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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
In rodents, cortical interneurons originate from the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) and caudal ganglionic eminence (CGE) according to precise temporal schedules. The mechanisms controlling the specification of CGE-derived interneurons and their role in cortical circuitry are still unknown. Here, we show that COUP-TFI expression becomes restricted to the dorsal MGE and CGE at embryonic day 13.5 in the basal telencephalon. Conditional loss of function of COUP-TFI in subventricular precursors and postmitotic cells leads to a decrease of late-born, CGE-derived, VIP (vasoactive intestinal peptide)- and CR (calretinin)-expressing bipolar cortical neurons, compensated by the concurrent increase of early-born MGE-derived, PV (parvalbumin)-expressing interneurons. Strikingly, COUP-TFI mutants are more resistant to pharmacologically induced seizures, a phenotype that is dependent on GABAergic signaling. Together, our data indicate that COUP-TFI controls the delicate balance between MGE- and CGE-derived cortical interneurons by regulating intermediate progenitor divisions and ultimately affecting the activity of the cortical inhibitory circuitry.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4650-62
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Antimetabolites, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Bromodeoxyuridine, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-COUP Transcription Factor I, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Convulsants, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Drug Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Electroencephalography, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Electrophysiological Phenomena, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Epilepsy, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Interneurons, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Median Eminence, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Nerve Net, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Receptors, GABA-A, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Receptors, GABA-B, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-Telencephalon, pubmed-meshheading:21430164-gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Loss of COUP-TFI alters the balance between caudal ganglionic eminence- and medial ganglionic eminence-derived cortical interneurons and results in resistance to epilepsy.
pubmed:affiliation
Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Developmental Disorders Program, and European School of Molecular Medicine, 80131 Naples, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't