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 cellsSurvivalDelivery
2018
The phenotypic and functional properties of mouse yolk-sac-derived embryonic macrophages
Yosef N, Vadakkan TJ, Park JH, Poché RA, Thomas JL, Dickinson ME. The phenotypic and functional properties of mouse yolk-sac-derived embryonic macrophages. Developmental Biology 2018, 442: 138-154. PMID: 30016639, PMCID: PMC6190604, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic macrophagesErythro-myeloid progenitorsNeural stem/progenitor cellsExtra-embryonic yolk sacMouse neural stem/progenitor cellsEndothelial cell cord formationStem/progenitor cellsNon-immune functionsEC tube formationDevelopmental processesPrimitive erythroblastsTissue-resident populationsCord formationEarly cellsDirect cellKey inducerProgenitor cellsYolk sacCell contactEssential roleTube formationSpecialized propertiesBone marrowCell maturationProgenitors
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
Tumor 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
Paracrine Pax6 activity regulates oligodendrocyte precursor cell migration in the chick embryonic neural tube
Di Lullo E, Haton C, Le Poupon C, Volovitch M, Joliot A, Thomas JL, Prochiantz A. Paracrine Pax6 activity regulates oligodendrocyte precursor cell migration in the chick embryonic neural tube. Development 2011, 138: 4991-5001. PMID: 22028031, DOI: 10.1242/dev.066282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCell DifferentiationCell MovementChick EmbryoExtracellular SpaceEye ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural TubeOligodendrogliaPaired Box Transcription FactorsParacrine CommunicationPAX6 Transcription FactorProtein TransportRepressor ProteinsStem CellsSubstrate SpecificityTissue DistributionConceptsPrecursor cell migrationPax6 proteinPax6 activityChick embryonic neural tubeNeural tubeCell migrationChick neural tubeOligodendrocyte precursor cell migrationEmbryonic neural tubeHomeoprotein transcription factorOPC migrationGene transfer experimentsEmbryonic polarityTranscription factorsIntercellular transferExtracellular expressionPhysiological importancePax6Visual cortex plasticityProteinFundamental rolePossible roleParacrine effectsExpressionPax6 antibodiesA 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
2008
Early Neuronal and Glial Fate Restriction of Embryonic Neural Stem Cells
Delaunay D, Heydon K, Cumano A, Schwab M, Thomas J, Suter U, Nave K, Zalc B, Spassky N. Early Neuronal and Glial Fate Restriction of Embryonic Neural Stem Cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 2551-2562. PMID: 18322099, PMCID: PMC6671176, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5497-07.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial cellsEmbryonic neural stem cellsNeuronal progenitor cellsFate restrictionRadial glial cellsEmbryonic developmentNeural stem cellsNeuroepithelial progenitorsFate mappingNeuronal precursorsNeuroepithelial cellsNeurogenic periodStem cellsClonal analysisGlial precursorsProgenitor cellsGliogenic periodCellsProteolipid proteinNew poolDifferent time pointsLater stagesEmbryogenesis
2006
VEGF-C is a trophic factor for neural progenitors in the vertebrate embryonic brain
Le Bras B, Barallobre MJ, Homman-Ludiye J, Ny A, Wyns S, Tammela T, Haiko P, Karkkainen MJ, Yuan L, Muriel MP, Chatzopoulou E, Bréant C, Zalc B, Carmeliet P, Alitalo K, Eichmann A, Thomas JL. VEGF-C is a trophic factor for neural progenitors in the vertebrate embryonic brain. Nature Neuroscience 2006, 9: 340-348. PMID: 16462734, DOI: 10.1038/nn1646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedEvolution, MolecularIntermediate Filament ProteinsLarvaLateral VentriclesMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsNestinNeuronsOligodendrogliaOptic NerveRatsRats, WistarStem CellsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3Xenopus laevisConceptsNeural progenitor cellsReceptor VEGFR-3Mouse embryosNeural progenitorsVEGFR-3Progenitor cellsVertebrate embryonic brainBlood vessel defectsOligodendrocyte precursor cellsXenopus laevisAction of VEGFEmbryonic brainVascular endothelial growth factor CVEGF-C knockdownNeural cellsPrecursor cellsVessel defectsFactor CEmbryosGrowth factorProgenitorsCellsProliferation of OPCsVascular systemLymphatic vessels
2001
Sonic hedgehog-dependent emergence of oligodendrocytes in the telencephalon: evidence for a source of oligodendrocytes in the olfactory bulb that is independent of PDGFRalpha signaling.
