2018
Notch2 Signaling Maintains NSC Quiescence in the Murine Ventricular-Subventricular Zone
Engler A, Rolando C, Giachino C, Saotome I, Erni A, Brien C, Zhang R, Zimber-Strobl U, Radtke F, Artavanis-Tsakonas S, Louvi A, Taylor V. Notch2 Signaling Maintains NSC Quiescence in the Murine Ventricular-Subventricular Zone. Cell Reports 2018, 22: 992-1002. PMID: 29386140, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.12.094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsV-SVZ neural stem cellsVentricular-subventricular zoneNeural stem cellsQuiescent neural stem cellsRostral migratory streamNew olfactory bulb neuronsNSC quiescenceOlfactory bulb neuronsLoss of Notch2Bulb neuronsNew neuronsAdult forebrainOB lineageAging-like phenotypesMigratory streamNotch2 functionNeuronsNotch2Canonical Notch signalingNeurogenesisStem cellsNotch signalingCell cycleForebrainQuiescence
2014
Ccm3, a gene associated with cerebral cavernous malformations, is required for neuronal migration
Louvi A, Nishimura S, Günel M. Ccm3, a gene associated with cerebral cavernous malformations, is required for neuronal migration. Development 2014, 141: 1404-1415. PMID: 24595293, PMCID: PMC3943187, DOI: 10.1242/dev.093526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCell MovementCell ProliferationCyclin-Dependent Kinase 5FemaleHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNeocortexNeural Stem CellsNeurogliaPregnancyRho GTP-Binding ProteinsRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSignal TransductionConceptsCerebral cavernous malformation 3Neuronal migrationCerebral cavernous malformationsRadial glia progenitorsCell non-autonomous functionCerebrovascular disordersPyramidal neuronsCortical plateLaminar positioningSubventricular zoneCortical developmentCavernous malformationsRadial gliaLoss of functionNascent neuronsNeuronal morphologySevere malformationsGlia progenitorsNeural progenitorsNeuronsNon-autonomous functionsMalformationsRhoA pathwayPossible interactionsGlia
2005
WNK3 modulates transport of Cl- in and out of cells: Implications for control of cell volume and neuronal excitability
Kahle KT, Rinehart J, de los Heros P, Louvi A, Meade P, Vazquez N, Hebert SC, Gamba G, Gimenez I, Lifton RP. WNK3 modulates transport of Cl- in and out of cells: Implications for control of cell volume and neuronal excitability. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 16783-16788. PMID: 16275911, PMCID: PMC1283843, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0508307102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReticular activating systemCl- influxAltered phosphorylationCerebral cortexResponsive neuronsGABA neurotransmissionNeuronal excitabilityK-Cl cotransporterOpposite effectActivating systemCotransporter NKCC1Intracellular ClCl- effluxNKCC1Surface expressionKCC2Cell volumeExcitabilityNeuronsDownstream targetsWNK3Sensitive kinasesXenopus oocytesIntracellular volumeIon cotransporters