2013
Functional genomic screen of human stem cell differentiation reveals pathways involved in neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration
Zhang Y, Schulz VP, Reed BD, Wang Z, Pan X, Mariani J, Euskirchen G, Snyder MP, Vaccarino FM, Ivanova N, Weissman SM, Szekely AM. Functional genomic screen of human stem cell differentiation reveals pathways involved in neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 12361-12366. PMID: 23836664, PMCID: PMC3725080, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1309725110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman embryonic stem cellsFunctional genomic screensGenomic screenUndifferentiated human embryonic stem cellsNeural lineage developmentSet of genesHuman stem cell differentiationProgenitor cell formationEmbryonic stem cellsStem cell differentiationRNA library screenNeuronal progenitor cellsLate-onset neurodegenerative disorderUnpredicted genesRNA granulesNext-generation sequencingSelf-renewal capacityLineage developmentComplex inheritanceShRNA libraryEarly neurogenesisLibrary screenParallel sequencingCell differentiationGenes
2012
Environmental Enrichment Increases the GFAP+ Stem Cell Pool and Reverses Hypoxia-Induced Cognitive Deficits in Juvenile Mice
Salmaso N, Silbereis J, Komitova M, Mitchell P, Chapman K, Ment LR, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Environmental Enrichment Increases the GFAP+ Stem Cell Pool and Reverses Hypoxia-Induced Cognitive Deficits in Juvenile Mice. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 8930-8939. PMID: 22745493, PMCID: PMC3399175, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1398-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBromodeoxyuridineCell CountCell DifferentiationCognition DisordersDeoxyuridineDisease Models, AnimalEnvironmentEstrogen AntagonistsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansHypoxiaIdoxuridineKi-67 AntigenMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenesisNeurogliaReceptors, EstrogenStem CellsTamoxifenConceptsHypoxic injuryBrain injuryAstroglial cellsChronic hypoxic injuryDevelopmental brain injuryLow birth weightCell poolEnvironmental enrichmentAdult brain injuryAbnormal lung developmentStem cell poolPerinatal hypoxic injuryFate-mapping modelsSocio-demographic factorsNeurobiological recoveryHippocampal neurogenesisVLBW cohortPremature childrenBirth weightCardiovascular abnormalitiesJuvenile miceAnimal modelsLung developmentInjuryCognitive deficits
2011
FGF Signaling Expands Embryonic Cortical Surface Area by Regulating Notch-Dependent Neurogenesis
Rash BG, Lim HD, Breunig JJ, Vaccarino FM. FGF Signaling Expands Embryonic Cortical Surface Area by Regulating Notch-Dependent Neurogenesis. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 15604-15617. PMID: 22031906, PMCID: PMC3235689, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4439-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBrainBromodeoxyuridineCaspase 3Cell CountCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDNA-Binding ProteinsElectroporationEmbryo, MammalianEye ProteinsFatty Acid-Binding Protein 7Fatty Acid-Binding ProteinsFibroblast Growth FactorsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsKi-67 AntigenMiceMice, TransgenicMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenesisNeuronsPaired Box Transcription FactorsPAX6 Transcription FactorReceptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorReceptors, NotchRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionStem CellsT-Box Domain ProteinsTranscription FactorsConceptsCortical neurogenesisCortical surface area expansionCortical surface expansionCortical surface areaGrowth factor receptorEmbryonic day 12.5Fibroblast growth factor receptorFGFR mutantsNormal miceCortical layer structureCortical developmentNeurogenic stagesDominant negative FGFRLoss of functionRadial progenitorsNeurogenesisNotch pathway genesSevere deficitsFactor receptorDay 12.5Notch pathwayMiceSimultaneous activationGreater proportionFGFR activity
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
2009
Precursors with Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Promoter Activity Transiently Generate GABA Interneurons in the Postnatal Cerebellum
