2024
Transgenerational transmission of post-zygotic mutations suggests symmetric contribution of first two blastomeres to human germline
Jang Y, Tomasini L, Bae T, Szekely A, Vaccarino F, Abyzov A. Transgenerational transmission of post-zygotic mutations suggests symmetric contribution of first two blastomeres to human germline. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 9117. PMID: 39438473, PMCID: PMC11496613, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53485-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlastomeresCell LineageFemaleGerm CellsGerm-Line MutationHumansMaleMutationPedigreeZygote
2000
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (Fgf2) Is Necessary for Cell Proliferation and Neurogenesis in the Developing Cerebral Cortex
Raballo R, Rhee J, Lyn-Cook R, Leckman J, Schwartz M, Vaccarino F. Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (Fgf2) Is Necessary for Cell Proliferation and Neurogenesis in the Developing Cerebral Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 5012-5023. PMID: 10864959, PMCID: PMC6772267, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-13-05012.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell DivisionCerebral CortexChoroid PlexusEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentFibroblast Growth Factor 2Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGerm-Line MutationGestational AgeMiceMice, KnockoutProsencephalonReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorTelencephalonConceptsFgf2 knockout micePseudostratified ventricular epitheliumKnockout miceCerebral cortexCortical neuronsFrontal cerebral cortexDeep cortical layersBasic fibroblast growth factorEnd of neurogenesisCortical neuron numberNeuronal progenitor cellsNull mutant miceBasic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) geneFibroblast growth factorDegree of apoptosisLarge neuronsBasal gangliaCortical layersFgf2 knockoutGrowth factor geneMutant miceVentricular epitheliumGermline mutationsNeuron numberNeurogenesis