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ArticleiScience2020

Immature Dentate Granule Cells Require Ntrk2/Trkb for the Formation of Functional Hippocampal Circuitry.

Sylvia Badurek, Marilena Griguoli, Aman Asif-Malik, Barbara Zonta, Fei Guo, Silvia Middei, Laura Lagostena, Maria Teresa Jurado-Parras, Thomas H Gillingwater, Agnès Gruart and 3 more

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Article in iScience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Sylvia BadurekCentre for Neuroregeneration, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Mouse Biology Unit, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy.
Marilena GriguoliEuropean Brain Research Institute, Rome, Italy.
Aman Asif-MalikDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Barbara ZontaDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Fei GuoDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Silvia MiddeiInstitute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, National Research Council, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy.
Laura LagostenaInternational School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Department of Neuroscience, Trieste, Italy.
Maria Teresa Jurado-ParrasDivision of Neurosciences, University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain.
Thomas H GillingwaterBiomedical Sciences, Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Agnès GruartDivision of Neurosciences, University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain.
José María Delgado-GarcíaDivision of Neurosciences, University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain.
Enrico CherubiniEuropean Brain Research Institute, Rome, Italy; International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Department of Neuroscience, Trieste, Italy.
Liliana MinichielloDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Centre for Neuroregeneration, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Mouse Biology Unit, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: liliana.minichiello@pharm.ox.ac.uk.
Universidad Pablo de Olavide · ESUniversity of Oxford · GBScuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati · ITUniversity of Edinburgh · GBEuropean Brain Research Institute · ITEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory · ITInstitute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early in brain development, impaired neuronal signaling during time-sensitive windows triggers the onset of neurodevelopmental disorders. GABA, through its depolarizing and excitatory actions, drives early developmental events including neuronal circuit formation and refinement. BDNF/TrkB signaling cooperates with GABA actions. How these developmental processes influence the formation of neural circuits and affect adult brain function is unknown. Here, we show that early deletion of Ntrk2/Trkb from immature mouse hippocampal dentate granule cells (DGCs) affects the integration and maturation of newly formed DGCs in the hippocampal circuitry and drives a premature shift from depolarizing to hyperpolarizing GABAergic actions in the target of DGCs, the CA3 principal cells of the hippocampus, by reducing the expression of the cation-chloride importer Nkcc1. These changes lead to the disruption of early synchronized neuronal activity at the network level and impaired morphological maturation of CA3 pyramidal neurons, ultimately contributing to altered adult hippocampal synaptic plasticity and cognitive processes.

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PMID32361506
PMCPMC7200316
OpenAlexW3016434192

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