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Ferent J, Zaidi D, Francis F. Extracellular Control of Radial Glia Proliferation and Scaffolding During Cortical Development and Pathology. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:578341. [PMID: 33178693 PMCID: PMC7596222 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.578341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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During the development of the cortex, newly generated neurons migrate long-distances in the expanding tissue to reach their final positions. Pyramidal neurons are produced from dorsal progenitors, e.g., radial glia (RGs) in the ventricular zone, and then migrate along RG processes basally toward the cortex. These neurons are hence dependent upon RG extensions to support their migration from apical to basal regions. Several studies have investigated how intracellular determinants are required for RG polarity and subsequent formation and maintenance of their processes. Fewer studies have identified the influence of the extracellular environment on this architecture. This review will focus on extracellular factors which influence RG morphology and pyramidal neuronal migration during normal development and their perturbations in pathology. During cortical development, RGs are present in different strategic positions: apical RGs (aRGs) have their cell bodies located in the ventricular zone with an apical process contacting the ventricle, while they also have a basal process extending radially to reach the pial surface of the cortex. This particular conformation allows aRGs to be exposed to long range and short range signaling cues, whereas basal RGs (bRGs, also known as outer RGs, oRGs) have their cell bodies located throughout the cortical wall, limiting their access to ventricular factors. Long range signals impacting aRGs include secreted molecules present in the embryonic cerebrospinal fluid (e.g., Neuregulin, EGF, FGF, Wnt, BMP). Secreted molecules also contribute to the extracellular matrix (fibronectin, laminin, reelin). Classical short range factors include cell to cell signaling, adhesion molecules and mechano-transduction mechanisms (e.g., TAG1, Notch, cadherins, mechanical tension). Changes in one or several of these components influencing the RG extracellular environment can disrupt the development or maintenance of RG architecture on which neuronal migration relies, leading to a range of cortical malformations. First, we will detail the known long range signaling cues impacting RG. Then, we will review how short range cell contacts are also important to instruct the RG framework. Understanding how RG processes are structured by their environment to maintain and support radial migration is a critical part of the investigation of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Julien Ferent
- Inserm, U 1270, Paris, France.,Sorbonne University, UMR-S 1270, IFM, Paris, France.,Institut du Fer á Moulin, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U 1270, Paris, France.,Sorbonne University, UMR-S 1270, IFM, Paris, France.,Institut du Fer á Moulin, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U 1270, Paris, France.,Sorbonne University, UMR-S 1270, IFM, Paris, France.,Institut du Fer á Moulin, Paris, France
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Beckinghausen J, Sillitoe RV. Insights into cerebellar development and connectivity. Neurosci Lett 2018; 688:2-13. [PMID: 29746896 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The cerebellum has a well-established role in controlling motor functions such coordination, balance, posture, and skilled learning. There is mounting evidence that it might also play a critical role in non-motor functions such as cognition and emotion. It is therefore not surprising that cerebellar defects are associated with a wide array of diseases including ataxia, dystonia, tremor, schizophrenia, dyslexia, and autism spectrum disorder. What is intriguing is that a seemingly uniform circuit that is often described as being "simple" should carry out all of these behaviors. Analyses of how cerebellar circuits develop have revealed that such descriptions massively underestimate the complexity of the cerebellum. The cerebellum is in fact highly patterned and organized around a series of parasagittal stripes and transverse zones. This topographic architecture partitions all cerebellar circuits into functional modules that are thought to enhance processing power during cerebellar dependent behaviors. What are arguably the most remarkable features of cerebellar topography are the developmental processes that produce them. This review is concerned with the genetic and cellular mechanisms that orchestrate cerebellar patterning. We place a major focus on how Purkinje cells control multiple aspects of cerebellar circuit assembly. Using this model, we discuss evidence for how "zebra-like" patterns in Purkinje cells sculpt the cerebellum, how specific genetic cues mediate the process, and how activity refines the patterns into an adult map that is capable of executing various functions. We also discuss how defective Purkinje cell patterning might impact the pathogenesis of neurological conditions.
