2024
Lateral expansion of the mammalian cerebral cortex is related to anchorage of centrosomes in apical neural progenitors
Morozov Y, Rakic P. Lateral expansion of the mammalian cerebral cortex is related to anchorage of centrosomes in apical neural progenitors. Cerebral Cortex 2024, 34: bhae293. PMID: 39024157, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural progenitor cellsProgenitor cellsVentricular zoneCerebral cortexBasolateral cell membraneApical anchorageProlonged neurogenesisMammalian cerebral cortexPrimary ciliaApical neural progenitorsCell membraneFraction of cellsNeural progenitorsStem cellsCerebral neurogenesisApical segmentsDevelopment of ciliaNuclear translocationMicrotubule organizing centerNeurogenesisCellsMacaque monkeysSpecies-specific differencesCortexBasal bodies
2022
Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mammals are not Astrocytes
Velloso F, Shankar S, Parpura V, Rakic P, Levison S. Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mammals are not Astrocytes. ASN Neuro 2022, 14: 17590914221134739. PMID: 36330653, PMCID: PMC9638700, DOI: 10.1177/17590914221134739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult mammalian subventricular zoneNeural stem cellsMammalian subventricular zoneMammalian neural stem cellsComparative transcriptomic analysisDistinct gene expression profilesStem cellsAdult mammalian neural stem cellsGene expression profilesSingle-cell RNAseqFunction of NSCsMurine neural stem cellsSubventricular zoneTranscriptomic analysisExpression profilesAdult murine neural stem cellsCell sortingAdult mammalsFunction of astrocytesCellsNew neuronsSubtypes of astrocytesMammalsRNAseqNiche
2009
Exocyst is involved in polarized cell migration and cerebral cortical development
Letinic K, Sebastian R, Toomre D, Rakic P. Exocyst is involved in polarized cell migration and cerebral cortical development. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 11342-11347. PMID: 19549839, PMCID: PMC2708724, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0904244106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell migrationDelivery of vesiclesNeuronal migrationVesicle tetheringExocyst complexMembrane trafficExocytic pathwayProtein complexesExocytic processExocystSpatial regulationEmbryonic developmentVesicle exocytosisSecretory vesiclesPlasma membraneTIRF microscopyPostmitotic cellsCortical neuronal migrationProper developmentCerebral cortical developmentWound assaysExocytosisVesiclesMembraneCells
2001
Cell Proliferation Without Neurogenesis in Adult Primate Neocortex
Kornack D, Rakic P. Cell Proliferation Without Neurogenesis in Adult Primate Neocortex. Science 2001, 294: 2127-2130. PMID: 11739948, DOI: 10.1126/science.1065467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesBrainBromodeoxyuridineCell DeathCell DivisionCell MovementEndothelium, VascularFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinImmunoenzyme TechniquesMacaca fascicularisMacaca mulattaMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceNeocortexNeuronsNuclear ProteinsTubulinConceptsPrimate neocortexGlial cell markersAdult macaque monkeysNew neuronsNumerous BrdUOlfactory bulbCerebral wallAdult macaquesMacaque monkeysNonneuronal cellsHigher cognitive functionsCell markersCognitive functionNeocortexNeurogenesisTriple labelingCellular mechanismsCell proliferationNeuronsCellsHippocampusDevelopment of Layer I Neurons in the Primate Cerebral Cortex
Zecevic N, Rakic P. Development of Layer I Neurons in the Primate Cerebral Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 5607-5619. PMID: 11466432, PMCID: PMC6762645, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-15-05607.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexLayer ILayer I cellsLayer I neuronsPrimate cerebral cortexCajal-Retzius cellsSubpial granular layerGABAergic neuronsGABAergic interneuronsCortical plateI neuronsGanglionic eminenceMacaque monkeysPial surfaceOlfactory primordiumI cellsNeuronsMonth periodLong gestationGranular layerCortexUltrastructural analysisCorticogenesisCellsPrimatesThe generation, migration, and differentiation of olfactory neurons in the adult primate brain
Kornack D, Rakic P. The generation, migration, and differentiation of olfactory neurons in the adult primate brain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 4752-4757. PMID: 11296302, PMCID: PMC31906, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.081074998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRostral migratory streamOlfactory bulbAdult primate brainAdult macaque monkeysNeural progenitor cellsSmaller olfactory bulbsAdult rodentsSubependymal zoneImmunohistochemical detectionPrimate brainMacaque monkeysOlfactory neuronsMigratory streamNonhuman primatesProgenitor cellsRegenerative mechanismsInterneuronsHuman brainBrainNeuroblastsCellsNeurons
