2022
Molecular and cellular evolution of the primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Ma S, Skarica M, Li Q, Xu C, Risgaard RD, Tebbenkamp ATN, Mato-Blanco X, Kovner R, Krsnik Ž, de Martin X, Luria V, Martí-Pérez X, Liang D, Karger A, Schmidt DK, Gomez-Sanchez Z, Qi C, Gobeske KT, Pochareddy S, Debnath A, Hottman CJ, Spurrier J, Teo L, Boghdadi AG, Homman-Ludiye J, Ely JJ, Daadi EW, Mi D, Daadi M, Marín O, Hof PR, Rasin MR, Bourne J, Sherwood CC, Santpere G, Girgenti MJ, Strittmatter SM, Sousa AMM, Sestan N. Molecular and cellular evolution of the primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Science 2022, 377: eabo7257. PMID: 36007006, PMCID: PMC9614553, DOI: 10.1126/science.abo7257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular differencesSingle-nucleus transcriptomesSubset of speciesNeuropsychiatric risk genesCellular evolutionCellular repertoireEvolutionary specializationDorsolateral prefrontal cortexRate-limiting enzymeDivergent featuresRisk genesAnthropoid primatesPrefrontal cortexPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexCertain interneuronsNeuropeptide somatostatinDopamine productionGranular neuronsTyrosine hydroxylaseCell subtypesExpressionTranscriptomeAdult humansGenesPrimates
2021
Transcriptomic taxonomy and neurogenic trajectories of adult human, macaque, and pig hippocampal and entorhinal cells
Franjic D, Skarica M, Ma S, Arellano JI, Tebbenkamp ATN, Choi J, Xu C, Li Q, Morozov YM, Andrijevic D, Vrselja Z, Spajic A, Santpere G, Li M, Zhang S, Liu Y, Spurrier J, Zhang L, Gudelj I, Rapan L, Takahashi H, Huttner A, Fan R, Strittmatter SM, Sousa AMM, Rakic P, Sestan N. Transcriptomic taxonomy and neurogenic trajectories of adult human, macaque, and pig hippocampal and entorhinal cells. Neuron 2021, 110: 452-469.e14. PMID: 34798047, PMCID: PMC8813897, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.10.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-related proteinsCellular diversityCross-species analysisSingle-nucleus transcriptomesLipid droplet proteinsSpecies-specific propertiesImmature neuron populationTranscriptomic taxonomyAlzheimer's disease-related proteinsEndoplasmic reticulumCell typesHuman neuronsSpecies differencesHistologic signatureNeurogenic capabilityProteinExcitatory neuronsDiversityAdult miceGranule cellsAlzheimer's diseaseNeuron populationsCognitive functionEntorhinal cellsAdult humans