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ArticleCell reports methods2025

Developmental transformations of Purkinje cells tracked by DNA electrokinetic mobility.

Cheryl Brandenburg, Garrett W Crutcher, Andrea J Romanowski, Sarah G Donofrio, Lita R Duraine, Richard N A Owusu-Mensah, Benjamin H Cooper, Izumi Sugihara, Gene J Blatt, Roy V Sillitoe and 1 more

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Cheryl BrandenburgDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: brandenb.cheryl@gmail.com.
Garrett W CrutcherDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Andrea J RomanowskiDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Sarah G DonofrioDepartment of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Lita R DuraineDepartment of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Richard N A Owusu-MensahDepartment of Systems Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Benjamin H CooperDepartment of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
Izumi SugiharaDepartment of Systems Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Health Science, Faculty of Sports & Health Science, Daito Bunka University, Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama, Japan.
Gene J BlattGraduate Program in Life Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Roy V SillitoeDepartment of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Alexandros PoulopoulosDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: apoulopoulos@som.umaryland.edu.

Funding

Steps towards a paternal gene activation therapy for Angelman syndromeU54HD083092 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI NELSON, DAVID LOREN, NEUL, JEFFREY L · 2014 to 2019
$7.8M
Cerebellar Deep Brain StimulationR01NS119301 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SILLITOE, ROY VINCENT · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
Spatial and temporal pathophysiology of developmental dystoniaR01NS127435 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Roy Vincent Sillitoe · 2022 to 2026
$2.0M
NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD083092NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS119301NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS127435
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain development begins with neurogenesis in progenitor zones and ends with expansive, intricately-patterned cellular diversity in the adult brain. We took advantage of bioelectric interactions between DNA and embryonic tissue to perform "stereo-tracking," a developmental targeting strategy that differentially labels cells at different depths within progenitor zones. This 3D labeling was achieved by delivery of plasmids with distinct electrokinetic mobilities in utero. We applied stereo-tracking with light sheet imaging in the cerebellum and identified that Purkinje cells follow embryonically committed developmental trajectories, linking distinct progenitor zone subfields to the mature topography of the cerebellar cortex. We additionally identified an unexpected subcellular structure on the axon initial segment of Purkinje cells that we termed "axon bubbles." These structures were revealed by glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked surface labeling and confirmed by electron microscopy. Our findings demonstrate organization of neural progenitor zones in three dimensions, exemplifying the potential of stereo-tracking to uncover new biology within developing systems.

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DNAPurkinje CellsAnimalsAxonsCerebellumFemaleMiceNeurogenesisDNAaxon bubblesaxon swellingCP: neuroscienceelectrokinetic mobilityin utero electroporationneural progenitorsneuron migrationplasmid electrophoresisPurkinje cellsventricular zone

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