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J Comp Neurol ; 512(1): 74-83, 2009 Jan 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18973275

ABSTRACT

Genetic labeling based on the Cre/lox reporter system has allowed the creation of fate maps for progenitor cells and their offspring. In the diencephalon, pools of progenitors express the plp transcripts in the zona limitans intrathalamica (ZLI), the basal plate of the diencephalon (bpD), and the posterior part of the hypothalamus. We used plp-Cre transgenics crossed with either Rosa26-lox-lacZ (R26R) or actin-lox gfp (Z/EG) reporter mice to investigate the progeny of plp-expressing ventricular cells in the diencephalon. We describe the subpopulations of prethalamic neurons derived from plp-activated progenitors, their possible migratory routes as development proceeds, and their final positional identity. Neurons derived from plp-expressing progenitors issued from the ZLI contribute to GABAergic cells in the zona incerta, the subgeniculate nucleus, the ventral lateral geniculate, and the intergeniculate leaflet. Plp(+) progenitors in the bpD and posterior hypothalamus appear to generate glutamatergic neurons in the subthalamic nucleus and GABAergic neurons in the mammillary and retromammillary tegmentum derivatives. In all these nuclei the contribution of plp(+) progenitors is only partial, illustrating the heterogeneity of origin of neurons in prethalamic and caudal hypothalamic nuclei.


Subject(s)
Neurons/physiology , Stem Cells/physiology , Thalamus , Animals , Cell Movement/physiology , Cell Shape , Genes, Reporter , Mice , Mice, Transgenic , Neurons/cytology , Stem Cells/cytology , Thalamus/cytology , Thalamus/embryology
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J Neurosci ; 28(10): 2551-62, 2008 Mar 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18322099

ABSTRACT

The question of how neurons and glial cells are generated during the development of the CNS has over time led to two alternative models: either neuroepithelial cells are capable of giving rise to neurons first and to glial cells at a later stage (switching model), or they are intrinsically committed to generate one or the other (segregating model). Using the developing diencephalon as a model and by selecting a subpopulation of ventricular cells, we analyzed both in vitro, using clonal analysis, and in vivo, using inducible Cre/loxP fate mapping, the fate of neuroepithelial and radial glial cells generated at different time points during embryonic development. We found that, during neurogenic periods [embryonic day 9.5 (E9.5) to 12.5], proteolipid protein (plp)-expressing cells were lineage-restricted neuronal precursors, but later in embryogenesis, during gliogenic periods (E13.5 to early postnatal), plp-expressing cells were lineage-restricted glial precursors. In addition, we show that glial cells forming at E13.5 arise from a new pool of neuroepithelial progenitors distinct from neuronal progenitors cells, which lends support to the segregating model.


Subject(s)
Cell Differentiation/physiology , Embryonic Stem Cells/cytology , Embryonic Stem Cells/physiology , Neuroglia/cytology , Neuroglia/physiology , Neurons/cytology , Neurons/physiology , Animals , Diencephalon/cytology , Diencephalon/embryology , Female , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Inbred DBA , Mice, Transgenic , Rats , Rats, Wistar , Time Factors
3.
Int J Dev Biol ; 49(2-3): 209-20, 2005.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15906234

ABSTRACT

Oligodendrocytes are the myelin forming cells of the central nervous system. Over the last decade, their development in the embryonic brain and spinal cord has been documented following the discovery of early oligodendroglial markers. This review highlights the fundamental results obtained on the specification and migration of oligodendroglial cells and illustrates our advances in the knowledge of the cell lineage expressing plp (proteolipid protein), one of the early oligodendroglial genes.


Subject(s)
Brain/embryology , Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics , Oligodendroglia/cytology , Animals , Animals, Genetically Modified , Cell Movement , Chick Embryo , Morphogenesis , Oligodendroglia/physiology , Stem Cells/cytology , Stem Cells/physiology
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J Neurosci ; 22(14): 5992-6004, 2002 Jul 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12122061

