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
Evolution of the neocortex: a perspective from developmental biology
Rakic P. Evolution of the neocortex: a perspective from developmental biology. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2009, 10: 724-735. PMID: 19763105, PMCID: PMC2913577, DOI: 10.1038/nrn2719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvo-devo approachSpecies-specific adaptationsExtinct common ancestorsNew cell typesSpecies-specific differencesMutations of genesProliferative ventricular zoneMammalian evolutionDistinct migratory pathwaysCommon ancestorDevelopmental biologyCell divisionNew traitsNew cell subtypesNeural stem cellsProtomap hypothesisMouse embryosNew cytoarchitectonic areasTranscriptional factorsUnique cognitive abilitiesGene expressionDifferential enlargementDistinct traitsMigratory pathwaysCortical evolution
2000
Identification of a multipotent astrocytic stem cell in the immature and adult mouse brain
Laywell E, Rakic P, Kukekov V, Holland E, Steindler D. Identification of a multipotent astrocytic stem cell in the immature and adult mouse brain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 13883-13888. PMID: 11095732, PMCID: PMC17670, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.250471697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemNeural stem cellsAstrocyte monolayersMultipotent astrocytic stem cellsAstrocytic stem cellsPostnatal central nervous systemAdult mouse brainStem cellsCerebral cortexPostnatal wkSpinal cordAdult brainSubependymal zoneNervous systemEpendymal cellsMouse brainMammalian brainSpherical clonesCNS developmentBrainVivo identificationAstrocytesMature forebrainCritical periodCE cells
1999
Continuation of neurogenesis in the hippocampus of the adult macaque monkey
Kornack D, Rakic P. Continuation of neurogenesis in the hippocampus of the adult macaque monkey. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 5768-5773. PMID: 10318959, PMCID: PMC21935, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.10.5768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult macaque monkeysDentate gyrusMacaque monkeysAdult primate hippocampusAdult rodent dentate gyrusImmunohistochemical double labelingHippocampal dentate gyrusRodent dentate gyrusDiscreet brain regionsMultipotent neural stem cellsNeural stem cellsAdult neurogenesisAdult brainPrimate hippocampusAnimal modelsBrain regionsDouble labelingNeurogenesisSpecific markersHippocampusGyrusStem cellsCell typesMonkeysHumans