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- Jaclyn Beckinghausen
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, 1250 Moursund Street, Suite 1325, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Neuroscience, 1250 Moursund Street, Suite 1325, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute of TX Children's Hospital, 1250 Moursund Street, Suite 1325, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, 1250 Moursund Street, Suite 1325, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Neuroscience, 1250 Moursund Street, Suite 1325, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1250 Moursund Street, Suite 1325, Houston, TX, 77030, USA; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute of TX Children's Hospital, 1250 Moursund Street, Suite 1325, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Gammie SC. Current Models and Future Directions for Understanding the Neural Circuitries of Maternal Behaviors in Rodents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 4:119-35. [PMID: 16251728 DOI: 10.1177/1534582305281086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Maternal behaviors in rodents include a number of subcomponents, such as nursing, nest building, licking and grooming of pups, pup retrieval, and maternal aggression. Because each behavior involves a unique motor pattern, a unique ensemble neural circuitry must underlie each behavior. To what extent there is overlap in terms of brain regions and specific neurons for each circuit is being actively investigated. This review will first examine overlapping and separate components of pup retrieval and maternal aggression circuitries while examining a central role for medial preoptic area (MPA) in both behaviors. With an emphasis on experimental approaches, the review will then highlight recent findings and propose future directions for understanding maternal behavior regulation. Finally, examples for why studying the neural basis of maternal behaviors can bring insights to other areas of neuroscience, such as feeding, addiction, and anxiety and aggression regulation will be provided.
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Mullin BH, Walsh JP, Zheng HF, Brown SJ, Surdulescu GL, Curtis C, Breen G, Dudbridge F, Richards JB, Spector TD, Wilson SG. Genome-wide association study using family-based cohorts identifies the WLS and CCDC170/ESR1 loci as associated with bone mineral density. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:136. [PMID: 26911590 PMCID: PMC4766752 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2481-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Osteoporosis is a common and debilitating bone disease that is characterised by a low bone mineral density (BMD), a highly heritable trait. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have proven to be very successful in identifying common genetic variants associated with BMD adjusted for age, gender and weight, however a large portion of the genetic variance for this trait remains unexplained. There is evidence to suggest significant genetic correlation between body size traits and BMD. It has also recently been suggested that unintended bias can be introduced as a result of adjusting a phenotype for a correlated trait. We performed a GWAS meta-analysis in two populations (total n = 6,696) using BMD data adjusted for only age and gender, in an attempt to identify genetic variants associated with BMD including those that may have potential pleiotropic effects on BMD and body size traits. Results We observed a single variant, rs2566752, associated with spine BMD at the genome-wide significance level in the meta-analysis (P = 3.36 × 10−09). Logistic regression analysis also revealed an association between rs2566752 and fracture rate in one of our study cohorts (P = 0.017, n = 5,654). This is an intronic variant located in the wntless Wnt ligand secretion mediator (WLS) gene (1p31.3), a known BMD locus which encodes an integral component of the Wnt ligand secretion pathway. Bioinformatics analyses of variants in moderate LD with rs2566752 produced strong evidence for a regulatory role for the variants rs72670452, rs17130567 and rs1430738. Expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis suggested that the variants rs12568456 and rs17130567 are associated with expression of the WLS gene in whole blood, cerebellum and temporal cortex brain tissue (P = 0.034–1.19 × 10−23). Gene-wide association testing using the VErsatile Gene-based Association Study 2 (VEGAS2) software revealed associations between the coiled-coil domain containing 170 (CCDC170) gene, located adjacent to the oestrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) gene, and BMD at the spine, femoral neck and total hip sites (P = 1.0 × 10−06, 2.0 × 10−06 and 2.0 × 10−06 respectively). Conclusions Genetic variation at the WLS and CCDC170/ESR1 loci were found to be significantly associated with BMD adjusted for only age and gender at the genome-wide level in this meta-analysis.
