2023
Molecular 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 Research
2021
Radial Glial Cells: New Views on Old Questions
Arellano JI, Morozov YM, Micali N, Rakic P. Radial Glial Cells: New Views on Old Questions. Neurochemical Research 2021, 46: 2512-2524. PMID: 33725233, PMCID: PMC8855517, DOI: 10.1007/s11064-021-03296-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinRadial glial cellsNeuroepithelial cellsGFAP expressionFibrillary acidic proteinMigration of neuronsProcess of neurogenesisGlial featuresGlial cellsEmbryonic cerebrumCortical neurogenesisMacaque monkeysPial surfaceAcidic proteinEpithelial featuresBrain developmentNeurogenesisVentricular surfaceTight junctionsCerebrumNeuronsUltrastructural analysisFirst descriptionBrainVertebrate brain
2020
Variation of Human Neural Stem Cells Generating Organizer States In Vitro before Committing to Cortical Excitatory or Inhibitory Neuronal Fates
Micali N, Kim SK, Diaz-Bustamante M, Stein-O’Brien G, Seo S, Shin JH, Rash BG, Ma S, Wang Y, Olivares NA, Arellano JI, Maynard KR, Fertig EJ, Cross AJ, Bürli RW, Brandon NJ, Weinberger DR, Chenoweth JG, Hoeppner DJ, Sestan N, Rakic P, Colantuoni C, McKay RD. Variation of Human Neural Stem Cells Generating Organizer States In Vitro before Committing to Cortical Excitatory or Inhibitory Neuronal Fates. Cell Reports 2020, 31: 107599. PMID: 32375049, PMCID: PMC7357345, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural stem cellsNeuronal fateProliferative neural stem cellsStem cellsPluripotent linesTelencephalic fateRNA sequencingLineage tracingHuman neural stem cellsGlutamatergic excitatory neuronsMonkey brain sectionsNeuronal trajectoriesCell imagingCortical excitatoryCerebral cortexFateExcitatory neuronsBrain sectionsHuman telencephalonNeuropsychiatric disordersAcute transitionPluripotencyCellsCortexSequencing
2019
Gliogenesis in the outer subventricular zone promotes enlargement and gyrification of the primate cerebrum
Rash BG, Duque A, Morozov YM, Arellano JI, Micali N, Rakic P. Gliogenesis in the outer subventricular zone promotes enlargement and gyrification of the primate cerebrum. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 7089-7094. PMID: 30894491, PMCID: PMC6452694, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1822169116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter subventricular zoneSubventricular zoneWhite matterCompletion of neurogenesisSuperficial layers IISubcortical white matterUnderlying white matterProduction of astrocytesRadial glial cellsElaboration of dendritesCortical surface areaSuperficial neuronsCerebral neuronsCortical connectionsGlial cellsCerebral convolutionsDay 90Layers IIFormation of convolutionsMacaque monkeysRapid enlargementCerebrumNeuronal growthNeuronsEmbryonic day 90
2018
Metabolic regulation and glucose sensitivity of cortical radial glial cells
Rash BG, Micali N, Huttner AJ, Morozov YM, Horvath TL, Rakic P. Metabolic regulation and glucose sensitivity of cortical radial glial cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: 10142-10147. PMID: 30224493, PMCID: PMC6176632, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1808066115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadial glial cellsGlial cellsRGC fibersCortical radial glial cellsEmbryonic cortical slicesGestational obesityCerebral cortexCortical slicesMetabolic disturbancesCortical neurogenesisMetabolic supportBrain disordersAcute lossMitochondrial transportBrain developmentIntracellular CaPotential mechanismsHyperglycemiaMitochondrial functionGlucose sensitivityMiceStem cellsPrimary stem cellsPhysiological mechanismsCells