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ArticleeLife2021

Cross-species analysis defines the conservation of anatomically segregated VMH neuron populations.

Alison H Affinati, Paul V Sabatini, Cadence True, Abigail J Tomlinson, Melissa Kirigiti, Sarah R Lindsley, Chien Li, David P Olson, Paul Kievit, Martin G Myers and 1 more

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Article in eLife, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Alison H AffinatiDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States.
Paul V SabatiniDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6613-566X
Cadence TrueOregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, United States.
Abigail J TomlinsonDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States.
Melissa KirigitiOregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, United States.
Sarah R LindsleyOregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, United States.
Chien LiNovo Nordisk Research Center, Seattle, United States.
David P OlsonDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States.
Paul KievitOregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, United States.
Martin G MyersDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9468-2046
Alan C RuppDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5363-4494

Funding

Upgrade of confocal microscopy at the Oregon National Primate Research CenterP51OD011092 · OD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Bonnie J. Nagel · 2012 to 2026
$203.9M
Regional Pilot And Feasibility Study Grants ProgramP30DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DAVID P OLSON · 2013 to 2026
$24.3M
Pilot and Feasibility (P and F) ProgramP30DK089503 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Kanakadurga Singer · 2010 to 2026
$20.3M
MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF LEPTIN RECEPTOR/JAK2 SIGNALINGR01DK056731 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MYERS, MARTIN G · 1999 to 2025
$6.0M
Postdoc Stipend Supplement: Developmental Origins of Metabolic Disorders T32T32DK071212 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DAVID P OLSON, Kanakadurga Singer · 2005 to 2026
$5.4M
The impact of gastric bypass on maternal and offspring metabolic healthR01DK123115 · NIDDK · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI KIEVIT, PAUL · 2020 to 2023
$2.9M
Unique Roles for Defined PVH Neurons in the Control of Energy BalanceR01DK104999 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI OLSON, DAVID P · 2016 to 2020
$2.5M
The Role of Ventromedial Hypothalamus Cholecystokinin Receptor B Containing Neurons in Regulation of Hypoglycemia and Hypoglycemia-Associated Autonomic FailureF32DK122660 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI AFFINATI, ALISON HOLLEY · 2019 to 2021
$174k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH) controls diverse behaviors and physiologic functions, suggesting the existence of multiple VMH neural subtypes with distinct functions. Combing translating ribosome affinity purification with RNA-sequencing (TRAP-seq) data with single-nucleus RNA-sequencing (snRNA-seq) data, we identified 24 mouse VMH neuron clusters. Further analysis, including snRNA-seq data from macaque tissue, defined a more tractable VMH parceling scheme consisting of six major genetically and anatomically differentiated VMH neuron classes with good cross-species conservation. In addition to two major ventrolateral classes, we identified three distinct classes of dorsomedial VMH neurons. Consistent with previously suggested unique roles for leptin receptor (

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Multigene FamilyTranscriptomeAnimalsCluster AnalysisDatabases, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGenotypeGlutamic AcidMacaca mulattaMice, TransgenicNeuronsPhenotypeReceptors, LeptinRNA-SeqSpecies SpecificitySteroidogenic Factor 1Glutamic Acidleptin receptor, mouseReceptors, LeptinSteroidogenic Factor 1steroidogenic factor 1, mousemouseneurosciencerhesus macaquesnRNA-seqventromedial hypothalamus

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PMID34018926
PMCPMC8184210

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