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- Benjamin H Mullin
- Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia. .,School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia. .,School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia.
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- Institute of Aging Research, School of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, and the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia.
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- Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK.
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- MRC Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK. .,NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
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- MRC Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK. .,NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
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- Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK. .,Departments of Medicine, Human Genetics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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- Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia. .,School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia. .,Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK.
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Vite A, Li J, Radice GL. New functions for alpha-catenins in health and disease: from cancer to heart regeneration. Cell Tissue Res 2015; 360:773-83. [PMID: 25673211 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-015-2123-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Strong cell-cell adhesion mediated by adherens junctions is dependent on anchoring the transmembrane cadherin molecule to the underlying actin cytoskeleton. To do this, the cadherin cytoplasmic domain interacts with catenin proteins, which include α-catenin that binds directly to filamentous actin. Originally thought to be a static structure, the connection between the cadherin/catenin adhesion complex and the actin cytoskeleton is now considered to be dynamic and responsive to both intercellular and intracellular signals. Alpha-catenins are mechanosensing proteins that undergo conformational change in response to cytoskeletal tension thus modifying the linkage between the cadherin and the actin cytoskeleton. There are three α-catenin isoforms expressed in mouse and human: αE-catenin (CTNNA1), αN-catenin (CTNNA2) and αT-catenin (CTNNA3). This review summarizes recent progress in understanding the in vivo function(s) of α-catenins in tissue morphogenesis, homeostasis and disease. The role of α-catenin in the regulation of cellular proliferation will be discussed in the context of cancer and regeneration.
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- Alexia Vite
- Department of Medicine, Center for Translational Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Suite 543E Jefferson Alumni Hall, 1020 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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Developmental localization of adhesion and scaffolding proteins at the cone synapse. Gene Expr Patterns 2014; 16:36-50. [PMID: 25176525 DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2014.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Revised: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The cone synapse is a complex signaling hub composed of the cone photoreceptor terminal and the dendrites of bipolar and horizontal cells converging around multiple ribbon synapses. Factors that promote organization of this structure are largely unexplored. In this study we characterize the localization of adhesion and scaffolding proteins that are localized to the cone synapse, including alpha-n-catenin, beta-catenin, gamma-protocadherin, cadherin-8, MAGI2 and CASK. We describe the localization of these proteins during development of the mouse retina and in the adult macaque retina and find that these proteins are concentrated at the cone synapse. The localization of these proteins was then characterized at the cellular and subcellular levels. Alpha-n-catenin, gamma-protocadherin and cadherin-8 were concentrated in the dendrites of bipolar cells that project to the cone synapse but were not detected or stained very dimly in the dendrites of cells projecting to rod synapses. This study adds to our knowledge of cone synapse development by characterizing the developmental localization of these factors and identifies these factors as candidates for functional analysis of cone synapse formation.
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Marzban H, Hoy N, Aavani T, Sarko DK, Catania KC, Hawkes R. Compartmentation of the cerebellar cortex in the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber). THE CEREBELLUM 2012; 10:435-48. [PMID: 21298580 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-011-0251-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Despite the apparent uniformity in cellular composition of the adult mammalian cerebellar cortex, it is actually highly compartmentalized into transverse zones and within each zone further subdivided into a reproducible array of parasagittal stripes. This basic cerebellar architecture is highly conserved in birds and mammals. However, different species have very different cerebellar morphologies, and it is unclear if cerebellar architecture reflects taxonomic relations or ecological niches. To explore this, we have examined the cerebellum of the naked mole-rat Heterocephalus glaber, a burrowing rodent with adaptations to a subterranean life that include only a rudimentary visual system. The cerebellum of H. glaber resembles that of other rodents with the remarkable exception that cerebellar regions that are prominent in the handling of visual information (the central zone, nodular zone, and dorsal paraflocculus) are greatly reduced or absent. In addition, there is a notable increase in size in the posterior zone, consistent with an expanded role for the trigeminal somatosensory system. These data suggest that cerebellar architecture may be substantially modified to serve a particular ecological niche.
