Functional Synergy between Cholecystokinin Receptors CCKAR and CCKBR in Mammalian Brain Development
Nishimura S, Bilgüvar K, Ishigame K, Sestan N, Günel M, Louvi A. Functional Synergy between Cholecystokinin Receptors CCKAR and CCKBR in Mammalian Brain Development. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0124295. PMID: 25875176, PMCID: PMC4398320, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCCK receptorsBrain developmentMammalian neocortical developmentCentral nervous systemCortical interneuron migrationHomozygous mutant miceMammalian brain developmentPeripheral organsReceptor lossCorpus callosumCortical developmentPostnatal brainAbundant neuropeptideNervous systemInterneuron migrationMutant miceEmbryonic neocortexNeocortical developmentReceptorsPeptide hormonesG proteinsCholecystokininReciprocal expressionCCKBRBrain