2011
FGF Signaling Expands Embryonic Cortical Surface Area by Regulating Notch-Dependent Neurogenesis
Rash BG, Lim HD, Breunig JJ, Vaccarino FM. FGF Signaling Expands Embryonic Cortical Surface Area by Regulating Notch-Dependent Neurogenesis. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 15604-15617. PMID: 22031906, PMCID: PMC3235689, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4439-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBrainBromodeoxyuridineCaspase 3Cell CountCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDNA-Binding ProteinsElectroporationEmbryo, MammalianEye ProteinsFatty Acid-Binding Protein 7Fatty Acid-Binding ProteinsFibroblast Growth FactorsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsKi-67 AntigenMiceMice, TransgenicMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenesisNeuronsPaired Box Transcription FactorsPAX6 Transcription FactorReceptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorReceptors, NotchRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionStem CellsT-Box Domain ProteinsTranscription FactorsConceptsCortical neurogenesisCortical surface area expansionCortical surface expansionCortical surface areaGrowth factor receptorEmbryonic day 12.5Fibroblast growth factor receptorFGFR mutantsNormal miceCortical layer structureCortical developmentNeurogenic stagesDominant negative FGFRLoss of functionRadial progenitorsNeurogenesisNotch pathway genesSevere deficitsFactor receptorDay 12.5Notch pathwayMiceSimultaneous activationGreater proportionFGFR activity
2007
Astroglial Cells in Development, Regeneration, and Repair
Vaccarino FM, Fagel DM, Ganat Y, Maragnoli ME, Ment LR, Ohkubo Y, Schwartz ML, Silbereis J, Smith KM. Astroglial Cells in Development, Regeneration, and Repair. The Neuroscientist 2007, 13: 173-185. PMID: 17404377, DOI: 10.1177/1073858406298336.Peer-Reviewed Original Research In PressConceptsFibroblast growth factor receptorAstroglial cellsGenetic fate mappingCell divisionLineage studiesGrowth factor receptorPostnatal CNSEmbryonic CNSMain cellular componentsFate mappingNeuronal differentiationCellular componentsCell typesInjury-induced increaseFactor receptorNeurogenic nichePerinatal injuryCerebral cortexYoung miceCellsOligodendrocytesNeuronsDifferent rolesCNSNiche