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, PMCID: PMC11485267, 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
2014
Phenotypic differences in hiPSC NPCs derived from patients with schizophrenia
Brennand K, Savas J, Kim Y, Tran N, Simone A, Hashimoto-Torii K, Beaumont K, Kim H, Topol A, Ladran I, Abdelrahim M, Matikainen-Ankney B, Chao S, Mrksich M, Rakic P, Fang G, Zhang B, Yates J, Gage F. Phenotypic differences in hiPSC NPCs derived from patients with schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry 2014, 20: 361-368. PMID: 24686136, PMCID: PMC4182344, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAntipsychotic AgentsCell DifferentiationCell MovementCells, CulturedFemaleGene ExpressionHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMitochondriaNeural Cell Adhesion MoleculesNeural Stem CellsOxidative StressPhenotypePluripotent Stem CellsProsencephalonProteomicsReactive Oxygen SpeciesSchizophreniaYoung AdultConceptsHiPSC neural progenitor cellsNeural progenitor cellsHuman-induced pluripotent stem cellsHiPSC-derived neuronsGene expressionGene expression comparisonsStable isotope labelingProteomic mass spectrometry analysisAbnormal gene expressionPluripotent stem cellsOxidative stressCytoskeletal remodelingMass spectrometry analysisCellular phenotypesExpression comparisonsDevelopmental mechanismsIsotope labelingPhenotypic differencesBrainSpan AtlasDisease predispositionAmino acidsScalable assayNPC phenotypeStem cellsProgenitor cells
2001
The 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
Mechanisms of programmed cell death in the developing brain
Kuan C, Roth K, Flavell R, Rakic P, Kuan C, Roth K, Flavell R, Rakic P. Mechanisms of programmed cell death in the developing brain. Trends In Neurosciences 2000, 23: 291-297. PMID: 10856938, DOI: 10.1016/s0166-2236(00)01581-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell deathNematode Caenorhabditis elegansEarly embryonic developmentGene-targeting studiesCell death pathwaysVertebrate nervous systemMammalian brain developmentCaenorhabditis elegansEmbryonic developmentGenetic analysisPostmitotic neuronsBrain developmentNeural cell deathAnalogous functionsDistinct rolesProgenitor cellsMammalian brainApoptosisNew insightsImportant mechanismElegansHomologLater stagesNervous systemMechanism
1998
Young neurons for old brains?
Rakic P. Young neurons for old brains? Nature Neuroscience 1998, 1: 645-647. PMID: 10196576, DOI: 10.1038/3643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChanges in cell-cycle kinetics during the development and evolution of primate neocortex
Kornack D, Rakic P. Changes in cell-cycle kinetics during the development and evolution of primate neocortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 1242-1246. PMID: 9448316, PMCID: PMC18732, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.3.1242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell divisionCell division cycleCell cycle kineticsProgenitor cell divisionCell cycle lengthCell cycle durationEvolutionary modificationsEvolutionary expansionCerebral ventricular zoneDevelopmental basisCell productionPrimate neocortexS-phase labelingAnthropoid primatesProgenitor cellsFetal rhesus monkeysNeurogenetic periodVentricular zoneNeocortical sizeCortical cellsNeurogenesisCortical developmentMonkey cortexTotal roundsCortical layers
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
1996
Spatiotemporal gradients of cell genesis in the primate retina.
Rapaport D, Rakic P, LaVail M. Spatiotemporal gradients of cell genesis in the primate retina. Perspectives On Developmental Neurobiology 1996, 3: 147-59. PMID: 8931090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsCell genesisMonkey retinal ganglion cellsLonger survival periodRetinal pigment epitheliumAmacrine cellsPrimate retinaMüller cellsSurvival periodMacaque retinaSoma diameterBipolar cellsPigment epitheliumRetinal structureHorizontal cellsMacaque monkeysVisual developmentCone photoreceptorsBrain structuresFunctional classRetinaProgenitor cellsRod photoreceptorsCardinal event
1995
Radial 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 Research