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ArticleDevelopmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists2022

Early construction of the thalamocortical axon pathway requires c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling within the ventral forebrain.

Jessica G Cunningham, James D Scripter, Stephany A Nti, Eric S Tucker

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Article in Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  4. Plasticity of thalamocortical axons is regulated by serotonin levels modulated by preterm birth.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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  5. Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jessica G CunninghamDepartment of Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3174-8113
James D ScripterDepartment of Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Stephany A NtiDepartment of Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Eric S TuckerDepartment of Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2957-7770
West Virginia University · US

Funding

West Virginia IDEA-CTRU54GM104942 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Sally Lynn Hodder · 2012 to 2026
$81.0M
WV INBRE: The Inhibitor of Growth Family Member 4 (ING4) inhibits L-Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 (LAT1) expression to suppress Breast CancerP20GM103434 · NIGMS · MARSHALL UNIVERSITY · PI Travis Salisbury · 2012 to 2026
$61.1M
THE ROLE OF HEF1 PROTEIN IN INVASION OF METASTATIC BREAST CANCERP20RR016440 · NCRR · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI CUFF, CHRISTOPHER F · 2001 to 2010
$22.8M
West Virginia Flow Cytometry Core FacilityP30GM103488 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI CUFF, CHRISTOPHER F · 2012 to 2016
$4.8M
COBRE Transitional Center in NeuroscienceP30GM103503 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI SPIROU, GEORGE A · 2012 to 2014
$3.2M
Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program at West Virginia UniversityT32GM133369 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Zoica Cerasela Dinu, MICHAEL D SCHALLER · 2019 to 2026
$2.0M
Role of c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling in cortical interneuron migrationR01NS082262 · NINDS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI TUCKER, ERIC S · 2015 to 2019
$1.6M
NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR016440NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103434NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM103488NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM103503NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM133369NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104942NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS082262
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThalamocortical connectivity is essential for normal brain function. This important pathway is established during development, when thalamic axons extend a long distance through the forebrain before reaching the cerebral cortex. In this study, we identify a novel role for the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling pathway in guiding thalamocortical axons through intermediate target territories.

resultsComplete genetic removal of JNK signaling from the Distal-less 5/6 (Dlx5/6) domain in mice prevents thalamocortical axons from crossing the diencephalon-telencephalon boundary (DTB) and the internal capsule fails to form. Ventral telencephalic cells critical for thalamocortical axon extensions including corridor and guidepost neurons are also disrupted. In addition, corticothalamic, striatonigral, and nigrostriatal axons fail to cross the DTB. Analyses of different JNK mutants demonstrate that thalamocortical axon pathfinding has a non-autonomous requirement for JNK signaling.

conclusionsWe conclude that JNK signaling within the Dlx5/6 territory enables the construction of major axonal pathways in the developing forebrain. Further exploration of this intermediate axon guidance territory is needed to uncover mechanisms of axonal pathfinding during normal brain development and to elucidate how this vital process may be compromised in neurodevelopmental disorders.

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AxonsJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsMiceNeural PathwaysProsencephalonSignal TransductionThalamusJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinasesaxon guidancechoice pointcorridordiencephalon telencephalon boundaryguidepost cellsintermediate target

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