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ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2017

The Cytokine CXCL12 Promotes Basket Interneuron Inhibitory Synapses in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex.

Pei-Rung Wu, Kathleen K A Cho, Daniel Vogt, Vikaas S Sohal, John L R Rubenstein

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Article in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pei-Rung WuDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Kathleen K A ChoDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Daniel VogtDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Vikaas S SohalDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
John L R RubensteinDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · USCenter for Theoretical Biological Physics · US

Funding

Genetic Regulation of Telencephalon DevelopmentR37MH049428 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI RUBENSTEIN, JOHN L. R. · 2008 to 2017
$5.9M
Restoring cognition by optogenetically rescuing gamma rhythms in PFC interneuronsR01MH106507 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SOHAL, VIKAAS SINGH · 2015 to 2019
$2.0M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH106507NIMH NIH HHS R37 MH049428
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prenatally, the cytokine CXCL12 regulates cortical interneuron migration, whereas its postnatal functions are poorly understood. Here, we report that CXCL12 is expressed postnatally in layer V pyramidal neurons and localizes on their cell bodies in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), while its receptors CXCR4/CXCR7 localize to the axon terminals of parvalbumin (PV) interneurons. Conditionally eliminating CXCL12 in neonatal layer V pyramidal neurons led to decreased axon targeting and reduced inhibitory perisomatic synapses from PV+ basket interneurons onto layer V pyramidal neurons. Consequently, the mPFC of Cxcl12 conditional mutants displayed attenuated inhibitory postsynaptic currents onto layer V pyramidal neurons. Thus, postnatal CXCL12 signaling promotes a specific interneuron circuit that inhibits mPFC activity.

Indexed as

AnimalsAxonsChemokine CXCL12gamma-Aminobutyric AcidInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsInterneuronsMice, TransgenicParvalbuminsPrefrontal CortexPyramidal CellsReceptors, CXCR4SynapsesChemokine CXCL12Cxcl12 protein, mousegamma-Aminobutyric AcidParvalbuminsReceptors, CXCR4axon targetingCXCR4/CXCR7layer V pyramidal neuronsparvalbumin interneuronsschizophrenia

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PMID27497284
PMCPMC6410508
OpenAlexW2499754812

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