Silbereis J, Cheng E, Ganat YM, Ment LR, Vaccarino FM. Precursors with Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Promoter Activity Transiently Generate GABA Interneurons in the Postnatal Cerebellum. Stem Cells 2009, 27: 1152-1163. PMID: 19418461, PMCID: PMC2903623, DOI: 10.1002/stem.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebellar white matterWhite matterGFAP/Inducible Cre recombinationMolecular layerGlial cell typesNSC/NPCsGABA interneuronsGFAP promoter activityGAD-67GABAergic interneuronsGlial cellsIntact cerebellumNeurogenic potentialCerebellar cortexCerebellar interneuronsInhibitory factorPostnatal cerebellumInterneuronsNeural stemProgenitor cellsDifferent neuronsCerebellumCerebellar developmentCre recombination
2008
Decrease in excitatory neurons, astrocytes and proliferating progenitors in the cerebral cortex of mice lacking exon 3 from the Fgf2 gene
Chen K, Ohkubo Y, Shin D, Doetschman T, Sanford LP, Li H, Vaccarino FM. Decrease in excitatory neurons, astrocytes and proliferating progenitors in the cerebral cortex of mice lacking exon 3 from the Fgf2 gene. BMC Neuroscience 2008, 9: 94. PMID: 18826624, PMCID: PMC2577114, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-9-94.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Astroglial Cells in Development, Regeneration, and Repair
Vaccarino FM, Fagel DM, Ganat Y, Maragnoli ME, Ment LR, Ohkubo Y, Schwartz ML, Silbereis J, Smith KM. Astroglial Cells in Development, Regeneration, and Repair. The Neuroscientist 2007, 13: 173-185. PMID: 17404377, DOI: 10.1177/1073858406298336.Peer-Reviewed Original Research In PressConceptsFibroblast growth factor receptorAstroglial cellsGenetic fate mappingCell divisionLineage studiesGrowth factor receptorPostnatal CNSEmbryonic CNSMain cellular componentsFate mappingNeuronal differentiationCellular componentsCell typesInjury-induced increaseFactor receptorNeurogenic nichePerinatal injuryCerebral cortexYoung miceCellsOligodendrocytesNeuronsDifferent rolesCNSNiche
2006
Early Postnatal Astroglial Cells Produce Multilineage Precursors and Neural Stem Cells In Vivo
Ganat YM, Silbereis J, Cave C, Ngu H, Anderson GM, Ohkubo Y, Ment LR, Vaccarino FM. Early Postnatal Astroglial Cells Produce Multilineage Precursors and Neural Stem Cells In Vivo. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 8609-8621. PMID: 16914687, PMCID: PMC6674357, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2532-06.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAstrocytesBrainCell DifferentiationCell LineageCerebral VentriclesDoublecortin ProteinFemaleGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHumansIntegrasesMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsOlfactory BulbOligodendrogliaPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombination, GeneticStem CellsTransgenesConceptsDentate gyrusHuman GFAP promoterCerebral cortexAstroglial cellsSubventricular zoneOlfactory bulbPostnatal brainNeural progenitor/stem cellsPostnatal day 5First postnatal weekProgenitor/stem cellsStem cellsInducible Cre recombinaseNeural stem cellsGenetic fate mappingMature neuronsPostnatal weekCNS regionsWhite matterDay 5GFAP promoterNeural precursorsCortexNeuronsCre recombinase
2004
Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Is Required for the Proliferation of Hippocampal Progenitor Cells and for Hippocampal Growth in Mouse
Ohkubo Y, Uchida AO, Shin D, Partanen J, Vaccarino FM. Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Is Required for the Proliferation of Hippocampal Progenitor Cells and for Hippocampal Growth in Mouse. Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 24: 6057-6069. PMID: 15240797, PMCID: PMC6729672, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1140-04.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationCell CountCell LineageCell ProliferationCells, CulturedHeredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous SystemHippocampusHumansIn Situ HybridizationLateral VentriclesMiceMice, TransgenicMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNeurogliaNeuronsPyramidal CellsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorRNA, MessengerStem CellsTransgenesConceptsHippocampal ventricular zonesDentate gyrusGrowth factor receptor 1Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1Factor receptor 1Ventricular zoneNeural stem cellsPyramidal neuronsHippocampal growthProgenitor cellsGranule cellsReceptor 1Glial fibrillary acidic protein promoterHuman glial fibrillary acidic protein promoterEmbryonic dorsal telencephalonRadial glial-like cellsRadial glial progenitor cellsHippocampal dentate gyrusParvalbumin-containing interneuronsDG granule cellsHippocampal pyramidal neuronsStem cellsHippocampal progenitor cellsRole of FGFR1Glial progenitor cellsFibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Required for Maintaining the Neural Stem Cell Pool in the Mouse Brain Subventricular Zone
