2010
Astroglial cells in the external granular layer are precursors of cerebellar granule neurons in neonates
Silbereis J, Heintz T, Taylor MM, Ganat Y, Ment LR, Bordey A, Vaccarino F. Astroglial cells in the external granular layer are precursors of cerebellar granule neurons in neonates. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2010, 44: 362-373. PMID: 20470892, PMCID: PMC2900521, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2010.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAstrocytesBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBeta-GalactosidaseCell LineageCerebellumGenes, ReporterGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIntegrasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeurogenesisNeuronsPromoter Regions, GeneticStem CellsTime FactorsConceptsExternal granule cell layerGranule cell precursorsInternal granule cell layerGranule cell layerGranule cellsRhombic lipAstroglial cellsProtein expression profilesGlial fibrillary acidic protein promoterCerebellar granule cell precursorsHuman glial fibrillary acidic protein promoterEmbryonic rhombic lipInducible Cre recombinaseNeuronal progenitor cellsReporter proteinFirst postnatal weekNeural stem cell markersLate embryogenesisCellular plasticityImmature granule cellsEarly postnatal developmentCell layerReporter geneCerebellar granule neuronsStem cell markers
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEpitopesGenetic MarkersGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansMiceMice, TransgenicMosaicismNeuronsPromoter Regions, GeneticStem CellsConceptsBrain 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
2000
Reactive astrocytes show enhanced inwardly rectifying K+ currents in situ
Bordey A, Hablitz JJ, Sontheimer H. Reactive astrocytes show enhanced inwardly rectifying K+ currents in situ. Neuroreport 2000, 11: 3151-3155. PMID: 11043540, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200009280-00022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesBlood VesselsBrain InjuriesCerebral CortexCicatrixCold TemperatureDenervationGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGliosisMembrane PotentialsPotassium ChannelsRatsRats, Sprague-Dawley
1998
Properties of human glial cells associated with epileptic seizure foci
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Properties of human glial cells associated with epileptic seizure foci. Epilepsy Research 1998, 32: 286-303. PMID: 9761328, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-1211(98)00059-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure focusGlial cellsMesio-temporal lobe epilepsyWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsLucifer YellowControl rat hippocampusPathophysiology of seizuresSlow action potentialsCurrent-clamp studiesGFAP-positive astrocytesEpileptic seizure fociPatch-clamp recordingsHuman glial cellsLobe epilepsyAcute slicesRat hippocampusEpilepsy patientsClamp studiesRat astrocytesAstrocytesIntermediate filaments GFAPNormal astrocytesAction potentialsPhysiological propertiesBranched processes
1997
Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 461-477. PMID: 9242294, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesCell DivisionGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHippocampusIn Vitro TechniquesIon ChannelsMembrane PotentialsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhenotypeRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodium ChannelsConceptsHippocampal astrocytesPostnatal developmentCurrent sensitiveGlial cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsVoltage-activated sodium currentsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinRat hippocampal slicesRat hippocampal astrocytesFibrillary acidic proteinPatch-clamp recordingsOutward potassium currentEarly postnatal developmentIon channel expressionPercentage of cellsSteady-state activationStrong inward rectificationStratum radiatumHippocampal slicesCA1 regionDevelopmental changesPotassium currentChannel expressionEmbryonic rats