2000
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (Fgf2) Is Necessary for Cell Proliferation and Neurogenesis in the Developing Cerebral Cortex
Raballo R, Rhee J, Lyn-Cook R, Leckman J, Schwartz M, Vaccarino F. Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (Fgf2) Is Necessary for Cell Proliferation and Neurogenesis in the Developing Cerebral Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 5012-5023. PMID: 10864959, PMCID: PMC6772267, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-13-05012.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell DivisionCerebral CortexChoroid PlexusEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentFibroblast Growth Factor 2Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGerm-Line MutationGestational AgeMiceMice, KnockoutProsencephalonReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorTelencephalonConceptsFgf2 knockout micePseudostratified ventricular epitheliumKnockout miceCerebral cortexCortical neuronsFrontal cerebral cortexDeep cortical layersBasic fibroblast growth factorEnd of neurogenesisCortical neuron numberNeuronal progenitor cellsNull mutant miceBasic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) geneFibroblast growth factorDegree of apoptosisLarge neuronsBasal gangliaCortical layersFgf2 knockoutGrowth factor geneMutant miceVentricular epitheliumGermline mutationsNeuron numberNeurogenesis
1999
Changes in cerebral cortex size are governed by fibroblast growth factor during embryogenesis
Vaccarino F, Schwartz M, Raballo R, Nilsen J, Rhee J, Zhou M, Doetschman T, Coffin J, Wyland J, Hung Y. Changes in cerebral cortex size are governed by fibroblast growth factor during embryogenesis. Nature Neuroscience 1999, 2: 246-253. PMID: 10195217, DOI: 10.1038/6350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCerebral CortexEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentFibroblast Growth Factor 2Fibroblast Growth FactorsMiceMice, KnockoutMicroinjectionsRatsStem CellsConceptsPseudostratified ventricular epitheliumFibroblast growth factor-2Number of gliaAdult cerebral cortexEnd of neurogenesisCerebral cortex sizeFibroblast growth factorGrowth factor 2Cerebral cortexCerebral ventricleSingle microinjectionCortical neuronsBrdU studiesCortical progenitorsVentricular epitheliumCortex sizeGrowth factorRat embryosFGF2 geneEarly neurogenesisFGF receptorsFactor 2GliaNeurogenesisCell cycle length
1995
Fibroblast growth factor 2 increases Otx2 expression in precursor cells from mammalian telencephalon
Robel L, Ding M, James A, Lin X, Simeone A, Leckman J, Vaccarino F. Fibroblast growth factor 2 increases Otx2 expression in precursor cells from mammalian telencephalon. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 7879-7891. PMID: 8613727, PMCID: PMC6577918, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-12-07879.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell CountCells, CulturedDNA, ComplementaryDose-Response Relationship, DrugEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentFibroblast Growth Factor 2Gene ExpressionGenes, HomeoboxIntermediate Filament ProteinsMolecular ProbesMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNestinRatsStem CellsTelencephalonConceptsOtx2 expressionPrecursor cellsDifferent developmental stagesPopulation of neuroblastsRegulation of neurogenesisHomeobox genesEffects of FGF2Regulated fashionPostmitotic cellsPrimary culturesFibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factorMammalian telencephalonOtx2Developmental stagesMammalian forebrainDLX1FGF2