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- Hassan Marzban
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Genes and Development Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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Classic cadherins represent a family of calcium-dependent homophilic cell-cell adhesion molecules. They confer strong adhesiveness to animal cells when they are anchored to the actin cytoskeleton via their cytoplasmic binding partners, catenins. The cadherin/catenin adhesion system plays key roles in the morphogenesis and function of the vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems. In early vertebrate development, cadherins are involved in multiple events of brain morphogenesis including the formation and maintenance of the neuroepithelium, neurite extension and migration of neuronal cells. In the invertebrate nervous system, classic cadherin-mediated cell-cell interaction plays important roles in wiring among neurons. For synaptogenesis, the cadherin/catenin system not only stabilizes cell-cell contacts at excitatory synapses but also assembles synaptic molecules at synaptic sites. Furthermore, this system is involved in synaptic plasticity. Recent studies on the role of individual cadherin subtypes at synapses indicate that individual cadherin subtypes play their own unique role to regulate synaptic activities.
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- Sachihiro C Suzuki
- RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review summarizes for the pediatrician the current understanding of normal cerebellar and brainstem development, and then discusses selected malformations to highlight advances in the area. The impact of prematurity on cerebellar growth and development is then examined. The important insights provided by recent neuroimaging and genetic advances are reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS Previous areas of dispute are being addressed by advances in two major areas. Advanced neuroimaging studies during fetal and postnatal life are now providing important insights into the nature of normal and abnormal development of the brainstem and cerebellum. These powerful new techniques for defining morphology in vivo, together with major advances in genetics, are accelerating our understanding of genotype-phenotype relationships. Conversely, the ability to link early brain injury to subsequent cerebellar development has challenged previous understanding of the distinction between acquired and primary dysgenesis, presumed to be genetic in origin. SUMMARY The synthesis of a rational and clinically useful classification of posterior fossa malformations has been elusive. Recent developments promise to resolve ongoing disputes that have delayed progress. However, these insights into disturbed structural development demand rigorous examination of their long-term functional significance and caution before their prognostic significance is applied clinically.
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- Catherine Limperopoulos
- Neurology and Neurosurgery & School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Marzban H, Khanzada U, Shabir S, Hawkes R, Langnaese K, Smalla KH, Bockers TM, Gundelfinger ED, Gordon-Weeks PR, Beesley PW. Expression of the immunoglobulin superfamily neuroplastin adhesion molecules in adult and developing mouse cerebellum and their localisation to parasagittal stripes. J Comp Neurol 2003; 462:286-301. [PMID: 12794733 DOI: 10.1002/cne.10719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Neuroplastin (np) 55 and 65 are immunoglobulin superfamily members that arise by alternative splicing of the same gene and have been implicated in long-term activity-dependent synaptic plasticity. Both biochemical and immunocytochemical data suggest that np55 is the predominant isoform (>95% of total neuroplastin) in cerebellum. Neuroplastin immunoreactivity is concentrated in the molecular layer and synaptic glomeruli in the granule cell layer. Expression in the molecular layer appears to be postsynaptic. First, neuroplastin is associated with Purkinje cell dendrites in two mouse granuloprival cerebellar mutants, disabled and cerebellar deficient folia. Second, in an acid sphingomyelinase knockout mouse with widespread protein trafficking defects, neuroplastin accumulates in the Purkinje cell somata. Finally, primary cerebellar cultures show neuroplastin expression in Purkinje cell dendrites and somata lacking normal histotypic organization and synaptic connections, and high-magnification views indicate a preferential association with dendritic spines. In the molecular layer, differences in neuroplastin expression levels present as a parasagittal array of stripes that alternates with that revealed by the expression of another compartmentation antigen, zebrin II/aldolase c. Neuroplastin immunoreactivity is first detected weakly at postnatal day 3 (P3) in the anterior lobe vermis. By P5, parasagittal stripes are already apparent in the immature molecular layer. At this stage, punctate deposits are also localised at the perimeter of the Purkinje cell perikarya; these are no longer detected by P15. The data suggest a role for neuroplastins in the development and maintenance of normal synaptic connections in the cerebellum.
