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ArticleScientific reports2025

High-density multielectrode arrays bring cellular resolution to neuronal activity and network analyses of corticospinal motor neurons.

Christopher A Quintanilla, Zachary Fitzgerald, Omar Kashow, Mihailo S Radojicic, Emel Ulupinar, Dila Bitlis, Baris Genc, Pavle Andjus, Wim van Drongelen, P Hande Ozdinler

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Christopher A QuintanillaDepartment of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Zachary FitzgeraldDepartment of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Omar KashowDepartment of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Mihailo S RadojicicInstitute for Physiology and Biochemistry "Jean Giaja", Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 3, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.
Emel UlupinarDepartment of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Dila BitlisDepartment of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Baris GencDepartment of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Pavle AndjusInstitute for Physiology and Biochemistry "Jean Giaja", Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 3, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.
Wim van DrongelenPediatric Neurology, The University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
P Hande OzdinlerDepartment of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. ozdinler@northwestern.edu.

Funding

Novel Protein Aggregation Inhibitors and Upper Motor Neuron Stabilizers for ALS and other Neurodegenerative DiseasesR01AG061708 · NIA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI WILLIAM L KLEIN, Pembe Hande Ozdinler · 2019 to 2026
$10.5M
EU H2020 MSCA RISE 778405 "AUTOIGG"NIA NIH HHS R01 AG061708NIH HHS 5T32NS041234-18NIH HHS R01AG061708-03Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia 4242 "NIMOCHIP"
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Corticospinal motor neurons (CSMN), located in the motor cortex of the brain, are one of the key components of the motor neuron circuitry. They are in part responsible for the initiation and modulation of voluntary movement, and their degeneration is the hallmark for numerous diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), hereditary spastic paraplegia, and primary lateral sclerosis. Cortical hyperexcitation followed by in-excitability suggests the early involvement of cortical dysfunction in ALS pathology. However, a high-spatiotemporal resolution on our understanding of their functional health and connectivity is lacking. Here, we combine optical imaging with high-density microelectrode array (HD-MEA) system enabling single cell resolution and utilize UCHL1-eGFP mice to bring cell-type specificity to our understanding of the electrophysiological features of healthy CSMN, as they mature and form network connections with other cortical neurons, in vitro. This novel approach lays the foundation for future cell-type specific analyses of CSMN that are diseased due to different underlying causes with cellular precision, and it will allow the assessment of their functional response to compound treatment, especially for drug discovery efforts in upper motor neuron diseases.

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MicroelectrodesMotor NeuronsAnimalsMiceMice, TransgenicMotor CortexNerve NetPyramidal Tracts

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PMID39753665
PMCPMC11699118

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