2017
The Xenopus tadpole: An in vivo model to screen drugs favoring remyelination
Mannioui A, Vauzanges Q, Fini JB, Henriet E, Sekizar S, Azoyan L, Thomas JL, Du Pasquier D, Giovannangeli C, Demeneix B, Lubetzki C, Zalc B. The Xenopus tadpole: An in vivo model to screen drugs favoring remyelination. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2017, 24: 1421-1432. PMID: 28752787, DOI: 10.1177/1352458517721355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 5Receptor 5Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1Efficacy of siponimodNumber of oligodendrocytesSpontaneous remyelinationMultiple sclerosisOptic nervePromyelinating effectE. coli nitroreductaseRemyelinationDual agonistsVivo modelReceptor 1SiponimodConditional ablationOligodendrocytesXenopus tadpolesVivo screeningCRISPR/Cas9 gene editingVivoCas9 gene editingDemyelinationSclerosisGreen fluorescent protein reporter
2013
Ascl1/Mash1 Promotes Brain Oligodendrogenesis during Myelination and Remyelination
Nakatani H, Martin E, Hassani H, Clavairoly A, Maire CL, Viadieu A, Kerninon C, Delmasure A, Frah M, Weber M, Nakafuku M, Zalc B, Thomas JL, Guillemot F, Nait-Oumesmar B, Parras C. Ascl1/Mash1 Promotes Brain Oligodendrogenesis during Myelination and Remyelination. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 9752-9768. PMID: 23739972, PMCID: PMC3892435, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0805-13.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOligodendrocyte precursor cellsNeonatal periodCortical oligodendrocyte precursor cellsOligodendrocyte developmentCortical subventricular zoneSubventricular zone progenitorsMultiple sclerosis lesionsMyelin-forming cellsPostnatal cortexRemyelination processFocal demyelinationCorpus callosumSubventricular zoneOPC differentiationPostnatal brainMouse modelAscl1 functionOligodendrogenesisOPC developmentSclerosis lesionsASCL1 expressionCortical progenitorsRemyelinationProneural transcription factorsOligodendrocytes
2012
Live Imaging of Targeted Cell Ablation in Xenopus: A New Model to Study Demyelination and Repair
Kaya F, Mannioui A, Chesneau A, Sekizar S, Maillard E, Ballagny C, Houel-Renault L, DuPasquier D, Bronchain O, Holtzmann I, Desmazieres A, Thomas JL, Demeneix BA, Brophy PJ, Zalc B, Mazabraud A. Live Imaging of Targeted Cell Ablation in Xenopus: A New Model to Study Demyelination and Repair. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 12885-12895. PMID: 22973012, PMCID: PMC3460536, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2252-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDemyelination/remyelination processesProcess of demyelinationAxonal damageRemyelination processMyelin repairOligodendrocyte ablationMTZ treatmentTwo-photon imagingVivo modelTargeted cell ablationMetronidazoleTherapeutic agentsConditional ablationRetinoic acidOligodendrocytesDemyelinationRemyelination
2001
Sonic hedgehog-dependent emergence of oligodendrocytes in the telencephalon: evidence for a source of oligodendrocytes in the olfactory bulb that is independent of PDGFRalpha signaling.
