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ArticleGenesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000)2025

Tracing Early Migratory Neurons in the Developing Nose Using Contactin-2 (Cntn2) CreERT2.

Enrico Amato, Alexis M Semon, Paolo E Forni

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Article in Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors.

Enrico AmatoDepartment of Biological Sciences, The Center for Neuroscience Research, The RNA Institute, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6636-1170
Alexis M SemonDepartment of Biological Sciences, The Center for Neuroscience Research, The RNA Institute, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-9238-3825
Paolo E ForniDepartment of Biological Sciences, The Center for Neuroscience Research, The RNA Institute, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6547-3464

Funding

Understanding the role of the transcription factor Gli3 in Kallmann syndrome and normosmic forms of idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.R01HD097331 · NICHD · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI Paolo E Forni · 2019 to 2026
$2.2M
Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Differentiation and Circuit Formation of Vomeronasal Sensory NeuronsR01DC017149 · NIDCD · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI FORNI, PAOLO E · 2019 to 2023
$1.8M
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Terminal Nerve Development, GnRH-1 Neuronal Migration, and Olfactory Bulb Formation in Normal and Pathological ConditionsR01HD114827 · NICHD · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI Paolo E Forni · 2025 to 2026
$693k
Zeiss LSM 980 Confocal Microscope SystemS10OD028600 · OD · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI VALM, ALEX M · 2022 to 2022
$477k
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 1R01HD114827Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 2R01HD097331NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD097331NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD114827NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC017149NIDCD NIH HHS R01DC017149NIH HHS S10 OD028600NIH Office of the Director S10OD028600
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Abstract

Neuronal migration during embryonic development is a fundamental process. In the developing nose of rodents, neurons that form during early neurogenic waves in the olfactory placode leave this structure to migrate toward or into the developing brain as part of the migratory mass. This mass includes gonadotropin-releasing hormone-1 (GnRH-1) neurons, pioneer/terminal nerve (TN) neurons, as well as neural crest-derived olfactory glial cells called olfactory ensheathing cells. There have been a limited number of molecular markers available to effectively trace and functionally manipulate the early migratory neurons that originate in the olfactory region. Contactin-2 (Cntn2), also known as transiently expressed axonal surface glycoprotein-1 (TAG-1), has been used to label various developing neuronal populations, including the commissural neurons of the spinal cord, motor neurons, and TN neurons. Previous single-cell RNA sequencing analyses of the developing olfactory system have identified Cntn2 expression in the TN, suggesting that Cntn2 is a suitable molecular marker for studying nasal migratory neurons. To trace Cntn2 expression in the developing olfactory system, we generated an inducible Cntn2CreERT2 mouse line. In this study, we outline how this mouse line can serve as an effective tool for time-controlled chimeric manipulation of specific neuronal populations of interest.

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Cell MovementContactin 2NeuronsNoseAnimalsMiceMice, TransgenicContactin 2Contactin‐2 (Cntn2)GnRH neuronsmigratory massolfactory developmentspinal cordterminal nerve

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PMID40580015
PMCPMC12205475

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