Ena/VASP Proteins Regulate Cortical Neuronal Positioning
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Goh, Keow Lin
Cai, Li
Cepko, Constance L.
Gertler, Frank
Date Issued
April 2002
Journal
Current Biology
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Elsevier
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Goh, Keow Lin, Li Cai, Constance L. Cepko, and Frank B. Gertler. “Ena/VASP Proteins Regulate Cortical Neuronal Positioning.” Current Biology 12, no. 7 (April 2002): 565-569. Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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Abstract
Development of the multilayered cerebral cortex involves extensive regulated migration of neurons arising from the deeper germinative layers of the mammalian brain [1]. The anatomy and formation of the cortical layers has been well characterized; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms that control the migration and the final positioning of neurons within the cortex remain poorly understood 2 and 3. Here, we report evidence for a key role of Ena/VASP proteins, a protein family implicated in the spatial control of actin assembly [4] and previously shown to negatively regulate fibroblast cell speeds [5], in cortical development. Ena/VASP proteins are highly expressed in the developing cortical plate in cells bordering Reelin-expressing Cajal-Retzius cells and in the intermediate zone through which newly born cells migrate. Inhibition of Ena/VASP function through retroviral injections in utero led to aberrant placement of early-born pyramidal neurons in the superficial layers of both the embryonic and the postnatal cortex in a cell-autonomous fashion. The abnormally placed pyramidal neurons exhibited grossly normal morphology and polarity. Our results are consistent with a model in which Ena/VASP proteins function in vivo to control the position of neurons in the mouse neocortex.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-9822(02)00725-X
