2012
Preparation of acute subventricular zone slices for calcium imaging.
Lacar B, Young SZ, Platel JC, Bordey A. Preparation of acute subventricular zone slices for calcium imaging. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2012, e4071. PMID: 23023088, PMCID: PMC3490239, DOI: 10.3791/4071.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCell typesSVZ cellsProgenitor cellsNeurogenic zonesSubventricular zoneFluo-4 AM dyeNeural progenitor cellsIntermediate progenitor cellsExtracellular signalsDiffusible signalsIntercellular signalingSVZ cell typesTime-lapse moviesCalcium indicator dyeCalcium activityIndividual cellsRostral-caudal axisNeuroblast migrationThree-dimensional arrangementAdult hippocampal subgranular zonePostnatal brainAdhesion moleculesHippocampal subgranular zoneMature astrocytesNeuroblasts
2010
Neurotransmitter signaling in postnatal neurogenesis: The first leg
Platel JC, Stamboulian S, Nguyen I, Bordey A. Neurotransmitter signaling in postnatal neurogenesis: The first leg. Brain Research Reviews 2010, 63: 60-71. PMID: 20188124, PMCID: PMC2862802, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2010.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFate determinationSonic hedgehogNeurotransmitter signalingDifferent cell typesSubventricular zoneMultitude of receptorsMaster regulatorGenetic signaturesMosaic natureGamma-aminobutyric acidMicroenvironmental signalsCell typesIntracellular pathwaysAstrocyte-like cellsFunction of neurotransmittersHedgehogSignalingNeurogenesisNeurogenic zonesAdult brainPostnatal neurogenesisPeripheral organsNeurotransmitter functionSynaptic integrationGenesImaging and Recording Subventricular Zone Progenitor Cells in Live Tissue of Postnatal Mice
Lacar B, Young SZ, Platel JC, Bordey A. Imaging and Recording Subventricular Zone Progenitor Cells in Live Tissue of Postnatal Mice. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2010, 4: 43. PMID: 20700392, PMCID: PMC2918349, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2010.00043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubventricular zoneSVZ cellsSubventricular zone progenitor cellsPatch-clamp recordingsCell populationsAstrocyte-like cellsFluorescent reporter miceRNA interference technologyNeurogenic zonesAcute slicesCellular diversityGlial cellsLateral ventricleMultiple cell populationsOlfactory bulbPostnatal brainClamp recordingsReporter miceFloxed miceTransgenic micePostnatal miceCalcium activityMiceProgenitor cellsGenetic labeling
2008
The astrocyte odyssey
Wang DD, Bordey A. The astrocyte odyssey. Progress In Neurobiology 2008, 86: 342-367. PMID: 18948166, PMCID: PMC2613184, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2008.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdult neurogenic zonesFunction of astrocytesAstrocytic calcium wavesPopulation of astrocytesDifferent molecular identitiesNeural stem cellsGlutamate releaseNeurogenic zonesNeurogenic nicheNeuronal activityNervous systemStem cell characteristicsAstrocytesNeuronsCalcium wavesVivo roleSupport cellsStem cellsEqual numberCellsDiverse populationsMolecular identityCell characteristicsPioneer discoveriesCentral playerGFAP‐GFP neural progenitors are antigenically homogeneous and anchored in their enclosed mosaic niche
Platel J, Gordon V, Heintz T, Bordey A. GFAP‐GFP neural progenitors are antigenically homogeneous and anchored in their enclosed mosaic niche. Glia 2008, 57: 66-78. PMID: 18661547, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain lipid-binding proteinGFAP-expressing cellsSubventricular zoneEGF receptorNeurogenic subventricular zoneGFP-fluorescent cellsHuman GFAP promoterProliferative marker Ki67Neural stem cellsCell typesNeurogenic zonesNG2 cellsPostnatal neurogenesisAcute slicesNeurogenic nicheOlfactory bulbTransgenic miceDifferent cell populationsRostral extensionAntigenic markersGFAP promoterProgenitor markersNeural progenitorsCell populationsCellular mosaic
2006
Enigmatic GABAergic networks in adult neurogenic zones
Bordey A. Enigmatic GABAergic networks in adult neurogenic zones. Brain Research Reviews 2006, 53: 124-134. PMID: 16949673, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2006.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdult neurogenic zonesNeurogenic zonesGABAergic networksGABAergic signalingAdult neurogenic regionsGABA actionSubventricular zoneNeuronal activityNeurogenic regionsReceptor activationImmature cellsProgenitor cellsUnique cellular propertiesNetwork activitySignalingCellsCellular propertiesReview