2008
GFAP‐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
GFAP‐expressing cells in the postnatal subventricular zone display a unique glial phenotype intermediate between radial glia and astrocytes
Liu X, Bolteus AJ, Balkin DM, Henschel O, Bordey A. GFAP‐expressing cells in the postnatal subventricular zone display a unique glial phenotype intermediate between radial glia and astrocytes. Glia 2006, 54: 394-410. PMID: 16886203, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid Transport System X-AGAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAstrocytesBiomarkersCell DifferentiationCell ShapeConnexinsEpendymaGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGlutamic AcidGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicOrgan Culture TechniquesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhenotypePotassiumPotassium ChannelsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsStem CellsTelencephalonConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinPostnatal subventricular zoneSubventricular zoneGFAP-expressing cellsRadial gliaAstroglial marker glial fibrillary acidic proteinGlial propertiesEpendymal cellsGlutamate transportersGLT-1 glutamate transporterMarker glial fibrillary acidic proteinAMPA-type glutamate receptorsFunctional glutamate transportersFibrillary acidic proteinHuman glial fibrillary acidic proteinAdult subventricular zoneConnexin 43 expressionGap junction couplingNeural stem cellsMicroM Ba2Acute slicesAstrocytic functionsGlutamate receptorsGlial phenotypeClamp recordings
2005
Nonsynaptic GABA signaling in postnatal subventricular zone controls proliferation of GFAP-expressing progenitors
Liu X, Wang Q, Haydar TF, Bordey A. Nonsynaptic GABA signaling in postnatal subventricular zone controls proliferation of GFAP-expressing progenitors. Nature Neuroscience 2005, 8: 1179-1187. PMID: 16116450, PMCID: PMC1380263, DOI: 10.1038/nn1522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBotulinum ToxinsBromodeoxyuridineCadmiumCell CountCell ProliferationChelating AgentsCyclooxygenase InhibitorsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDose-Response Relationship, RadiationDrug InteractionsEgtazic AcidElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGene Expression RegulationGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesLateral VentriclesMeclofenamic AcidMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsNickelPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassiumSodium Channel BlockersSpider VenomsStem CellsTetrodotoxinConceptsPostnatal subventricular zoneGFAP-expressing cellsSubventricular zoneCell cycleGABAA receptorsStem cellsNeuroblastsProgenitorsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinSVZ cellsGABAA receptor currentsGABAA receptor activationFibrillary acidic proteinReceptor activationCellsProliferationGABA releaseMouse slicesLocal cuesAcidic proteinReceptor currentsSpontaneous depolarizationsGFAPGABAReceptors