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
1987
Ganglioside inhibition of glutamate-mediated protein kinase C translocation in primary cultures of cerebellar neurons.
Vaccarino F, Guidotti A, Costa E. Ganglioside inhibition of glutamate-mediated protein kinase C translocation in primary cultures of cerebellar neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1987, 84: 8707-8711. PMID: 2825205, PMCID: PMC299615, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.23.8707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranule cellsProtein kinase C translocationExcitatory amino acid neurotransmitter receptorsAmino acid neurotransmitter receptorsPrimary culturesGlutamate-mediated Ca2Cerebellar granule cellsHigh affinity recognition sitesPKC translocationNeurotransmitter receptorsRemoval of Ca2Cerebellar neuronsActivation of PKCC translocationNeuronal membranesGanglioside inhibitionRedistribution of PKCIncubation mediumGlutamateCa2PKCActivationCoexistence of GABA receptors and GABA-modulin in primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule cells
Vaccarino FM, Alho H, Santi MR, Guidotti A. Coexistence of GABA receptors and GABA-modulin in primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 1987, 7: 65-76. PMID: 3027277, PMCID: PMC6568852, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.07-01-00065.1987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedCerebellumFlunitrazepamFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHistocytochemistryMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMuscimolNerve Tissue ProteinsOrganic Anion TransportersRadioimmunoassayRatsReceptors, GABA-ASynaptosomesConceptsRat brain synaptosomesGranule cell culturesBrain synaptosomesGranule cellsGABA-modulinPrimary culturesCerebellar granule cell culturesRat cerebellar granule cellsPurkinje cell dendritesGranular cell layerGABA receptor complexGABA recognition siteCerebellar granule cellsGABAergic neuronsGABAergic interneuronsCell dendritesGlial cellsGABA receptorsIntact cell monolayersCell membrane preparationsCell culturesCerebellar interneuronsCell bodiesSpecific antibodiesSynaptosomes
1985
Residual benzodiazepine (BZ) binding in the cortex ofpcd mutant cerebella and qualitative BZ binding in the deep cerebellar nuclei of control and mutant mice: an autoradiographic study
Vaccarino F, Ghetti B, Nurnberger J. Residual benzodiazepine (BZ) binding in the cortex ofpcd mutant cerebella and qualitative BZ binding in the deep cerebellar nuclei of control and mutant mice: an autoradiographic study. Brain Research 1985, 343: 70-78. PMID: 2994831, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)91159-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Researchgamma-Aminobutyric acid- and benzodiazepine-induced modulation of [35S]- t-butylbicyclophosphorothionate binding to cerebellar granule cells
Gallo V, Wise BC, Vaccarino F, Guidotti A. gamma-Aminobutyric acid- and benzodiazepine-induced modulation of [35S]- t-butylbicyclophosphorothionate binding to cerebellar granule cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 1985, 5: 2432-2438. PMID: 4032005, PMCID: PMC6565307, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.05-09-02432.1985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidIntact cerebellar granule cellsCerebellar granule cellsGranule cellsT-butylbicyclophosphorothionateEffects of muscimolDose-dependent fashionAbsence of diazepamNeuroblastoma cell linesBenzodiazepine receptor ligandsSpecific bindingMicroM diazepamConvulsant activityCerebellar astrocytesMuscimolDiazepamLocke's solutionTotal radioactivityPrimary culturesReceptor ligandsCell linesReceptor complexCarboxylic acid methylesterInhibitionCells