2016
Tsc1 haploinsufficiency is sufficient to increase dendritic patterning and Filamin A levels
Zhang L, Huang T, Bordey A. Tsc1 haploinsufficiency is sufficient to increase dendritic patterning and Filamin A levels. Neuroscience Letters 2016, 629: 15-18. PMID: 27345385, PMCID: PMC4983256, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberous sclerosis complexDendritic complexityDendritic patterningTotal dendritic lengthTsc1 haploinsufficiencyFLNA levelsNeonatal electroporationDendritic lengthNewborn neuronsDendritic abnormalitiesSholl analysisOlfactory bulbFilamin ATsc1 lossHeterozygote miceCognitive defectsDendritic morphologyMiceA levelsMost individualsHaploinsufficiencyHeterozygote conditionLevelsAbnormalitiesNeurons
2015
The multifaceted subventricular zone astrocyte: From a metabolic and pro-neurogenic role to acting as a neural stem cell
Platel JC, Bordey A. The multifaceted subventricular zone astrocyte: From a metabolic and pro-neurogenic role to acting as a neural stem cell. Neuroscience 2015, 323: 20-28. PMID: 26546469, PMCID: PMC4821790, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.10.053.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsVentricular-subventricular zoneNeural progenitor cellsPro-neurogenic roleHippocampal dentate gyrusNeural stem cellsSubgranular zoneNewborn neuronsNeurogenic propertiesDentate gyrusNew neuronsLateral ventricleAdult brainMature astrocytesTranscription factor expressionNeurogenic fateNeurophysiological characteristicsFactor expressionAstrocytesBlood vesselsProgenitor cellsMetabolic couplingSurvival cuesNeuronsStem cellsCells
2013
Rheb Activation in Subventricular Zone Progenitors Leads to Heterotopia, Ectopic Neuronal Differentiation, and Rapamycin-Sensitive Olfactory Micronodules and Dendrite Hypertrophy of Newborn Neurons
Lafourcade CA, Lin TV, Feliciano DM, Zhang L, Hsieh LS, Bordey A. Rheb Activation in Subventricular Zone Progenitors Leads to Heterotopia, Ectopic Neuronal Differentiation, and Rapamycin-Sensitive Olfactory Micronodules and Dendrite Hypertrophy of Newborn Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 2419-2431. PMID: 23392671, PMCID: PMC3711634, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1840-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell DifferentiationCell EnlargementCell Line, TumorCell MovementCerebral VentriclesDendritesElectroporationFemaleHypertrophyMaleMiceMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisNeuronsNeuropeptidesOlfactory BulbRas Homolog Enriched in Brain ProteinSirolimusStem CellsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsNeural progenitor cellsWild-type miceOlfactory bulbMTOR activitySynaptic inputsEctopic neuronal differentiationSubventricular zone neural progenitor cellsActive ras homologNeuronal differentiationGABAergic synaptic inputsTsc1 mutant miceSubventricular zone progenitorsDendritic complexityNewborn neuronsTuberous sclerosisOlig2 cellsHyperactive mTORHeterozygote miceCircuit formationAction potentialsNeuronal morphologyNewborn cellsMutant miceEctopic cellsMammalian targetHypoxia-inducible factor 1a is a Tsc1-regulated survival factor in newborn neurons in tuberous sclerosis complex
Feliciano DM, Zhang S, Quon JL, Bordey A. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1a is a Tsc1-regulated survival factor in newborn neurons in tuberous sclerosis complex. Human Molecular Genetics 2013, 22: 1725-1734. PMID: 23349360, PMCID: PMC3613161, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxia-inducible factor 1aTuberous sclerosis complexShort hairpin RNANewborn neuronsFactor 1ASubventricular zoneSVZ stem cellsNewborn neuron survivalNeurogenic subventricular zoneSingle-cell electroporationTranscriptional activityShRNA expressionHairpin RNAMammalian targetMolecular determinantsNovel microenvironmentNeuron deathNeuron survivalOlfactory lesionsNeonatal miceBrain lesionsStem cellsMouse modelNeuron productionSurvival advantage
2012
NKCC1 Knockdown Decreases Neuron Production through GABAA-Regulated Neural Progenitor Proliferation and Delays Dendrite Development
Young SZ, Taylor MM, Wu S, Ikeda-Matsuo Y, Kubera C, Bordey A. NKCC1 Knockdown Decreases Neuron Production through GABAA-Regulated Neural Progenitor Proliferation and Delays Dendrite Development. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 13630-13638. PMID: 23015452, PMCID: PMC3478384, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2864-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalciumCell CountCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCerebral VentriclesDendritesEgtazic AcidElectroporationFemaleGABA ModulatorsGABA-A Receptor AgonistsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesKi-67 AntigenLuminescent ProteinsMaleMiceMuscimolNeural Stem CellsNeuronsOlfactory BulbPatch-Clamp TechniquesPentobarbitalReceptors, GABA-ARNA, Small InterferingSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 2SOXB1 Transcription FactorsTransfectionConceptsNPC proliferationDecreased neuronal densityTotal dendritic lengthNeonatal subventricular zoneNeural stem cell proliferationNeural progenitor cell developmentNeural progenitor proliferationShort hairpin RNADendritic complexityDendritic lengthNeuronal densityNewborn neuronsDendritic arborizationNeuron densityDendritic developmentSubventricular zoneNeuron productionCalcium responseSynaptic integrationNKCC1 knockdownPentobarbital effectsAllosteric agonistDendritic treeProgenitor cell developmentCotransporter NKCC1miR-132 Enhances Dendritic Morphogenesis, Spine Density, Synaptic Integration, and Survival of Newborn Olfactory Bulb Neurons
Pathania M, Torres-Reveron J, Yan L, Kimura T, Lin TV, Gordon V, Teng ZQ, Zhao X, Fulga TA, Van Vactor D, Bordey A. miR-132 Enhances Dendritic Morphogenesis, Spine Density, Synaptic Integration, and Survival of Newborn Olfactory Bulb Neurons. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e38174. PMID: 22693596, PMCID: PMC3364964, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory bulb neuronsSynaptic integrationMiR-132Bulb neuronsSpine densityFrequency of GABAergicGlutamatergic synaptic inputsSubventricular zone neurogenesisMiR-132 overexpressionMiR-132 expressionMicroRNA miR-132Neonatal SVZTransplanted neuronsDendritic complexityNewborn neuronsNeuronal survivalPostnatal neurogenesisSynaptic inputsTransplant therapyDendritic morphogenesisNeuronsVivo electroporationSurvivalSignificant increasePlasticity program