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- Hassan Marzban
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Genes and Development Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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Park C, Falls W, Finger JH, Longo-Guess CM, Ackerman SL. Deletion in Catna2, encoding alpha N-catenin, causes cerebellar and hippocampal lamination defects and impaired startle modulation. Nat Genet 2002; 31:279-84. [PMID: 12089526 DOI: 10.1038/ng908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mice homozygous for the cerebellar deficient folia (cdf) mutation are ataxic and have cerebellar hypoplasia and abnormal lobulation of the cerebellum. In the cerebella of cdf/cdf homozygous mice, approximately 40% of Purkinje cells are located ectopically in the white matter and inner granule-cell layer. Many hippocampal pyramidal cells are scattered in the plexiform layers, and those that are correctly positioned are less densely packed than are cells in wild-type mice. We show that fear conditioning and prepulse inhibition of the startle response are also disrupted in cdf/cdf mice. We identify a deletion on chromosome 6 that removes approximately 150 kb in the cdf critical region. The deletion includes part of Catna2, encoding alpha N-catenin, a protein that links the classical cadherins to the neuronal cytoskeleton. Expression of a Catna2 transgene in cdf/cdf mice restored normal cerebellar and hippocampal morphology, prepulse inhibition and fear conditioning. The findings suggest that catenin cadherin cell-adhesion complexes are important in cerebellar and hippocampal lamination and in the control of startle modulation.
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- Chankyu Park
- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, USA
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Sillitoe RV, Hawkes R. Whole-mount immunohistochemistry: a high-throughput screen for patterning defects in the mouse cerebellum. J Histochem Cytochem 2002; 50:235-44. [PMID: 11799142 DOI: 10.1177/002215540205000211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Large-scale mouse mutagenesis experiments now under way require appropriate screening methods. An important class of potential mutants comprises those with defects in the development of normal cerebellar patterning. Cerebellar defects are likely to be identified often because they typically result in ataxia. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is commonly used to reveal cerebellar organization. In particular, the antigen zebrin II (=aldolase C), expressed by stripes of Purkinje cells, has been valuable in revealing cerebellar pattern abnormalities. The development of whole-mount procedures in Drosophila, chick, and Xenopus embryos allows complex patterns to be studied in situ while preserving the integrity of the structure. By combining procedures originally designed for embryonic and early postnatal tissue analyses, we have developed a whole-mount IHC protocol using anti-zebrin II, which reveals the complex topography of Purkinje cells in the adult mouse cerebellum. Furthermore, the procedure is effective with a number of other antigens and works well on both perfusion-fixed and immersion-fixed tissue. By use of this approach, normal adult murine cerebellar topography and patterning defects caused by mutation can be studied without the need for three-dimensional reconstruction.
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- Roy V Sillitoe
- Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, and Genes and Development Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Park C, Finger JH, Cooper JA, Ackerman SL. The cerebellar deficient folia (cdf) gene acts intrinsically in Purkinje cell migrations. Genesis 2002; 32:32-41. [PMID: 11835672 DOI: 10.1002/gene.10024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cerebellar deficient folia (cdf) is a recently identified mouse mutation causing ataxia and cerebellar abnormalities including lobulation defects and abnormal placement of a specific subset of Purkinje cells. To understand the etiology of the cerebellar defects in cdf mutant mice, we examined postnatal development of the cdf/cdf cerebellum. Our results demonstrate that Purkinje cell ectopia and foliation defects are apparent at birth, suggesting the cdf mutation disrupts the positioning of many, but not all, Purkinje cells during development. In addition to cerebellar abnormalities, we observed lamination defects in the hippocampus of cdf mutant mice, although neocortical defects were not seen. Furthermore, ectopic Purkinje cells in cdf/cdf mice express an increased level of Dab1 protein, as previously observed in mice with mutations in genes in the reelin signaling pathway. Lastly, analysis of cdf <-->ROSA26 chimeric mice demonstrated that the cdf mutation is intrinsic to Purkinje cells. We suggest that the cdf gene product is required in a subset of Purkinje cells, possibly to respond to Reelin signals.
