD patient fibroblasts through microRNA-based direct neuronal conversion, bypassing the induction of pluripotency and retaining age signatures of the original fibroblasts. We found that patient MSNs consistently exhibited mutant HTT (mHTT) aggregates, mHTT-dependent DNA damage, mitochondrial dysfunction and spontaneous degeneration in culture over time. We further provide evidence that erasure of age stored in starting fibroblasts or neuronal conversion of presymptomatic HD patient fibroblasts results in differential manifestation of cellular phenotypes associated with HD, highlighting the importance of age in modeling late-onset neurological disorders.
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- Matheus B Victor
- Department of Developmental Biology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.,Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- The Raymond G Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- The Raymond G Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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Turrero García M, Harwell CC. Radial glia in the ventral telencephalon. FEBS Lett 2017; 591:3942-3959. [PMID: 28862741 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The ventral telencephalon is the developmental origin of the basal ganglia and the source of neuronal and glial cells that integrate into developing circuits in other areas of the brain. Radial glia in the embryonic subpallium give rise to an enormous diversity of mature cell types, either directly or through other transit-amplifying progenitors. Here, we review current knowledge about these subpallial neural stem cells and their progeny, focusing on the period of neurogenesis. We describe their cell biological features and the extrinsic and intrinsic molecular codes that guide their fate specification in defined temporal and spatial sequences. We also discuss the role of clonal lineage in the organization and specification of mature neurons.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Merchan-Sala P, Nardini D, Waclaw RR, Campbell K. Selective neuronal expression of the SoxE factor, Sox8, in direct pathway striatal projection neurons of the developing mouse brain. J Comp Neurol 2017; 525:2805-2819. [PMID: 28472858 DOI: 10.1002/cne.24232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The striatum is the major component of the basal ganglia and is well known to play a key role in the control of motor function via balanced output from the indirect (iSPNs) and direct pathway striatal projection neurons (dSPNs). Little is known, however, about the molecular genetic mechanisms that control the formation of the iSPNs versus dSPNs. We show here that the SoxE family member, Sox8, is co-expressed with the dSPN markers, Isl1 and Ebf1, in the developing striatum. Moreover, dSPNs, as marked by Isl1-cre fate map, express Sox8 in the embryonic striatum and Sox8-EGFP BAC transgenic mice specifically reveal the direct pathway axons during development. These EGFP+ axons are first observed to reach their midbrain target, the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr), at E14 in the mouse with a robust connection observed already at birth. The selective expression of EGFP in dSPNs of Sox8-EGFP BAC mice is maintained at postnatal timepoints. Sox8 is known to be expressed in oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) together with other SoxE factors and we show here that the EGFP signal co-localizes with the OPC markers throughout the brain. Finally, we show that Sox8-EGFP BAC mice can be used to interrogate the altered dSPN development in Isl1 conditional mutants including aberrant axonal projections detected already at embryonic timepoints. Thus, Sox8 represents an early and specific marker of embryonic dSPNs and the Sox8-EGFP BAC transgenic mice are an excellent tool to study the development of basal ganglia circuitry.
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- Paloma Merchan-Sala
- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.,Division of Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Lumb R, Buckberry S, Secker G, Lawrence D, Schwarz Q. Transcriptome profiling reveals expression signatures of cranial neural crest cells arising from different axial levels. BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2017; 17:5. [PMID: 28407732 PMCID: PMC5390458 DOI: 10.1186/s12861-017-0147-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Background Cranial neural crest cells (NCCs) are a unique embryonic cell type which give rise to a diverse array of derivatives extending from neurons and glia through to bone and cartilage. Depending on their point of origin along the antero-posterior axis cranial NCCs are rapidly sorted into distinct migratory streams that give rise to axial specific structures. These migratory streams mirror the underlying segmentation of the brain with NCCs exiting the diencephalon and midbrain following distinct paths compared to those exiting the hindbrain rhombomeres (r). The genetic landscape of cranial NCCs arising at different axial levels remains unknown. Results Here we have used RNA sequencing to uncover the transcriptional profiles of mouse cranial NCCs arising at different axial levels. Whole transcriptome analysis identified over 120 transcripts differentially expressed between NCCs arising anterior to r3 (referred to as r1-r2 migratory stream for simplicity) and the r4 migratory stream. Eight of the genes differentially expressed between these populations were validated by RT-PCR with 2 being further validated by in situ hybridisation. We also explored the expression of the Neuropilins (Nrp1 and Nrp2) and their co-receptors and show that the A-type Plexins are differentially expressed in different cranial NCC streams. Conclusions Our analyses identify a large number of genes differentially regulated between cranial NCCs arising at different axial levels. This data provides a comprehensive description of the genetic landscape driving diversity of distinct cranial NCC streams and provides novel insight into the regulatory networks controlling the formation of specific skeletal elements and the mechanisms promoting migration along different paths. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12861-017-0147-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Rachael Lumb
- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia.,University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
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- Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, WA, 6008, Australia.,Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Perth, 6009, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
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- ACRF Cancer Genomics Facility, Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia.,School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia.
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Waclaw RR, Ehrman LA, Merchan-Sala P, Kohli V, Nardini D, Campbell K. Foxo1 is a downstream effector of Isl1 in direct pathway striatal projection neuron development within the embryonic mouse telencephalon. Mol Cell Neurosci 2017; 80:44-51. [PMID: 28213137 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2017.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Recent studies have shown that the LIM-homeodomain transcription factor Isl1 is required for the survival and differentiation of direct pathway striatonigral neurons during embryonic development. The downstream effectors of Isl1 in these processes are presently unknown. We show here that Foxo1, a transcription factor that has been implicated in cell survival, is expressed in striatal projection neurons (SPNs) that derive from the Isl1 lineage (i.e. direct pathway SPNs). Moreover, Isl1 conditional knockouts (cKOs) show a severe loss of Foxo1 expression at E15.5 with a modest recovery by E18.5. Although Foxo1 is enriched in the direct pathway SPNs at embryonic stages, it is expressed in both direct and indirect pathway SPNs at postnatal time points as evidenced by co-localization with EGFP in both Drd1-EGFP and Drd2-EGFP BAC transgenic mice. Foxo1 was not detected in striatal interneurons as marked by the transcription factor Nkx2.1. Conditional knockout of Foxo1 using Dlx5/6-CIE mice results in reduced expression of the SPN marker Darpp-32, as well as in the direct pathway SPN markers Ebf1 and Zfp521 within the embryonic striatum at E15.5. However, this phenotype improves in the conditional mutants by E18.5. Interestingly, the Foxo family members, Foxo3 and Foxo6, remain expressed at late embryonic stages in the Foxo1 cKOs unlike the Isl1 cKOs where Foxo1/3/6 as well as the Foxo1/3 target Bach2 are all reduced. Taken together, these findings suggest that Foxo-regulated pathways are downstream of Isl1 in the survival and/or differentiation of direct pathway SPNs.
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- R R Waclaw
- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Division of Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
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