2023
Anatomical Diversity of the Adult Corticospinal Tract Revealed by Single-Cell Transcriptional Profiling
Golan N, Ehrlich D, Bonanno J, O'Brien R, Murillo M, Kauer S, Ravindra N, Van Dijk D, Cafferty W. Anatomical Diversity of the Adult Corticospinal Tract Revealed by Single-Cell Transcriptional Profiling. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 7929-7945. PMID: 37748862, PMCID: PMC10669816, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0811-22.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorticospinal tract neuronsCorticospinal tractAdult corticospinal tractIrreversible functional deficitsCortical layer 2/3Lumbar spinal cordSpinal cord injuryLayer 5 neuronsClasses of neuronsMolecular heterogeneityAxon collateralizationTract neuronsCord injuryRetrograde labelingMotor pathwaysFemale miceFunctional deficitsLayer 2/3Primary axonsSpinal cordTerminal fieldsNeuron subtypesAdult tractTherapeutic interventionsSingle-cell RNA sequencing
2021
Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain
Song E, Zhang C, Israelow B, Lu-Culligan A, Prado AV, Skriabine S, Lu P, Weizman OE, Liu F, Dai Y, Szigeti-Buck K, Yasumoto Y, Wang G, Castaldi C, Heltke J, Ng E, Wheeler J, Alfajaro MM, Levavasseur E, Fontes B, Ravindra NG, Van Dijk D, Mane S, Gunel M, Ring A, Kazmi SAJ, Zhang K, Wilen CB, Horvath TL, Plu I, Haik S, Thomas JL, Louvi A, Farhadian SF, Huttner A, Seilhean D, Renier N, Bilguvar K, Iwasaki A. Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20202135. PMID: 33433624, PMCID: PMC7808299, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20202135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Central nervous systemSARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasionImmune cell infiltratesCOVID-19 patientsType I interferon responseMultiple organ systemsCOVID-19I interferon responseHuman brain organoidsNeuroinvasive capacityCNS infectionsCell infiltrateNeuronal infectionPathological featuresCortical neuronsRespiratory diseaseDirect infectionCerebrospinal fluidNervous systemMouse brainInterferon responseOrgan systemsHuman ACE2Infection