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ArticleNeuron2016

Corticothalamic Projection Neuron Development beyond Subtype Specification: Fog2 and Intersectional Controls Regulate Intraclass Neuronal Diversity.

Maria J Galazo, Jason G Emsley, Jeffrey D Macklis

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Article in Neuron, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria J GalazoDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Center for Brain Science, and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Jason G EmsleyDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Center for Brain Science, and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Jeffrey D MacklisDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Center for Brain Science, and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Electronic address: jeffrey_macklis@harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USHarvard Stem Cell Institute · US

Funding

Molecular Controls over Neurogenesis, Subtype Development, and Diversity of Cortical Output Projection NeuronsR01NS045523 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MACKLIS, JEFFREY D · 2002 to 2020
$5.4M
Neocortical Precursor Transplant for Circuitry RepairR37NS041590 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MACKLIS, JEFFREY D · 2004 to 2010
$2.9M
Molecular Mechanisms of CTIP2 Function in Corticospinal Motor Neuron DevelopmentR01NS075672 · NINDS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI MACKLIS, JEFFREY D · 2012 to 2016
$1.8M
Cortico-Spinal Repopulation from Precursors for RepairR01NS049553 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MACKLIS, JEFFREY D · 2004 to 2007
$1.6M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS045523NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS049553NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS075672NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS041590
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Corticothalamic projection neurons (CThPN) are a diverse set of neurons, critical for function of the neocortex. CThPN development and diversity need to be precisely regulated, but little is known about molecular controls over their differentiation and functional specialization, critically limiting understanding of cortical development and complexity. We report the identification of a set of genes that both define CThPN and likely control their differentiation, diversity, and function. We selected the CThPN-specific transcriptional coregulator Fog2 for functional analysis. We identify that Fog2 controls CThPN molecular differentiation, axonal targeting, and diversity, in part by regulating the expression level of Ctip2 by CThPN, via combinatorial interactions with other molecular controls. Loss of Fog2 specifically disrupts differentiation of subsets of CThPN specialized in motor function, indicating that Fog2 coordinates subtype and functional-area differentiation. These results confirm that we identified key controls over CThPN development and identify Fog2 as a critical control over CThPN diversity.

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Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsMiceNeocortexNeural PathwaysNeurogenesisNeuronsTranscription FactorsDNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription FactorsZfpm2 protein, mouse

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PMID27321927
PMCPMC5094453
OpenAlexW2434115490

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