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ArticleStem cell reports2021

FGF-MAPK signaling regulates human deep-layer corticogenesis.

Carlos W Gantner, Cameron P J Hunt, Jonathan C Niclis, Vanessa Penna, Stuart J McDougall, Lachlan H Thompson, Clare L Parish

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carlos W GantnerThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia. Electronic address: cg731@cam.ac.uk.
Cameron P J HuntThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Jonathan C NiclisThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Vanessa PennaThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Stuart J McDougallThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Lachlan H ThompsonThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Clare L ParishThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
The University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite heterogeneity across the six layers of the mammalian cortex, all excitatory neurons are generated from a single founder population of neuroepithelial stem cells. However, how these progenitors alter their layer competence over time remains unknown. Here, we used human embryonic stem cell-derived cortical progenitors to examine the role of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and Notch signaling in influencing cell fate, assessing their impact on progenitor phenotype, cell-cycle kinetics, and layer specificity. Forced early cell-cycle exit, via Notch inhibition, caused rapid, near-exclusive generation of deep-layer VI neurons. In contrast, prolonged FGF2 promoted proliferation and maintained progenitor identity, delaying laminar progression via MAPK-dependent mechanisms. Inhibiting MAPK extended cell-cycle length and led to generation of layer-V CTIP2

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OrganogenesisSignal TransductionCell CycleCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCerebral CortexFibroblast Growth FactorsGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisNeuronsPAX6 Transcription FactorPhenotypeProtein Kinase InhibitorsBCL11B protein, humanFibroblast Growth FactorsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPAX6 Transcription FactorProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, NotchRepressor ProteinsTumor Suppressor Proteinscortexfibroblast growth factor 2human neural developmentlaminationMAPK signalingneurogenesisNotchstem cells

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PMID33836146
PMCPMC8185433
OpenAlexW3139911415

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