Alternative splicing as a regulator of development and tissue identity

FE Baralle, J Giudice - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2017 - nature.com
Alternative splicing of eukaryotic transcripts is a mechanism that enables cells to generate
vast protein diversity from a limited number of genes. The mechanisms and outcomes of …

Neurexins: molecular codes for sha** neuronal synapses

AM Gomez, L Traunmüller, P Scheiffele - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The function of neuronal circuits relies on the properties of individual neuronal cells and
their synapses. We propose that a substantial degree of synapse formation and function is …

CellRank for directed single-cell fate map**

M Lange, V Bergen, M Klein, M Setty, B Reuter… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Computational trajectory inference enables the reconstruction of cell state dynamics from
single-cell RNA sequencing experiments. However, trajectory inference requires that the …

Long-term maturation of human cortical organoids matches key early postnatal transitions

A Gordon, SJ Yoon, SS Tran, CD Makinson… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Human stem-cell-derived models provide the promise of accelerating our understanding of
brain disorders, but not knowing whether they possess the ability to mature beyond mid-to …

Molecular topography of an entire nervous system

SR Taylor, G Santpere, A Weinreb, A Barrett, MB Reilly… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
We have produced gene expression profiles of all 302 neurons of the C. elegans nervous
system that match the single-cell resolution of its anatomy and wiring diagram. Our results …

[HTML][HTML] Full-length transcript sequencing of human and mouse cerebral cortex identifies widespread isoform diversity and alternative splicing

SK Leung, AR Jeffries, I Castanho, BT Jordan, K Moore… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Alternative splicing is a post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism producing distinct mRNA
molecules from a single pre-mRNA with a prominent role in the development and function of …

A spatially resolved brain region-and cell type-specific isoform atlas of the postnatal mouse brain

A Joglekar, A Prjibelski, A Mahfouz, P Collier… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Splicing varies across brain regions, but the single-cell resolution of regional variation is
unclear. We present a single-cell investigation of differential isoform expression (DIE) …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-type-specific alternative splicing governs cell fate in the develo** cerebral cortex

X Zhang, MH Chen, X Wu, A Kodani, J Fan, R Doan… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Alternative splicing is prevalent in the mammalian brain. To interrogate the functional role of
alternative splicing in neural development, we analyzed purified neural progenitor cells …

[HTML][HTML] Spatially exploring RNA biology in archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues

Z Bai, D Zhang, Y Gao, B Tao, D Zhang, S Bao… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
The capability to spatially explore RNA biology in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE)
tissues holds transformative potential for histopathology research. Here, we present …

Genetic and activity-dependent mechanisms underlying interneuron diversity

B Wamsley, G Fishell - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
The proper construction of neural circuits requires the generation of diverse cell types, their
distribution to defined regions, and their specific and appropriate wiring. A major objective in …