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ArticleCell reports2021

Crim1 and Kelch-like 14 exert complementary dual-directional developmental control over segmentally specific corticospinal axon projection targeting.

Vibhu Sahni, Yasuhiro Itoh, Sara J Shnider, Jeffrey D Macklis

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Article in Cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Anatomical Diversity of the Adult Corticospinal Tract Revealed by Single-Cell Transcriptional Profiling.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vibhu SahniDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, and Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Yasuhiro ItohDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, and Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Sara J ShniderDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, and Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Jeffrey D MacklisDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, and Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Electronic address: jeffrey_macklis@harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USHarvard Stem Cell Institute · US

Funding

Subcellular RNA-Proteome Mapping in Subtype- and Circuit-Specific Growth Cones: Development, Cell Biology, Disease, and RegenerationDP1NS106665 · NINDS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI MACKLIS, JEFFREY D · 2017 to 2021
$5.9M
Molecular Controls over Neurogenesis, Subtype Development, and Diversity of Cortical Output Projection NeuronsR01NS045523 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MACKLIS, JEFFREY D · 2002 to 2020
$5.4M
Neurorehabilitation and Restorative Neuroscience NetworkK12HD093427 · NICHD · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI BREGMAN, BARBARA S, DROMERICK, ALEXANDER W · 2017 to 2021
$3.9M
Molecular Development and Diversity of Callosal Projection NeuronsR01NS104055 · NINDS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI MACKLIS, JEFFREY D · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
Molecular Mechanisms of CTIP2 Function in Corticospinal Motor Neuron DevelopmentR01NS075672 · NINDS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI MACKLIS, JEFFREY D · 2012 to 2016
$1.8M
Cortico-Spinal Repopulation from Precursors for RepairR01NS049553 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MACKLIS, JEFFREY D · 2004 to 2007
$1.6M
Molecular Determinants of Corticospinal Motor Neuron Segmental Target SpecificityF31NS063516 · NINDS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI SHNIDER, SARA JUDITH · 2008 to 2009
$36k
NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD093427NINDS NIH HHS DP1 NS106665NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS063516NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS045523NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS049553NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS075672NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS104055Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cerebral cortex executes highly skilled movement, necessitating that it connects accurately with specific brainstem and spinal motor circuitry. Corticospinal neurons (CSN) must correctly target specific spinal segments, but the basis for this targeting remains unknown. In the accompanying report, we show that segmentally distinct CSN subpopulations are molecularly distinct from early development, identifying candidate molecular controls over segmentally specific axon targeting. Here, we functionally investigate two of these candidate molecular controls, Crim1 and Kelch-like 14 (Klhl14), identifying their critical roles in directing CSN axons to appropriate spinal segmental levels in the white matter prior to axon collateralization. Crim1 and Klhl14 are specifically expressed by distinct CSN subpopulations and regulate their differental white matter projection targeting-Crim1 directs thoracolumbar axon extension, while Klhl14 limits axon extension to bulbar-cervical segments. These molecular regulators of descending spinal projections constitute the first stages of a dual-directional set of complementary controls over CSN diversity for segmentally and functionally distinct circuitry.

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Neuronal OutgrowthAge FactorsAnimalsAxonsBone Morphogenetic Protein ReceptorsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsPyramidal TractsBone Morphogenetic Protein ReceptorsCrim1 protein, mouseKlhl14 protein, mouseNerve Tissue Proteinsbulbar-cervicalcortical developmentcorticospinal axon guidancecorticospinal circuitrycorticospinal tractmolecular controls over neuronal diversitymotor controlthoracolumbar

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