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- Chankyu Park
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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Beierbach E, Park C, Ackerman SL, Goldowitz D, Hawkes R. Abnormal dispersion of a purkinje cell subset in the mouse mutant cerebellar deficient folia (cdf). J Comp Neurol 2001. [DOI: 10.1002/cne.1052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Park C, Longo CM, Ackerman SL. Genetic and physical mapping of the cerebellar deficient folia (cdf) locus on mouse chromosome 6. Genomics 2000; 69:135-8. [PMID: 11013084 DOI: 10.1006/geno.2000.6322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cerebellar deficient folia (cdf) is a recessive mouse mutation causing ataxia and cerebellar cytoarchitectural abnormalities, including hypoplasia, foliation defects, and Purkinje cell ectopia. To identify the cdf gene, we have generated a high-resolution genetic map of a 3.24 +/- 0.55 cM (95% CI) region encompassing the cdf gene using 1997 F2 mice generated from a (C3H/HeSnJ-cdf/cdf x CAST/Ei)F1 intercross. Linkage analysis showed that the cdf gene cosegregates with D6Mit208, D6Mit359, and D6Mit225. A contig of five YACs, nine BACs, and three P1s was constructed across the cdf nonrecombinant region. Based on genetic and physical maps, the cdf gene was localized to the 0.28 +/- 0.23 cM (95% CI) interval between D6Mit209 and D6Ack1. These results will greatly facilitate the map-based cloning of the cdf gene, which in turn should further knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of neuronal positioning and foliation during cerebellar development.
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- C Park
- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine, 04609, USA
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Encinas JA, Kikuchi K, Chedotal A, de Castro F, Goodman CS, Kimura T. Cloning, expression, and genetic mapping of Sema W, a member of the semaphorin family. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999; 96:2491-6. [PMID: 10051670 PMCID: PMC26812 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.5.2491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The semaphorins comprise a large family of membrane-bound and secreted proteins, some of which have been shown to function in axon guidance. We have cloned a transmembrane semaphorin, Sema W, that belongs to the class IV subgroup of the semaphorin family. The mouse and rat forms of Sema W show 97% amino acid sequence identity with each other, and each shows about 91% identity with the human form. The gene for Sema W is divided into 15 exons, up to 4 of which are absent in the human cDNAs that we sequenced. Unlike many other semaphorins, Sema W is expressed at low levels in the developing embryo but was found to be expressed at high levels in the adult central nervous system and lung. Functional studies with purified membrane fractions from COS7 cells transfected with a Sema W expression plasmid showed that Sema W has growth-cone collapse activity against retinal ganglion-cell axons, indicating that vertebrate transmembrane semaphorins, like secreted semaphorins, can collapse growth cones. Genetic mapping of human SEMAW with human/hamster radiation hybrids localized the gene to chromosome 2p13. Genetic mapping of mouse Semaw with mouse/hamster radiation hybrids localized the gene to chromosome 6, and physical mapping placed the gene on bacteria artificial chromosomes carrying microsatellite markers D6Mit70 and D6Mit189. This localization places Semaw within the locus for motor neuron degeneration 2, making it an attractive candidate gene for this disease.
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- J A Encinas
- Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Research Center, 3-1-98 Kasugade-Naka, Konohana, Osaka 554-0022, Japan
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