2022
Role of intracortical neuropil growth in the gyrification of the primate cerebral cortex
Rash B, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P. Role of intracortical neuropil growth in the gyrification of the primate cerebral cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 120: e2210967120. PMID: 36574666, PMCID: PMC9910595, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2210967120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter subventricular zoneSubcortical white matterCerebral cortexWhite matterFormation of gyriPrimate cerebral cortexMammalian cerebral cortexMarkers of proliferationCortical malformationsCortical plateGlial cellsGyral developmentSubventricular zoneCortical neurogenesisFetal developmentVentricular zoneCortical foldingNeuronal progenitorsGyrificationNeuronal growthNeuropil growthPrimary gyriCortexNeurodevelopmental disordersGyrus
2012
Primary Cilia in Cerebral Cortex: Growth and Functions on Neuronal and Non-neuronal Cells
Sarkisian M, Arellano J, Breunig J. Primary Cilia in Cerebral Cortex: Growth and Functions on Neuronal and Non-neuronal Cells. 2012, 105-129. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5808-7_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral nervous systemPrimary ciliaCerebral cortexNeuronal ciliaCourse of evolutionPrimary neuronal ciliaPutative functionsPostnatal cerebral cortexNon-neuronal cellsMammalian cerebral cortexMaturation of cellsAbnormal ciliogenesisUnexpected roleCell typesCiliaCiliogenesisNervous systemPaucity of informationElectron microscopic studyCortexPattern of growthLack of methodsAvailable research toolsFurther investigationCells
2007
4.12 Specializations of the Cortical Microstructure of Humans
DeFelipe J, Alonso-Nanclares L, Arellano J, Ballesteros-Yáñez I, Benavides-Piccione R, Muñoz A. 4.12 Specializations of the Cortical Microstructure of Humans. 2007, 167-190. DOI: 10.1016/b0-12-370878-8/00043-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman neocortexHuman cortical functionNeocortex of humansTypes of neuronsNumber of synapsesCerebral cortexGABAergic interneuronsCortical functionCortical areasCertain subtypesMicroanatomical studyNeocortexCortical microstructureNeocortical circuitsCortical organizationCortical structuresNeuronsInterneuronsCortexWide variationMammalian speciesLarger brainsHumansSynaptologyUnique specializations
2006
Non-synaptic dendritic spines in neocortex
Arellano J, Espinosa A, Fairén A, Yuste R, DeFelipe J. Non-synaptic dendritic spines in neocortex. Neuroscience 2006, 145: 464-469. PMID: 17240073, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Barrel Pattern Formation Requires Serotonin Uptake by Thalamocortical Afferents, and Not Vesicular Monoamine Release
Persico A, Mengual E, Moessner R, Hall S, Revay R, Sora I, Arellano J, DeFelipe J, Giménez-Amaya J, Conciatori M, Marino R, Baldi A, Cabib S, Pascucci T, Uhl G, Murphy D, Lesch K, Keller F. Barrel Pattern Formation Requires Serotonin Uptake by Thalamocortical Afferents, and Not Vesicular Monoamine Release. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 6862-6873. PMID: 11517274, PMCID: PMC6763105, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-17-06862.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsBiogenic MonoaminesCarrier ProteinsExtracellular SpaceFenclonineGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsImmunohistochemistryMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesOrganic Anion TransportersSerotoninSerotonin AntagonistsSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSomatosensory CortexSynapsesSynaptic VesiclesThalamusVesicular Biogenic Amine Transport ProteinsVesicular Monoamine Transport ProteinsVibrissaeConceptsVMAT2-KO miceDensity of synapsesKnock-out (KO) miceVesicular monoamine transporterThalamocortical afferentsCerebral cortexSynaptic contactsThalamocortical neuronsKO miceLayer IVBarrel cortexMonoamine releaseNeonatal rodentsBarrel fieldPostnatal growthVesicular releaseSerotonin transporterMonoamine transportersCortexPlasma membrane serotonin transporterSynaptic vesiclesQuantitative electron microscopyMiceComplete absenceReleasePyramidal cell axons show a local specialization for GABA and 5‐HT inputs in monkey and human cerebral cortex
DeFelipe J, Arellano J, Gómez A, Azmitia E, Muñoz A. Pyramidal cell axons show a local specialization for GABA and 5‐HT inputs in monkey and human cerebral cortex. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2001, 433: 148-155. PMID: 11283956, DOI: 10.1002/cne.1132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChandelier cell axon terminalsGamma-aminobutyric acidPyramidal cell axonsCerebral cortexPyramidal cellsAxon terminalsCell axonsHuman cerebral cortexDouble-labeling experimentsPowerful inhibitory mechanismChandelier cellsMonkey neocortexGABAergic interneuronsImmunoreactive fibersSerotonin receptorsSerotonin afferentsAxonal specializationsParacrine mannerLayers IISynaptic connectionsImmunocytochemical methodsProximal portionInhibitory mechanismClose appositionConfocal laser microscopy