Spassky N, Heydon K, Mangatal A, Jankovski A, Olivier C, Queraud-Lesaux F, Goujet-Zalc C, Thomas J, Zalc B. Sonic hedgehog-dependent emergence of oligodendrocytes in the telencephalon: evidence for a source of oligodendrocytes in the olfactory bulb that is independent of PDGFRalpha signaling. Development 2001, 128: 4993-5004. PMID: 11748136, DOI: 10.1242/dev.128.24.4993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cordPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorOlfactory bulbOligodendrocyte progenitorsInduction of oligodendrocytesSource of oligodendrocytesAnterior entopeduncular areaMedial ganglionic eminenceExpression of PLPGrowth factor receptorRostral palliumTelencephalic oligodendrocytesGanglionic eminenceVentricular focusOligodendroglial lineageCordRostral telencephalonOligodendrocytesOligodendrocyte lineageFactor receptorVentricular progenitorsTelencephalonMouse telencephalonSonic hedgehogMolecular mechanismsThe Early Steps of Oligodendrogenesis: Insights from the Study of the plp Lineage in the Brain of Chicks and Rodents
Spassky N, Olivier C, Cobos I, LeBras B, Goujet-Zalc C, Martínez S, Zalc B, Thomas J. The Early Steps of Oligodendrogenesis: Insights from the Study of the plp Lineage in the Brain of Chicks and Rodents. Developmental Neuroscience 2001, 23: 318-326. PMID: 11756747, DOI: 10.1159/000048715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOligodendroglial genesBrain of chicksCentral nervous systemMyelin-forming cellsSpinal cordPrimitive progenitor cellsNervous systemRodent brainOligodendroglial markersOligodendrocyte lineageEmbryonic brainProgenitor cellsBrainOligodendrogenesisCell lineagesProgenitor stageCellsChicksCordExpressionEarly stepsOligodendrocytesHuman medulloblastoma cell line DEV is a potent tool to screen for factors influencing differentiation of neural stem cells
Buzanska L, Spassky N, Belin M, Giangrande A, Guillemot F, Klämbt C, Labouesse M, Thomas J, Domanska‐Janik K, Zalc B. Human medulloblastoma cell line DEV is a potent tool to screen for factors influencing differentiation of neural stem cells. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2001, 65: 17-23. PMID: 11433425, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.1123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell DifferentiationCerebellar NeoplasmsCulture MediaDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsGene ExpressionGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansIndicators and ReagentsLuminescent ProteinsMedulloblastomaNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogliaNeuronsNeuropeptidesRepressor ProteinsStem CellsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsTranscription factorsDev cellsGlial specificationDrosophila glial cellsCell linesTranscription factor genesDifferent transcription factorsEmbryonic Drosophila CNSGlial cellsMost glial cellsFly gliaFunctional conservationMurine geneDrosophila CNSGlial fateNeural cell linesFactor genesNeural stem cellsProcess of specificationHuman neural cell linesFunction experimentsNeurogenin 1Neuronal differentiationOligodendroglial cell typesCell types
1999
Early Specification of Oligodendrocytes in the Chick Embryonic Brain
Villegas E, Olivier C, Spassky N, Poncet C, Cochard P, Zalc B, Thomas J, Martínez S. Early Specification of Oligodendrocytes in the Chick Embryonic Brain. Developmental Biology 1999, 216: 98-113. PMID: 10588866, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChick EmbryoGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationMyelin Proteolipid ProteinOligodendrogliaReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Messenger
1998
Multiple Restricted Origin of Oligodendrocytes
Spassky N, Goujet-Zalc C, Parmantier E, Olivier C, Martinez S, Ivanova A, Ikenaka K, Macklin W, Cerruti I, Zalc B, Thomas J. Multiple Restricted Origin of Oligodendrocytes. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 8331-8343. PMID: 9763477, PMCID: PMC6792828, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-20-08331.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta-GalactosidaseBiomarkersBleomycinBrain ChemistryCell DifferentiationCell LineageCells, CulturedCentral Nervous SystemCloning, MolecularDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug Resistance, MicrobialFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalLac OperonMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsOligodendrogliaReceptors, Platelet-Derived Growth FactorStem CellsTranscription FactorsTransgenes