2024
Key Roles of CACNA1C/Cav1.2 and CALB1/Calbindin in Prefrontal Neurons Altered in Cognitive Disorders
Datta D, Yang S, Joyce M, Woo E, McCarroll S, Gonzalez-Burgos G, Perone I, Uchendu S, Ling E, Goldman M, Berretta S, Murray J, Morozov Y, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P, O’Dell R, van Dyck C, Lewis D, Wang M, Krienen F, Arnsten A. Key Roles of CACNA1C/Cav1.2 and CALB1/Calbindin in Prefrontal Neurons Altered in Cognitive Disorders. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 870-881. PMID: 38776078, PMCID: PMC11112502, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.1112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexLayer III pyramidal cellsWorking memoryCognitive disordersNeuronal firingPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexPyramidal cellsSpatial working memoryWorking memory performanceRisk of mental disordersCalcium-related proteinsReduced neuronal firingL-type calcium channel Cav1.2GluN2B-NMDA receptorsL-type calcium channel activityPrefrontal neuronsL-type calcium channel blockerMemory performanceL-type calcium channelsMental disordersRisk of cognitive disordersCognitive behaviorProtein expressionAssociated with increased riskCorrelation between the number of interstitial neurons of the white matter and number of neurons within cortical layers: Histological analyses in postnatal macaque
Ahmed B, Duque A, Rakic P, Molnár Z. Correlation between the number of interstitial neurons of the white matter and number of neurons within cortical layers: Histological analyses in postnatal macaque. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2024, 532: e25626. PMID: 39031698, PMCID: PMC11262481, DOI: 10.1002/cne.25626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite matter interstitial cellsInterstitial neuronsLayer 5Macaque cortexCortical neuronsGyral crownsInterstitial cellsStandardized cell numbersCell numberSulcal regionsDensity of neuronsLinear regionCortical layer thicknessLayer thicknessOverlying cortexCoronal sectionsHistological analysisDensityWhite matterNeuronsLayerCortical layersClinical perspectiveThicknessCortical thicknessA coming-of-age story: adult neurogenesis or adolescent neurogenesis in rodents?
Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P. A coming-of-age story: adult neurogenesis or adolescent neurogenesis in rodents? Frontiers In Neuroscience 2024, 18: 1383728. PMID: 38505771, PMCID: PMC10948509, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1383728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult hippocampal neurogenesisHippocampal neurogenesisInter-strain differencesOnset of adulthoodAdult neurogenesisAdolescent periodJackson LabsPostnatal dayNeurogenesisAdulthoodDevelopment of miceMonths of ageAdolescentsPostnatal development of miceRatsRodentsPostnatal developmentAdultsOlder animalsComing-of-age storyMiceYounger agePerceived importanceInter-individualFunctional studies
2023
Localization of PDE4D, HCN1 channels, and mGluR3 in rhesus macaque entorhinal cortex may confer vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease
Datta D, Perone I, Morozov Y, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P, van Dyck C, Arnsten A. Localization of PDE4D, HCN1 channels, and mGluR3 in rhesus macaque entorhinal cortex may confer vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease. Cerebral Cortex 2023, 33: 11501-11516. PMID: 37874022, PMCID: PMC10724870, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCN1 channelsTau pathologyGlutamate synapsesEntorhinal cortexCalcium actionInternal calcium releaseEntorhinal cortex stellate cellsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexSusceptible neuronsInitial pathologySelective vulnerabilityEtiological factorsTau phosphorylationStellate cellsAlzheimer's diseaseSpecific neuronsCalcium releasePrefrontal cortexCortexSynapse strengthPathologyCalcium signalingCalbindinDiseaseNeuronsMolecular programs of regional specification and neural stem cell fate progression in macaque telencephalon
Micali N, Ma S, Li M, Kim S, Mato-Blanco X, Sindhu S, Arellano J, Gao T, Shibata M, Gobeske K, Duque A, Santpere G, Sestan N, Rakic P. Molecular programs of regional specification and neural stem cell fate progression in macaque telencephalon. Science 2023, 382: eadf3786. PMID: 37824652, PMCID: PMC10705812, DOI: 10.1126/science.adf3786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrigin and development of the claustrum in rhesus macaque
Li H, Duque A, Rakic P. Origin and development of the claustrum in rhesus macaque. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2220918120. PMID: 37406098, PMCID: PMC10334778, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2220918120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaminar dynamics of deep projection neurons and mode of subplate formation are hallmarks of histogenetic subdivisions of the human cingulate cortex before onset of arealization
Junaković A, Kopić J, Duque A, Rakic P, Krsnik Ž, Kostović I. Laminar dynamics of deep projection neurons and mode of subplate formation are hallmarks of histogenetic subdivisions of the human cingulate cortex before onset of arealization. Brain Structure And Function 2023, 228: 613-633. PMID: 36592215, PMCID: PMC9944618, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-022-02606-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Role of intracortical neuropil growth in the gyrification of the primate cerebral cortex
Rash B, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P. Role of intracortical neuropil growth in the gyrification of the primate cerebral cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 120: e2210967120. PMID: 36574666, PMCID: PMC9910595, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2210967120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter subventricular zoneSubcortical white matterCerebral cortexWhite matterFormation of gyriPrimate cerebral cortexMammalian cerebral cortexMarkers of proliferationCortical malformationsCortical plateGlial cellsGyral developmentSubventricular zoneCortical neurogenesisFetal developmentVentricular zoneCortical foldingNeuronal progenitorsGyrificationNeuronal growthNeuropil growthPrimary gyriCortexNeurodevelopmental disordersGyrus
2015
Identification of Proliferating and Migrating Cells by BrdU and Other Thymidine Analogs: Benefits and Limitations
Duque A, Rakic P. Identification of Proliferating and Migrating Cells by BrdU and Other Thymidine Analogs: Benefits and Limitations. Neuromethods 2015, 101: 123-139. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2313-7_7.Publications for non-academic audiences