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ArticleCell death and differentiation2026

Extrinsic apoptosis and necroptosis in telencephalic development: a single-cell mass cytometry study.

Jiachen Shi, Weile Liu, Alison Song, Timi Sanni, Amy Van Deusen, Eli R Zunder, Christopher D Deppmann

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jiachen ShiDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Weile LiuDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Alison SongDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-6102-6867
Timi SanniDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Amy Van DeusenDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Eli R ZunderNeuroscience Graduate Program, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. ezunder@virginia.edu.
Christopher D DeppmannDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. deppmann@virginia.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6591-1767

Funding

Extrinsic Mechanisms Governing Injury-Induced Axon DegenerationR01NS091617 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI DEPPMANN, CHRISTOPHER D · 2015 to 2025
$4.0M
Deciphering Trophic Signaling Programs Governing Peripheral Sensory Nervous System DevelopmentR01NS111220 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI ZUNDER, ELI · 2020 to 2024
$2.6M
Long distance regressive signaling underlies sculpting of the nervous system during development.R01NS136342 · NINDS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI Bruce D Carter, Christopher D Deppmann · 2025 to 2026
$1.1M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS091617NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS111220U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) R01NS111220U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) R01NS136342
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Abstract

Regulated cell death is integral to sculpting the developing brain, yet the relative contributions of extrinsic apoptosis and necroptosis remain unclear. Here, we leverage single-cell mass cytometry (CyTOF) to characterize the cellular landscape of the mouse telencephalon in wild-type (WT), RIPK3 knockout (RIPK3 KO), and RIPK3/Caspase-8 double knockout (DKO) mice. Strikingly, combined deletion of RIPK3 and Caspase-8 leads to a 12.6% increase in total cell count, challenging the prevailing notion that intrinsic apoptosis exclusively governs developmental cell elimination. Detailed subpopulation analysis reveals that DKO mice display selective enrichment of Tbr2⁺ intermediate progenitors and endothelial cells, underscoring distinct, cell type-specific roles for extrinsic apoptotic and necroptotic pathways. These findings provide a revised framework for understanding the coordinated regulation of cell number during telencephalic development and suggest potential mechanistic links to neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by aberrant cell death.

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ApoptosisNecroptosisTelencephalonAnimalsCaspase 8MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesSingle-Cell AnalysisCaspase 8Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesRipk3 protein, mouse

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PMID41120619
PMCPMC13035822

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