2019
Minimally Invasive Delivery of Microbeads with Encapsulated, Viable and Quiescent Neural Stem Cells to the Adult Subventricular Zone
Matta R, Lee S, Genet N, Hirschi KK, Thomas JL, Gonzalez AL. Minimally Invasive Delivery of Microbeads with Encapsulated, Viable and Quiescent Neural Stem Cells to the Adult Subventricular Zone. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 17798. PMID: 31780709, PMCID: PMC6882840, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54167-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell EncapsulationCell LineCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEndothelial CellsLateral VentriclesMaleMatrix MetalloproteinasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrospheresNeural Stem CellsNeuronsPolyethylene GlycolsRecovery of FunctionStem Cell NicheStem Cell TransplantationConceptsEndothelial cellsSubventricular zoneNSC quiescenceNon-injury modelQuiescent neural stem cellsAdult subventricular zoneNeuronal stem cellsStem cellsNeural stem cellsFunctional recoveryNeurological injuryInflammatory responseNeural stem cell maintenanceNSC deliveryNeural tissue repairNeurological diseasesMouse brainCell therapyNSC viabilityBrainTissue repairInjuryCo-encapsulated cellsSurvivalDeliveryEndophilin-A2 dependent VEGFR2 endocytosis promotes sprouting angiogenesis
Genet G, Boyé K, Mathivet T, Ola R, Zhang F, Dubrac A, Li J, Genet N, Henrique Geraldo L, Benedetti L, Künzel S, Pibouin-Fragner L, Thomas JL, Eichmann A. Endophilin-A2 dependent VEGFR2 endocytosis promotes sprouting angiogenesis. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 2350. PMID: 31138815, PMCID: PMC6538628, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10359-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcyltransferasesAnimalsCell MovementCell PolarityCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEndocytosisEndothelial CellsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PhysiologicNerve Tissue ProteinsP21-Activated KinasesReceptors, ImmunologicRetinal VesselsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsEndophilin A2Endothelial cell migrationSprouting angiogenesisCell migrationFront-rear polarityBAR domain proteinsFront-rear polarizationClathrin-independent internalizationSpecific endocytic pathwaysVEGFR2 endocytosisEndocytic pathwayAngiogenesis defectsEffector PAKTip cellsSlit-RoboActivation of VEGFR2Downstream activationVEGFR2 internalizationCell behaviorPathological angiogenesisCritical mediatorEndocytosisPathological conditions
2016
Isolation and Culture of Adult Zebrafish Brain-derived Neurospheres.
Lopez-Ramirez MA, Calvo CF, Ristori E, Thomas JL, Nicoli S. Isolation and Culture of Adult Zebrafish Brain-derived Neurospheres. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2016, 53617. PMID: 26967835, PMCID: PMC4828210, DOI: 10.3791/53617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult zebrafish brainStem/progenitor cellsZebrafish brainMolecular mechanismsRelevant model organismZebrafish adult brainProgenitor cellsSingle-cell dissociationSpecific signaling pathwaysAdult stem/progenitor cellsStem/progenitor cell proliferationNeural stem/progenitor cell proliferationProgenitor cell proliferationNeural stem/progenitor cellsModel organismsGene expressionCell dissociationSignaling pathwaysMultipotent neural stem/progenitor cellsNeurosphere assayAdult neurogenesisCell proliferationZebrafishBrain regenerationAdult brain
2015
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 3 Controls Neural Stem Cell Activation in Mice and Humans
Han J, Calvo CF, Kang TH, Baker KL, Park JH, Parras C, Levittas M, Birba U, Pibouin-Fragner L, Fragner P, Bilguvar K, Duman RS, Nurmi H, Alitalo K, Eichmann AC, Thomas JL. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 3 Controls Neural Stem Cell Activation in Mice and Humans. Cell Reports 2015, 10: 1158-1172. PMID: 25704818, PMCID: PMC4685253, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.01.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedEmbryonic Stem CellsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHippocampusHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3ConceptsHuman embryonic stem cellsNeural stem cellsVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3Growth factor receptor 3NSC activationStem cellsProgenitor cellsAdult hippocampal neural stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsNeural stem cell activationStem cell activationQuiescent neural stem cellsNeural progenitor cellsCell fateReceptor 3Specific regulatorsAdult mammalian hippocampusMolecular mechanismsCell cycleHippocampal neural stem cellsLigand VEGFERK pathwayConditional deletionNew neuronsVEGFR3A Dicer-miR-107 Interaction Regulates Biogenesis of Specific miRNAs Crucial for Neurogenesis
Ristori E, Lopez-Ramirez MA, Narayanan A, Hill-Teran G, Moro A, Calvo CF, Thomas JL, Nicoli S. A Dicer-miR-107 Interaction Regulates Biogenesis of Specific miRNAs Crucial for Neurogenesis. Developmental Cell 2015, 32: 546-560. PMID: 25662174, PMCID: PMC8950125, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationImmunoenzyme TechniquesIn Situ HybridizationMicroRNAsNeurogenesisNeuronsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhombencephalonRibonuclease IIIRNA, MessengerTumor Cells, CulturedZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsSpecific miRNAsDicer levelsBiogenesis of microRNAsNeuronal cellsDicer expression levelsExpression levelsDicer resultsMiRNA biogenesisMiR-107 functionsBiogenesisEctopic accumulationSubstrate selectivityPostmitotic neuronsMiR-107MiR-9MiRNAsHomeostatic levelsPrecise accumulationNeurogenesisDicerCellsAccumulationMicroRNAsRecent reportsProgenitors
