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ArticleeLife2020

Cadherins regulate nuclear topography and function of developing ocular motor circuitry.

Athene Knüfer, Giovanni Diana, Gregory S Walsh, Jonathan Dw Clarke, Sarah Guthrie

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Article in eLife, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Nervous system-wide analysis of allScience advances · 2025
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  4. Evolution and development of extraocular motor neurons, nerves and muscles in vertebrates.Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft · 2024
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  8. Cadherins in early neural development.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Athene KnüferCentre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-4321-4239
Giovanni DianaCentre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-7497-5271
Gregory S WalshDepartment of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States.
Jonathan Dw Clarke *Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Sarah Guthrie *School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-8446-9150
King's College London · GBUniversity of Sussex · GBVirginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/J014567/1Company of Biologists DEV-170218Medical Research Council MR/L020742/1Medical Research Council MR/L020742/2Wellcome Trust 102895/Z/13/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the vertebrate central nervous system, groups of functionally related neurons, including cranial motor neurons of the brainstem, are frequently organised as nuclei. The molecular mechanisms governing the emergence of nuclear topography and circuit function are poorly understood. Here we investigate the role of cadherin-mediated adhesion in the development of zebrafish ocular motor (sub)nuclei. We find that developing ocular motor (sub)nuclei differentially express classical cadherins. Perturbing cadherin function in these neurons results in distinct defects in neuronal positioning, including scattering of dorsal cells and defective contralateral migration of ventral subnuclei. In addition, we show that cadherin-mediated interactions between adjacent subnuclei are critical for subnucleus position. We also find that disrupting cadherin adhesivity in dorsal oculomotor neurons impairs the larval optokinetic reflex, suggesting that neuronal clustering is important for co-ordinating circuit function. Our findings reveal that cadherins regulate distinct aspects of cranial motor neuron positioning and establish subnuclear topography and motor function.

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AnimalsCadherinsCell MovementEye MovementsIn Situ HybridizationMicroscopy, ConfocalNeural PathwaysOculomotor NerveZebrafishCadherinsbrainstemcadherinscell adhesiondevelopmental biologymotor neuronneuroscienceocular motor systemoculomotorzebrafish

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PMID33001027
PMCPMC7599068
OpenAlexW3091109676

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