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