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ArticleBrain structure & function2019

Cadherin 8 regulates proliferation of cortical interneuron progenitors.

Fani Memi, Abigail C Killen, Melissa Barber, John G Parnavelas, William D Andrews

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Article in Brain structure & function, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 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.

Fani MemiDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Abigail C KillenDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Melissa BarberDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
John G ParnavelasDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. j.parnavelas@ucl.ac.uk.
William D AndrewsDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. w.andrews@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0163-4422
University College London · GBMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M009424/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cortical interneurons are born in the ventral forebrain and migrate tangentially in two streams at the levels of the intermediate zone (IZ) and the pre-plate/marginal zone to the developing cortex where they switch to radial migration before settling in their final positions in the cortical plate. In a previous attempt to identify the molecules that regulate stream specification, we performed transcriptomic analysis of GFP-labelled interneurons taken from the two migratory streams during corticogenesis. A number of cadherins were found to be expressed differentially, with Cadherin-8 (Cdh8) selectively present in the IZ stream. We verified this expression pattern at the mRNA and protein levels on tissue sections and found approximately half of the interneurons of the IZ expressed Cdh8. Furthermore, this cadherin was also detected in the germinal zones of the subpallium, suggesting that it might be involved not only in the migration of interneurons but also in their generation. Quantitative analysis of cortical interneurons in animals lacking the cadherin at E18.5 revealed a significant increase in their numbers. Subsequent functional in vitro experiments showed that blocking Cdh8 function led to increased cell proliferation, with the opposite results observed with over-expression, supporting its role in interneuron generation.

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Cell ProliferationNeurogenesisAnimalsApoptosisCadherinsCerebral CortexChemotaxisChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGestational AgeInterneuronsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLCadherinsCdh8 protein, mouseCadherinCell migrationInterneuronsProliferation

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PMID30315415
PMCPMC6373371
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