Functional genomic screen of human stem cell differentiation reveals pathways involved in neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration
Zhang Y, Schulz VP, Reed BD, Wang Z, Pan X, Mariani J, Euskirchen G, Snyder MP, Vaccarino FM, Ivanova N, Weissman SM, Szekely AM. Functional genomic screen of human stem cell differentiation reveals pathways involved in neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 12361-12366. PMID: 23836664, PMCID: PMC3725080, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1309725110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman embryonic stem cellsFunctional genomic screensGenomic screenUndifferentiated human embryonic stem cellsNeural lineage developmentSet of genesHuman stem cell differentiationProgenitor cell formationEmbryonic stem cellsStem cell differentiationRNA library screenNeuronal progenitor cellsLate-onset neurodegenerative disorderUnpredicted genesRNA granulesNext-generation sequencingSelf-renewal capacityLineage developmentComplex inheritanceShRNA libraryEarly neurogenesisLibrary screenParallel sequencingCell differentiationGenesCortical Gyrification Induced by Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 in the Mouse Brain
Rash BG, Tomasi S, Lim HD, Suh CY, Vaccarino FM. Cortical Gyrification Induced by Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 in the Mouse Brain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 10802-10814. PMID: 23804101, PMCID: PMC3693057, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3621-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimetabolitesAxonsBrain ChemistryBromodeoxyuridineCell CountCerebral CortexCerebral VentriclesDensitometryDependovirusDNA, ComplementaryFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 2Green Fluorescent ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationLymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1MiceNeocortexPregnancyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNAWnt3A ProteinConceptsVentricular zoneIntermediate neuronal progenitorsSubventricular zoneCortical gyrificationCortical primordiumRegion-specific actionsFibroblast growth factor-2ER81 expressionGrowth factor 2Ventricular injectionCortical layer structureBasal radial gliaCortical gyriRadial gliaMouse brainCortical hemEmbryonic day 11.5Neuronal progenitorsGyrus formationLEF1 expressionGyrificationNeurogenesisLissencephalic speciesFactor 2Impaired growth