2019
Id4 Downstream of Notch2 Maintains Neural Stem Cell Quiescence in the Adult Hippocampus
Zhang R, Boareto M, Engler A, Louvi A, Giachino C, Iber D, Taylor V. Id4 Downstream of Notch2 Maintains Neural Stem Cell Quiescence in the Adult Hippocampus. Cell Reports 2019, 28: 1485-1498.e6. PMID: 31390563, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural stem cellsDentate gyrusNSC quiescenceAdult mouse hippocampal dentate gyrusNSC proliferationMouse hippocampal dentate gyrusAdult dentate gyrusHippocampal dentate gyrusExpense of neurogenesisNeural stem cell quiescenceId4 knockdownAdult hippocampusNeuron generationId4 expressionNeuronal differentiationCell cycle entryNSC activationMajor effectorStem cell quiescenceNotch2NeurogenesisCell quiescenceStem cellsDownstream targetsNSC maintenance
2018
Notch2 Signaling Maintains NSC Quiescence in the Murine Ventricular-Subventricular Zone
Engler A, Rolando C, Giachino C, Saotome I, Erni A, Brien C, Zhang R, Zimber-Strobl U, Radtke F, Artavanis-Tsakonas S, Louvi A, Taylor V. Notch2 Signaling Maintains NSC Quiescence in the Murine Ventricular-Subventricular Zone. Cell Reports 2018, 22: 992-1002. PMID: 29386140, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.12.094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsV-SVZ neural stem cellsVentricular-subventricular zoneNeural stem cellsQuiescent neural stem cellsRostral migratory streamNew olfactory bulb neuronsNSC quiescenceOlfactory bulb neuronsLoss of Notch2Bulb neuronsNew neuronsAdult forebrainOB lineageAging-like phenotypesMigratory streamNotch2 functionNeuronsNotch2Canonical Notch signalingNeurogenesisStem cellsNotch signalingCell cycleForebrainQuiescence
2011
Cilia in the CNS: The Quiet Organelle Claims Center Stage
Louvi A, Grove EA. Cilia in the CNS: The Quiet Organelle Claims Center Stage. Neuron 2011, 69: 1046-1060. PMID: 21435552, PMCID: PMC3070490, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary ciliaSonic hedgehog (Shh) signal transductionHedgehog signal transductionHuman disease syndromesProtein traffickingBrain tumor formationSignal transductionCellular organellesGenetic disruptionSpecialized modeNeuronal signalingCiliaTumor formationAdult CNSAdult neurogenesisEukaryotesVertebratesOrganellesTransductionTraffickingSignalingBiologyDisease syndromeMajor linesNeurogenesis
2010
Whole-exome sequencing identifies recessive WDR62 mutations in severe brain malformations
Bilgüvar K, Öztürk A, Louvi A, Kwan KY, Choi M, Tatlı B, Yalnızoğlu D, Tüysüz B, Çağlayan A, Gökben S, Kaymakçalan H, Barak T, Bakırcıoğlu M, Yasuno K, Ho W, Sanders S, Zhu Y, Yılmaz S, Dinçer A, Johnson MH, Bronen RA, Koçer N, Per H, Mane S, Pamir MN, Yalçınkaya C, Kumandaş S, Topçu M, Özmen M, Šestan N, Lifton RP, State MW, Günel M. Whole-exome sequencing identifies recessive WDR62 mutations in severe brain malformations. Nature 2010, 467: 207-210. PMID: 20729831, PMCID: PMC3129007, DOI: 10.1038/nature09327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal cortical developmentWD repeat domain 62 (WDR62) geneSevere brain malformationsWhole-exome sequencingBrain abnormalitiesBrain malformationsCortical developmentMolecular pathogenesisCerebellar hypoplasiaWDR62 mutationsEmbryonic neurogenesisDiagnostic classificationMicrocephaly genesSmall family sizeGenetic heterogeneityWide spectrumRecessive mutationsPachygyriaPathogenesisHypoplasiaNeocortexNeurogenesisAbnormalitiesMalformationsMutations