2000
Radial Unit Hypothesis of Neocortical Expansion
Rakic P. Radial Unit Hypothesis of Neocortical Expansion. Novartis Foundation Symposia 2000, 228: 30-45. PMID: 10929315, DOI: 10.1002/0470846631.ch3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadial unit hypothesisSpecies-specific sizeFamily of genesMutations of genesVentricular zoneMammalian evolutionFounder cellsNatural selectionRegulatory genesCell divisionMorphoregulatory moleculesPostmitotic cellsTransgenic animalsCortical plateCell deathNeocortical expansionGenesBasic organizationGlial scaffoldingColumnar unitsCortical cellsCerebral cortexCellsCortical developmentSynaptic connections
1999
Processing of the Notch Ligand Delta by the Metalloprotease Kuzbanian
Qi H, Rand M, Wu X, Sestan N, Wang W, Rakic P, Xu T, Artavanis-Tsakonas S. Processing of the Notch Ligand Delta by the Metalloprotease Kuzbanian. Science 1999, 283: 91-94. PMID: 9872749, DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5398.91.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell LineCells, CulturedDisintegrinsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsFemaleIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLigandsMaleMembrane ProteinsMetalloendopeptidasesMolecular Sequence DataMutationNeuronsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionTransfectionConceptsLigand DeltaMetalloprotease KuzbanianCell fate determinationNotch ligand DeltaFate determinationNotch proteinsTransmembrane ligandsNotch activityProcessing eventsExtracellular fragmentGenetic analysisNotch ligandsSurface receptorsKuzbanianAdjacent cellsSoluble formBroad spectrumNotchSignalingProteinLigandsCellsFragmentsVivoReceptors
1997
Restrictive clonal allocation in the chimeric mouse brain
Kuan C, Elliott E, Flavell R, Rakic P. Restrictive clonal allocation in the chimeric mouse brain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 3374-3379. PMID: 9096401, PMCID: PMC20377, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.7.3374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain regionsChimeric mouse brainsMammalian cerebral cortexDifferent brain regionsCerebral cortexCerebral neocortexChimeric miceMouse brainChimeric brainsMammalian brainProgenitor cellsBrainClones of cellsNeocortexStem cellsBlastocyst embryosCellsDifferent subsetsVast majorityCell descendantsPrevious studiesCortexMice
1995
A small step for the cell, a giant leap for mankind: a hypothesis of neocortical expansion during evolution
Rakic P. A small step for the cell, a giant leap for mankind: a hypothesis of neocortical expansion during evolution. Trends In Neurosciences 1995, 18: 383-388. PMID: 7482803, DOI: 10.1016/0166-2236(95)93934-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadial and horizontal deployment of clonally related cells in the primate neocortex: Relationship to distinct mitotic lineages
Kornack D, Rakic P. Radial and horizontal deployment of clonally related cells in the primate neocortex: Relationship to distinct mitotic lineages. Neuron 1995, 15: 311-321. PMID: 7646888, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(95)90036-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe role of receptor/channel activity in neuronal cell migration
Rakic P, Komuro H. The role of receptor/channel activity in neuronal cell migration. Developmental Neurobiology 1995, 26: 299-315. PMID: 7775964, DOI: 10.1002/neu.480260303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal cell migrationCell migrationIon channelsLocal cellular milieuSpecific ion channelsCell motilityCytoskeletal proteinsConfocal laser microscopyCellular milieuPostmitotic neuronsSecond messengerCellular mechanismsChannel activityLaser microscopyMotilitySynaptic connectionsExplant culturesEarly interactionsCellsFluorescent indicatorProteinMessengerMigrationPrior formationCarbocyanine dyeDynamics of granule cell migration: a confocal microscopic study in acute cerebellar slice preparations
Komuro H, Rakic P. Dynamics of granule cell migration: a confocal microscopic study in acute cerebellar slice preparations. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 1110-1120. PMID: 7869087, PMCID: PMC6577849, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-02-01110.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell movementCell migrationPlasma membraneShort stationary phaseCerebellar slice preparationGranule cell migrationMolecular mechanismsMembrane flowConfocal microscopic studiesIndividual cellsNeuronal migrationConfocal microscopyCytological aspectsDil crystalsCellsMembraneBergmann glial fibersGranule cellsMigrationMicrons/hrOld micePostnatal lifeConsiderable variationAcute cerebellar slice preparationStationary phase