2014
Neural-Specific Deletion of Htra2 Causes Cerebellar Neurodegeneration and Defective Processing of Mitochondrial OPA1
Patterson VL, Zullo AJ, Koenig C, Stoessel S, Jo H, Liu X, Han J, Choi M, DeWan AT, Thomas JL, Kuan CY, Hoh J. Neural-Specific Deletion of Htra2 Causes Cerebellar Neurodegeneration and Defective Processing of Mitochondrial OPA1. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e115789. PMID: 25531304, PMCID: PMC4274161, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBehavior, AnimalBlotting, WesternCell ProliferationCerebellumFemaleGTP PhosphohydrolasesHigh-Temperature Requirement A Serine Peptidase 2MaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsNerve DegenerationNeuronsParkinson DiseaseReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSequence DeletionSerine EndopeptidasesSignal TransductionConceptsNeural-specific deletionStriatal neuronal lossPostnatal day 18Days of ageNeuronal lossNeurological symptomsParkinson's diseaseMouse modelParkinsonian phenotypeSystemic effectsMitochondrial Opa1Day 18Premature deathMutant miceNeural contributionsMiceCerebellar neurodegenerationKey moleculesStructural anomaliesAbnormal activityAbnormal morphologyCerebellumDiseaseComplete penetranceDeathTumor and Endothelial Cell Hybrids Participate in Glioblastoma Vasculature
Hallani S, Colin C, Houfi Y, Idbaih A, Boisselier B, Marie Y, Ravassard P, Labussière M, Mokhtari K, Thomas JL, Delattre JY, Eichmann A, Sanson M. Tumor and Endothelial Cell Hybrids Participate in Glioblastoma Vasculature. BioMed Research International 2014, 2014: 827327. PMID: 24868550, PMCID: PMC4017715, DOI: 10.1155/2014/827327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntigens, CDBrain NeoplasmsCadherinsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCoculture TechniquesEndoglinEndothelial CellsErbB ReceptorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlioblastomaGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLentivirusMicrocirculationNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicPhenotypePlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Receptors, Cell Surface
2012
Opposing Roles for Hoxa2 and Hoxb2 in Hindbrain Oligodendrocyte Patterning
Miguez A, Ducret S, Di Meglio T, Parras C, Hmidan H, Haton C, Sekizar S, Mannioui A, Vidal M, Kerever A, Nyabi O, Haigh J, Zalc B, Rijli FM, Thomas JL. Opposing Roles for Hoxa2 and Hoxb2 in Hindbrain Oligodendrocyte Patterning. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 17172-17185. PMID: 23197710, PMCID: PMC6621859, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0885-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
A complex between contactin-1 and the protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPRZ controls the development of oligodendrocyte precursor cells
Lamprianou S, Chatzopoulou E, Thomas J, Bouyain S, Harroch S. A complex between contactin-1 and the protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPRZ controls the development of oligodendrocyte precursor cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 17498-17503. PMID: 21969550, PMCID: PMC3198311, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1108774108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationContactin 1Crystallography, X-RayHumansMiceMice, KnockoutModels, MolecularModels, NeurologicalMultiprotein ComplexesNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisOligodendrogliaProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 5Recombinant ProteinsSolubilityConceptsCarbonic anhydrase-like domainPrecursor cellsReceptor protein tyrosineOligodendrocyte precursor cellsPtprz-deficient miceProtein tyrosineCell adhesion moleculeNeural cell adhesion moleculeBiological roleContactin familyCocrystal structureGlial cell populationsUnknown modulatorsPtprzCentral nervous systemCell populationsCNTN1Structural dataAdhesion moleculesBindsContactin-1CellsMature oligodendrocytesComplexesNervous system
2010
Nitric Oxide Plays a Key Role in Myelination in the Developing Brain
Olivier P, Loron G, Fontaine R, Pansiot J, Dalous J, Thi H, Charriaut-Marlangue C, Thomas J, Mercier J, Gressens P, Baud O. Nitric Oxide Plays a Key Role in Myelination in the Developing Brain. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2010, 69: 828-837. PMID: 20613635, DOI: 10.1097/nen.0b013e3181ea5203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, InhalationAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntigensBehavioral SymptomsBrainCell ProliferationCentral Nervous SystemDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme InhibitorsExploratory BehaviorFemaleFree Radical ScavengersGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIn Situ Nick-End LabelingKi-67 AntigenMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyelin Basic ProteinMyelin Proteolipid ProteinNerve Fibers, MyelinatedNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeuropsychological TestsNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIO AntigensOligodendrogliaProteoglycansRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySpace PerceptionSpatial BehaviorStatistics, NonparametricConceptsEndogenous NONitric oxide synthase inhibitor N-nitro-L-arginine methyl esterN-nitro-L-arginine methyl esterL-NAME-treated animalsNitric oxidePerinatal brain damageSubsequent behavioral deficitsCentral nervous system myelinationNeonatal exposureC57BL/6 miceNeonatal periodBrain damagePromising therapyBehavioral deficitsMouse pupsImmature oligodendrocytesPotential new avenuesWhite matterLow dosesProliferative effectMyelination defectsMyelinationTransient increaseINODeleterious effects