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Regulation of prefrontal patterning and connectivity by retinoic acid
Shibata M, Pattabiraman K, Lorente-Galdos B, Andrijevic D, Kim SK, Kaur N, Muchnik SK, Xing X, Santpere G, Sousa AMM, Sestan N. Regulation of prefrontal patterning and connectivity by retinoic acid. Nature 2021, 598: 483-488. PMID: 34599305, PMCID: PMC9018119, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03953-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrefrontal cortexRetinoic acidGranular layer 4Neocortex of humansRetinoic acid signalingCerebral cortexRetinoic acid receptorsMotor cortexMotor areaMediodorsal thalamusFetal developmentCortical expansionAcid receptorsGenetic deletionDendritic spinogenesisLayer 4Synthesizing enzymesCortexAcid signalingNeural developmentMiceCritical roleSignalingThalamusSpinogenesis
2023
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of human cortical connectivity
Luria V, Ma S, Shibata M, Pattabiraman K, Sestan N. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of human cortical connectivity. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2023, 80: 102699. PMID: 36921362, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2023.102699.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Hominini-specific regulation of CBLN2 increases prefrontal spinogenesis
Shibata M, Pattabiraman K, Muchnik SK, Kaur N, Morozov YM, Cheng X, Waxman SG, Sestan N. Hominini-specific regulation of CBLN2 increases prefrontal spinogenesis. Nature 2021, 598: 489-494. PMID: 34599306, PMCID: PMC9018127, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03952-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium-Binding ProteinsDendritesEnhancer Elements, GeneticFemaleHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMacacaMental DisordersMiceNerve Tissue ProteinsNervous System DiseasesNeural Cell Adhesion MoleculesPhylogenyPrefrontal CortexPromoter Regions, GeneticSOXD Transcription FactorsTranscriptomeUp-RegulationConceptsCerebellin 2Prefrontal cortexCerebral cortex regionsDendritic spine formationInitiation of synaptogenesisLaminar distributionDendritic spinesNervous systemNeuropsychiatric disordersSpine formationLevel of expressionCortex regionsGenetic humanizationCortical gradientsDisproportionate increaseSpecies differencesNeurexinsSpinogenesisDysfunctionMolecular basisPathogenesisExpressionCortexSynaptogenesisSpine