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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-18
pubmed:abstractText
Reelin is an important protein that is indispensable for cortical lamination. In the absence of Reelin, cortical layers fail to form due to inappropriate neuron migration and positioning. The inversion of cortical layers is attributed to failure of neurons to migrate past earlier-generated neurons although how Reelin-insufficiency causes this is unclear. The issue is complicated by recent studies showing that very little Reelin is required for cortical layering. To test how variation in the number of Reelin-producing cells is linked to cortical lamination, we have employed Reelin(+/+) <--> Reelin(-/-) chimeras in which the number of Reelin-expressing neurons is adjusted. We found that the Reeler phenotype was rescued in chimeras with a large contribution of Reelin(+/+) neurons; conversely in chimeras with a weak contribution by Reelin(+/+) neurons, the mutant phenotype remained. However, increasing the number of Reelin(+/+) neurons beyond an unknown threshold resulted in partial rescue, with the formation of a correctly layered secondary cortex lying on top of an inverted mutant cortex. Therefore, the development of cortical layers in the correct order requires a minimal level of Reelin protein to be present although paradoxically, this is insufficient to prevent the simultaneous formation of inverted cortical layers in the same hemisphere.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1460-2199
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2017-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Body Patterning, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Extracellular Matrix Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Mice, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Nervous System Malformations, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Neurogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Serine Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:20053715-Transplantation Chimera
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Cortical layer development and orientation is modulated by relative contributions of reelin-negative and -positive neurons in mouse chimeras.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Florey Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't