2001
Caspases and Their Regulation in Apoptosis during Brain Development
Kuan C, Flavell R, Rakic P. Caspases and Their Regulation in Apoptosis during Brain Development. Research And Perspectives In Neurosciences 2001, 75-88. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-04333-2_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJun N-terminal kinasePost-mitotic neuronsMammalian brain developmentCaspase-3 activationCell deathC. elegansCaspase familyDeath gene ced-3Caspase-3Caspase-9Mammalian caspase familyGene ced-3Ectopic cell deathGene ced-9Complex regulation mechanismsNematode C. elegansCell death pathwaysNormal mouse brain developmentN-terminal kinaseBrain developmentCell death cascadeMouse brain developmentCaspase-3 deficiencyCED-3CED-9
2000
Mechanisms of programmed cell death in the developing brain
Kuan C, Roth K, Flavell R, Rakic P, Kuan C, Roth K, Flavell R, Rakic P. Mechanisms of programmed cell death in the developing brain. Trends In Neurosciences 2000, 23: 291-297. PMID: 10856938, DOI: 10.1016/s0166-2236(00)01581-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell deathNematode Caenorhabditis elegansEarly embryonic developmentGene-targeting studiesCell death pathwaysVertebrate nervous systemMammalian brain developmentCaenorhabditis elegansEmbryonic developmentGenetic analysisPostmitotic neuronsBrain developmentNeural cell deathAnalogous functionsDistinct rolesProgenitor cellsMammalian brainApoptosisNew insightsImportant mechanismElegansHomologLater stagesNervous systemMechanismProgrammed Cell Death in Mouse Brain Development
Kuan C, Flavell R, Rakic P. Programmed Cell Death in Mouse Brain Development. Results And Problems In Cell Differentiation 2000, 30: 145-162. PMID: 10857188, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-48002-0_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell death machineryMouse brain developmentCell deathDeath machineryNematode Caenorhabditis elegansBasic cellular eventsIdeal experimental systemVertebrate nervous systemBrain developmentCaenorhabditis elegansNormal human brain developmentNerve growth factorGenetic pathwaysTrophic theoryRecent geneSpecific genesCellular eventsGenetic studiesNeural developmentHuman brain developmentTargeted disruptionHigher primatesMechanistic understandingEssential roleGenes
1999
The Jnk1 and Jnk2 Protein Kinases Are Required for Regional Specific Apoptosis during Early Brain Development
Kuan C, Yang D, Roy D, Davis R, Rakic P, Flavell R. The Jnk1 and Jnk2 Protein Kinases Are Required for Regional Specific Apoptosis during Early Brain Development. Neuron 1999, 22: 667-676. PMID: 10230788, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80727-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBrainCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCaspasesEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentEnzyme ActivationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 9Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNervous SystemProtein KinasesRhombencephalonConceptsNeural tube closureBrain developmentEmbryonic lethalDouble mutantKinase familyCompound mutantsProtein kinaseCaspase activationPrecocious degenerationJNK2 geneTube closureEarly brain developmentCell deathJNK1Different membersSpecific apoptosisApoptosisMutantsMutant miceJNK2JNK3Mutant forebrainSevere dysregulationFamilyKinase
1998
Reduced Apoptosis and Cytochrome c–Mediated Caspase Activation in Mice Lacking Caspase 9
Kuida K, Haydar T, Kuan C, Gu Y, Taya C, Karasuyama H, Su M, Rakic P, Flavell R. Reduced Apoptosis and Cytochrome c–Mediated Caspase Activation in Mice Lacking Caspase 9. Cell 1998, 94: 325-337. PMID: 9708735, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81476-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical upstream activatorUpstream activatorCaspase-9Cell death machineryCytochrome cDeath machineryApoptotic stimuliCaspase activationCaspase cascadeDNA fragmentationPrevents activationCytosolic extractsEmbryonic brainCaspasesReduced apoptosisCASP9ApoptosisActivatorCASP3Brain developmentKnockout miceEssential componentCleavageActivationVivo
1996
Decreased apoptosis in the brain and premature lethality in CPP32-deficient mice
Kuida K, Zheng T, Na S, Kuan C, Yang D, Karasuyama H, Rakic P, Flavell R. Decreased apoptosis in the brain and premature lethality in CPP32-deficient mice. Nature 1996, 384: 368-372. PMID: 8934524, DOI: 10.1038/384368a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCED-3Protease familyMajor morphogenetic changesProgrammed Cell DeathICE protease familyMutant embryosCaenorhabditis elegansDeath genesMorphogenetic cellApoptotic stimuliHomologous recombinationMorphogenetic changesMendelian geneticsSequence homologyHigh similarityCell deathPremature lethalitySupernumerary cellsEmbryonic day 12Mammalian brainCPP32Critical rolePostnatal stagesApoptosisBrain development
1991
Plasticity of Cortical Development
Rakic P. Plasticity of Cortical Development. 1991, 125-159. DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/5415.003.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnvironmental signalsSpeech perceptionField of child psychologyPlasticity of developmentDevelopment of speech perceptionGenetic informationHuman speech perceptionDevelopmental processesDevelopmental continuityChild psychologyLanguage developmentAnimal learningHuman childrenPrimate cerebral cortexBrain developmentPhysiological correlatesOscine songbirdsRhesus monkeysEnvironmental nichesAdaptive significanceEpigenetic mechanismsCerebral cortexConcept of canalizationResponse to challengeEpigenetic programming
1984
Organizing Principles for Development of Primate Cerebral Cortex
Rakic P. Organizing Principles for Development of Primate Cerebral Cortex. NATO Science Series A: 1984, 21-48. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-4802-3_2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
The Role of Neuronal-Glial Cell Interaction During Brain Development
Rakic P. The Role of Neuronal-Glial Cell Interaction During Brain Development. Dahlem Workshop Report 1982, 25-38. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-68466-1_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadial glial cellsGlial cellsNeuronal-glial cell interactionsGlial-specific markersGlial cell classesRecent immunocytochemical studiesSite of originBrain abnormalitiesSynaptic terminalsGlial precursorsNervous systemPrimate brainGlial fibersImmunocytochemical studyBrain developmentDifferentiating neuronsCell classesBrain surfaceDegenerating cellsSpecific markersVentricular surfaceCellular mechanismsProliferative zonePossible involvementNormal developmental processes
1981
Neuronal-glial interaction during brain development
Rakic P. Neuronal-glial interaction during brain development. Trends In Neurosciences 1981, 4: 184-187. DOI: 10.1016/0166-2236(81)90060-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadial glial cellsGlial cellsNeuronal-glial interactionsGlial cell classesPositioning of neuronsPeak of neurogenesisRecent immunocytochemical studiesImmature neuronsCerebellar cortexPrimate brainImmunocytochemical studyBrain developmentCell precursorsCell classesSpecific markersNeuronsNeuron tissueElectron microscopic analysisCellsNeurogenesisCortexBrain