Spassky N, Heydon K, Mangatal A, Jankovski A, Olivier C, Queraud-Lesaux F, Goujet-Zalc C, Thomas J, Zalc B. Sonic hedgehog-dependent emergence of oligodendrocytes in the telencephalon: evidence for a source of oligodendrocytes in the olfactory bulb that is independent of PDGFRalpha signaling. Development 2001, 128: 4993-5004. PMID: 11748136, DOI: 10.1242/dev.128.24.4993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cordPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorOlfactory bulbOligodendrocyte progenitorsInduction of oligodendrocytesSource of oligodendrocytesAnterior entopeduncular areaMedial ganglionic eminenceExpression of PLPGrowth factor receptorRostral palliumTelencephalic oligodendrocytesGanglionic eminenceVentricular focusOligodendroglial lineageCordRostral telencephalonOligodendrocytesOligodendrocyte lineageFactor receptorVentricular progenitorsTelencephalonMouse telencephalonSonic hedgehogMolecular mechanismsThe Early Steps of Oligodendrogenesis: Insights from the Study of the plp Lineage in the Brain of Chicks and Rodents
Spassky N, Olivier C, Cobos I, LeBras B, Goujet-Zalc C, Martínez S, Zalc B, Thomas J. The Early Steps of Oligodendrogenesis: Insights from the Study of the plp Lineage in the Brain of Chicks and Rodents. Developmental Neuroscience 2001, 23: 318-326. PMID: 11756747, DOI: 10.1159/000048715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOligodendroglial genesBrain of chicksCentral nervous systemMyelin-forming cellsSpinal cordPrimitive progenitor cellsNervous systemRodent brainOligodendroglial markersOligodendrocyte lineageEmbryonic brainProgenitor cellsBrainOligodendrogenesisCell lineagesProgenitor stageCellsChicksCordExpressionEarly stepsOligodendrocytesMonofocal origin of telencephalic oligodendrocytes in the anterior entopeduncular area of the chick embryo
Olivier C, Cobos I, Villegas E, Spassky N, Zalc B, Martinez S, Thomas J. Monofocal origin of telencephalic oligodendrocytes in the anterior entopeduncular area of the chick embryo. Development 2001, 128: 1757-1769. PMID: 11311157, DOI: 10.1242/dev.128.10.1757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior entopeduncular areaTelencephalic oligodendrocytesOligodendrocyte progenitor cellsCentral nervous systemMyelin-forming cellsRostrocaudal distributionCaudorostral axisVentricular originNervous systemOligodendroglial cellsChick brainOligodendrocytesOligodendrocyte precursorsOligodendrocyte progenitorsVentricular neuroepitheliumCaudal forebrainEntire telencephalonMigratory propertiesQuail-chick chimerasProgenitor cellsBrainChick embryosCellsOligodendrogenesis
2000
Spatiotemporal development of oligodendrocytes in the embryonic brain
Thomas J, Spassky N, Villegas E, Olivier C, Cobos I, Goujet‐Zalc C, Martínez S, Zalc B. Spatiotemporal development of oligodendrocytes in the embryonic brain. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2000, 59: 471-476. PMID: 10679785, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(20000215)59:4<471::aid-jnr1>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemOligodendrocyte precursor cellsPrecursor cellsNeural tubeSite of originSubventricular zoneNervous systemVentricular layerOligodendrocyte precursorsFirst neuronsOligodendrocyte progenitorsOligodendrocytesEmbryonic brainRostrocaudal axisLast cell typeQuail-chick chimerasProgenitor cellsRecent dataBrainCell typesMosaic populationProgenitor stageCellsNeurons
1999
Early Specification of Oligodendrocytes in the Chick Embryonic Brain
Villegas E, Olivier C, Spassky N, Poncet C, Cochard P, Zalc B, Thomas J, Martínez S. Early Specification of Oligodendrocytes in the Chick Embryonic Brain. Developmental Biology 1999, 216: 98-113. PMID: 10588866, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChick EmbryoGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationMyelin Proteolipid ProteinOligodendrogliaReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Messenger
1998
Multiple Restricted Origin of Oligodendrocytes
Spassky N, Goujet-Zalc C, Parmantier E, Olivier C, Martinez S, Ivanova A, Ikenaka K, Macklin W, Cerruti I, Zalc B, Thomas J. Multiple Restricted Origin of Oligodendrocytes. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 8331-8343. PMID: 9763477, PMCID: PMC6792828, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-20-08331.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta-GalactosidaseBiomarkersBleomycinBrain ChemistryCell DifferentiationCell LineageCells, CulturedCentral Nervous SystemCloning, MolecularDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug Resistance, MicrobialFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalLac OperonMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsOligodendrogliaReceptors, Platelet-Derived Growth FactorStem CellsTranscription FactorsTransgenes