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ArticleFrontiers in molecular neuroscience2016

Vsx1 Transiently Defines an Early Intermediate V2 Interneuron Precursor Compartment in the Mouse Developing Spinal Cord.

Cédric Francius, María Hidalgo-Figueroa, Stéphanie Debrulle, Barbara Pelosi, Vincent Rucchin, Kara Ronellenfitch, Elena Panayiotou, Neoklis Makrides, Kamana Misra, Audrey Harris and 7 more

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Article in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.

Cédric FranciusLaboratory of Neural Differentiation, Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain Brussels, Belgium.
María Hidalgo-FigueroaLaboratory of Neural Differentiation, Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain Brussels, Belgium.
Stéphanie DebrulleLaboratory of Neural Differentiation, Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain Brussels, Belgium.
Barbara PelosiLaboratory of Neural Differentiation, Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain Brussels, Belgium.
Vincent RucchinLaboratory of Neural Differentiation, Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain Brussels, Belgium.
Kara RonellenfitchDepartment of Biology, University of Victoria Victoria, BC, Canada.
Elena PanayiotouThe Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics Nicosia, Cyprus.
Neoklis MakridesThe Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics Nicosia, Cyprus.
Kamana MisraCenter for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Audrey HarrisLaboratory of Neural Differentiation, Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain Brussels, Belgium.
Hessameh HassaniInserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM) Paris, France.
Olivier SchakmanLaboratory of Cell Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain Brussels, Belgium.
Carlos ParrasInserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM) Paris, France.
Mengqing XiangCenter for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolPiscataway, NJ, USA; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China.
Stavros MalasThe Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics Nicosia, Cyprus.
Robert L ChowDepartment of Biology, University of Victoria Victoria, BC, Canada.
Frédéric ClotmanLaboratory of Neural Differentiation, Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain Brussels, Belgium.
UCLouvain · BECyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics · CYUniversity of Victoria · CAInserm · FRInstitut du Cerveau · FRRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal ventral interneurons regulate the activity of motor neurons, thereby controlling motor activities. Interneurons arise during embryonic development from distinct progenitor domains distributed orderly along the dorso-ventral axis of the neural tube. A single ventral progenitor population named p2 generates at least five V2 interneuron subsets. Whether the diversification of V2 precursors into multiple subsets occurs within the p2 progenitor domain or involves a later compartment of early-born V2 interneurons remains unsolved. Here, we provide evidence that the p2 domain produces an intermediate V2 precursor compartment characterized by the transient expression of the transcriptional repressor

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embryonic developmentneural differentiationspinal cordspinal locomotor circuitsV2 interneuronsVsx1

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