ABSTRACT

Oligodendrocytes, the myelin-forming cells of the CNS, are generated from multiple foci distributed along the developing neural tube. Little is known about the endogenous guidance cues controlling the migration of oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) from their site of emergence toward their final destination, mainly the future white matter tracts. During embryonic development, the optic nerve is populated by OPCs originating in the diencephalon that migrate from the chiasm toward the retina. Here we show that OPCs migrating into the embryonic optic nerve express the semaphorin receptors neuropilin-1 and -2, as well as deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC) and, to a lesser extend unc5H1, two of the netrin-1 receptors. Using a functional migration assay, we provide evidence that Sema 3A and netrin-1 exert opposite chemotactic effects, repulsive or attractive, respectively, on embryonic OPCs. In addition, we show that Sema 3F has a dual effect, chemoattractive and mitogenic on embryonic OPCs. The localization of cells expressing Sema 3A, Sema 3F, and netrin-1 is consistent with a role for these ligands in the migration of OPCs in the embryonic optic nerve. Altogether, our results suggest that the migration of OPCs in the embryonic optic nerve is modulated by a balance of effects mediated by members of the semaphorin and netrin families.


Subject(s)
Cell Movement/physiology , Glycoproteins/metabolism , Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Nerve Growth Factors/metabolism , Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism , Oligodendroglia/metabolism , Animals , Cell Adhesion Molecules/biosynthesis , Cell Division/drug effects , Cell Division/physiology , Cell Line , Cell Lineage , Cell Movement/drug effects , Chemotaxis/drug effects , Chemotaxis/physiology , Culture Techniques , DCC Receptor , Glycoproteins/pharmacology , Humans , Membrane Proteins/pharmacology , Mice , Nerve Growth Factors/pharmacology , Nerve Tissue Proteins/biosynthesis , Nerve Tissue Proteins/pharmacology , Netrin Receptors , Netrin-1 , Neuropilin-1 , Oligodendroglia/cytology , Oligodendroglia/drug effects , Optic Nerve/cytology , Optic Nerve/embryology , Optic Nerve/metabolism , Receptors, Cell Surface/biosynthesis , Semaphorin-3A , Stem Cells/cytology , Stem Cells/drug effects , Stem Cells/metabolism , Tumor Suppressor Proteins/biosynthesis
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Int J Dev Neurosci ; 20(1): 39-46, 2002 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12008073

ABSTRACT

Our laboratory has generated a genetically mutant mouse in which the alpha subunit of the heterotrimeric GTP binding protein, G(z) has been made dysfunctional by homologous recombination to determine its in vivo function. These animals show a characteristic failure to thrive phenotype. G(z alpha) is expressed in a variety of nervous system tissues as well as in the adrenal medulla. We therefore examined the autonomic nervous system of the G(z alpha) deficient mouse by measuring the activity of tyrosine hydroxylase and choline acetyltransferase in the superior cervical ganglia, submaxillary gland and the adrenal medulla. Preliminary results using animals of mixed BALB/c and C57BL/6 strains gave inconsistent results. Further experiments demonstrated differences in the activity of tyrosine hydroxylase and choline acetyltransferase between BALB/c and C57BL/6 mouse strains. The analysis of the pure strains showed a reduction in the size and enzyme levels of the adrenal gland and submaxillary glands of the G(z alpha) deficient mouse suggesting a role for adrenal insufficiency and/or nutritional disorders for the failure to thrive phenotype. The survival of sympathetic and sensory neurons was also examined in the G(z alpha) deficient mouse and in the presence of pertussis toxin, sympathetic but not sensory neuronal survival in G(z alpha) deficient mice was significantly attenuated. This suggests that in vivo other pertussis toxin sensitive G proteins may be recruited to compensate for the loss of G(z alpha).


Subject(s)
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/enzymology , Autonomic Nervous System/enzymology , Autonomic Nervous System/growth & development , Cell Survival/genetics , GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits , GTP-Binding Proteins/deficiency , Nerve Degeneration/enzymology , Neurons/enzymology , Adrenal Medulla/enzymology , Adrenal Medulla/growth & development , Adrenal Medulla/innervation , Aging/metabolism , Animals , Autonomic Nervous System/cytology , Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/genetics , Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/physiopathology , Cells, Cultured , Choline O-Acetyltransferase/genetics , Choline O-Acetyltransferase/metabolism , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Nerve Degeneration/genetics , Nerve Degeneration/physiopathology , Nerve Growth Factor/pharmacology , Neurons/cytology , Neurons, Afferent/cytology , Neurons, Afferent/enzymology , Pertussis Toxin , Submandibular Gland/enzymology , Submandibular Gland/growth & development , Submandibular Gland/innervation , Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/genetics , Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/metabolism , Virulence Factors, Bordetella/pharmacology
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