Zheng W, Nowakowski RS, Vaccarino FM. Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Required for Maintaining the Neural Stem Cell Pool in the Mouse Brain Subventricular Zone. Developmental Neuroscience 2004, 26: 181-196. PMID: 15711059, DOI: 10.1159/000082136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersBrainCell Cycle ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell DivisionCell LineageCell ProliferationCerebral CortexDown-RegulationImmunohistochemistryLateral VentriclesMiceMice, KnockoutNeurogliaNeuronsOlfactory BulbReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorStem CellsConceptsStem cell poolNeural stem cellsFgf2 knockout miceSlower cell cycle kineticsProgenitor cell populationsSubventricular zoneCell poolNeural stem cell poolGene productsProgenitor populationsFibroblast growth factor-2Olfactory bulbKnockout miceCell cycleOlfactory bulb neurogenesisMolecular markersSmaller olfactory bulbsGrowth factor 2Brain subventricular zoneAnterior subventricular zoneReceptor proteinGlial fibrillary acidic proteinCell cycle kineticsStem cellsFibrillary acidic protein
2002
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Necessary for the Growth of Glutamate Projection Neurons in the Anterior Neocortex
Korada S, Zheng W, Basilico C, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Necessary for the Growth of Glutamate Projection Neurons in the Anterior Neocortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 863-875. PMID: 11826116, PMCID: PMC6758485, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-03-00863.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexParietal cortexAnterior cerebral cortexGlutamatergic pyramidal neuronsGABA receptor agonistsGlutamatergic neuronal populationsDuration of sleepAnterior cortical regionsBasic fibroblast growth factorCell numberNull mutant miceGranule cell numberFibroblast growth factor-2Fibroblast growth factorGABA interneuronsGrowth factor 2Fgf2-/- micePyramidal neuronsInhibitory neurotransmissionProjection neuronsAnterior neocortexReceptor agonistPyramidal cellsOccipital cortexNeuronal populations
2001
Stem Cells in Neurodevelopment and Plasticity
Vaccarino F, Ganat Y, Zhang Y, Zheng W. Stem Cells in Neurodevelopment and Plasticity. Neuropsychopharmacology 2001, 25: 805-815. PMID: 11750175, DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(01)00349-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationHumansNerve RegenerationNervous SystemNeuronal PlasticityStem CellsConceptsNeural progenitor cellsTranscription factorsProgenitor cellsEpidermal growth factor EGFGrowth factors FGF2Stem cell proliferationGrowth factors EGFPostnatal central nervous systemNuclear transcription factorTranscriptional programsGenetic programGene cascadeNeuronal fateCell-surface interactionsControl proliferationPool of cellsCentral nervous systemEnvironmental perturbationsAdult central nervous systemMolecular signaturesDividing cellsStem cellsCell proliferationEmbryogenesisCell interactions
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 ResearchConceptsPseudostratified 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
1994
Excitatory amino acid receptors in glial progenitor cells: Molecular and functional properties
Gallo V, Patneau D, Mayer M, Vaccarino F. Excitatory amino acid receptors in glial progenitor cells: Molecular and functional properties. Glia 1994, 11: 94-101. PMID: 7927651, DOI: 10.1002/glia.440110204.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH Keywords6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAnimalsCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDNA-Binding ProteinsEarly Growth Response Protein 1Gene Expression RegulationGenes, Immediate-EarlyGlutamic AcidImmediate-Early ProteinsKainic AcidMembrane PotentialsN-MethylaspartateNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurotoxinsOligodendrogliaRatsReceptors, GlutamateStem CellsTranscription FactorsConceptsCG-4 cellsAMPA receptor antagonist CNQXWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsExcitatory amino acid receptorsProgenitor cellsAmino acid receptorsRat cerebral cortexPatch-clamp recordingsGlial progenitor cellsGlutamate receptor subunitsAgonists L-glutamateGlutamate-gated channelsImmediate early gene NGFIAntagonist CNQXCerebral cortexGABA antibodyPrimary cell linesGlutamate receptorsTransient elevationAcid receptorsReceptor subunitsOligodendrocyte lineageOligodendrocyte progenitorsL-glutamateKainate