Molecular logic of neocortical projection neuron specification, development and diversity

LC Greig, MB Woodworth, MJ Galazo… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
The sophisticated circuitry of the neocortex is assembled from a diverse repertoire of
neuronal subtypes generated during development under precise molecular regulation. In …

Sox proteins: regulators of cell fate specification and differentiation

Y Kamachi, H Kondoh - Development, 2013 - journals.biologists.com
Sox transcription factors play widespread roles during development; however, their versatile
funtions have a relatively simple basis: the binding of a Sox protein alone to DNA does not …

An ultra high-throughput method for single-cell joint analysis of open chromatin and transcriptome

C Zhu, M Yu, H Huang, I Juric, A Abnousi… - Nature structural & …, 2019 - nature.com
Simultaneous profiling of transcriptome and chromatin accessibility within single cells is a
powerful approach to dissect gene regulatory programs in complex tissues. However …

Single-cell multi-cohort dissection of the schizophrenia transcriptome

WB Ruzicka, S Mohammadi, JF Fullard… - Science, 2024 - science.org
The complexity and heterogeneity of schizophrenia have hindered mechanistic elucidation
and the development of more effective therapies. Here, we performed single-cell dissection …

Generating neuronal diversity in the mammalian cerebral cortex

S Lodato, P Arlotta - Annual review of cell and developmental …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The neocortex is the part of the brain responsible for execution of higher-order brain
functions, including cognition, sensory perception, and sophisticated motor control. During …

The corticospinal tract: Evolution, development, and human disorders

Q Welniarz, I Dusart, E Roze - Developmental neurobiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The corticospinal tract (CST) plays a major role in cortical control of spinal cord activity. In
particular, it is the principal motor pathway for voluntary movements. Here, we discuss:(i) the …

A developmental and genetic classification for malformations of cortical development: update 2012

AJ Barkovich, R Guerrini, RI Kuzniecky, GD Jackson… - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Malformations of cerebral cortical development include a wide range of developmental
disorders that are common causes of neurodevelopmental delay and epilepsy. In addition …

Chromatin remodeling BAF (SWI/SNF) complexes in neural development and disorders

G Sokpor, Y **e, J Rosenbusch, T Tuoc - Frontiers in molecular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The ATP-dependent BRG1/BRM associated factor (BAF) chromatin remodeling complexes
are crucial in regulating gene expression by controlling chromatin dynamics. Over the last …

Molecular biomarkers for embryonic and adult neural stem cell and neurogenesis

J Zhang, J Jiao - BioMed research international, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The procedure of neurogenesis has made numerous achievements in the past decades,
during which various molecular biomarkers have been emerging and have been broadly …

Transcriptional co-regulation of neuronal migration and laminar identity in the neocortex

KY Kwan, N Šestan, ES Anton - Development, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
The cerebral neocortex is segregated into six horizontal layers, each containing unique
populations of molecularly and functionally distinct excitatory projection (pyramidal) neurons …