1992
Genesis of neurons in the retinal ganglion cell layer of the monkey
Rapaport D, Fletcher J, LaVail M, Rakic P. Genesis of neurons in the retinal ganglion cell layer of the monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1992, 322: 577-588. PMID: 1401251, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903220411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cell layerGanglion cell layerCell layerEmbryonic day 38Genesis of neuronsSomata of cellsMedium-sized cellsEnd of neurogenesisAmacrine cellsSmall somataPrimate retinaSoma diameterNeuronal classesSequential scheduleDay 38Rhesus monkeysSmall caliberNeuronsAlpha cellsRetinaMicrons diameterSomaMonkeysCellsE38
1991
Glial cell lineage in the cerebral cortex: A review and synthesis
Cameron R, Rakic P. Glial cell lineage in the cerebral cortex: A review and synthesis. Glia 1991, 4: 124-137. PMID: 1827774, DOI: 10.1002/glia.440040204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexCell lineagesCell lineage relationshipsGlial cellsCortical gliogenesisCell-cell interactionsProgenitor cell poolGlial cell lineagesCentral nervous systemLineage relationshipsNervous systemCell poolLineagesGliogenesisCortexPresent reviewFunctional levelCellsPrecise timingDiversityReviewSeries of stepsCerebrum
1988
Nature and fate of proliferative cells in the hippocampal dentate gyrus during the life span of the rhesus monkey
Eckenhoff M, Rakic P. Nature and fate of proliferative cells in the hippocampal dentate gyrus during the life span of the rhesus monkey. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 2729-2747. PMID: 3411351, PMCID: PMC6569394, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-08-02729.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProliferative cellsMitotic divisionPostmitotic cellsUltra-structural characteristicsPossible functionsElectron microscopic levelStable populationGlial fibrillary acidic proteinNeuronal cellsStem cellsJuvenile periodMajor classesMature primatesSubgranular zoneDentate gyrusGlial cellsLife spanCellsGFAP-negative cellsFateRhesus monkeysAcidic proteinNew neuronsPostpubertal animalsFibrillary acidic proteinDefects of neuronal migration and the pathogenesis of cortical malformations
Rakic P, Swaab D. Defects of neuronal migration and the pathogenesis of cortical malformations. Progress In Brain Research 1988, 73: 15-37. PMID: 3047794, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)60494-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
GABA and GAD immunoreactiviy of photoreceptor terminals in primate retina
Nishimura Y, Schwartz M, Rakic P. GABA and GAD immunoreactiviy of photoreceptor terminals in primate retina. Nature 1986, 320: 753-756. PMID: 3703002, DOI: 10.1038/320753a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhotoreceptor terminalsRhesus monkey retinaFirst-order synapsesGlutamic acid decarboxylasePresynaptic profilesΓ-aminobutyric acidMonkey retinaPerifoveal regionInhibitory neurotransmitterPrimate retinaCone terminalsHorizontal cellsSynaptic functionAcid decarboxylaseRetinaPhotoreceptor cellsVertebrate retinaUltrastructural characteristicsNeurotransmittersAntibodiesSynapsesPresent studyCellsGABAVisual signals
1985
Localization of γ-aminobutyric acid and glutamic acid decarboxylase in rhesus monkey retina
Nishimura Y, Schwartz M, Rakic P. Localization of γ-aminobutyric acid and glutamic acid decarboxylase in rhesus monkey retina. Brain Research 1985, 359: 351-355. PMID: 3907753, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)91449-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamic acid decarboxylaseGamma-aminobutyric acidAcid decarboxylaseRhesus monkey retinaGanglion cell layerOuter plexiform layerScleral halfΓ-aminobutyric acidMonkey retinaPlexiform layerUse of antiseraGlial cellsMüller cellsHorizontal cellsRhesus monkeysNeuronal processesReactive bandsSubclass of cellsCell layerImmunoreactive bandsOne-thirdRetinaCellsAmacrineDecarboxylase
1984
Emergence of Neuronal and Glial Cell Lineages in Primate Brain
Rakic P. Emergence of Neuronal and Glial Cell Lineages in Primate Brain. 1984, 29-50. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-2717-2_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMammalian brainGlial cellsGlial cell lineagesCell lineagesNeural tubeGlial lineagesNeuronal cellsCellular mechanismsMajority of cellsNeuronal-glial interactionsCell linesLineagesPrimitive neural tubeCellsYoung neuronsFunctional abnormalitiesPrimate brainImportant roleBrainCompartmentalizationNeuronsDivergenceRegulationNeuroepitheliumNeuronal