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Early dorsomedial tissue interactions regulate gyrification of distal neocortex

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  • Victor V. Chizhikov

    (University of Tennessee Health Science Center)

  • Igor Y. Iskusnykh

    (University of Tennessee Health Science Center)

  • Ekaterina Y. Steshina

    (University of Tennessee Health Science Center)

  • Nikolai Fattakhov

    (University of Tennessee Health Science Center)

  • Anne G. Lindgren

    (University of Chicago)

  • Ashwin S. Shetty

    (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

  • Achira Roy

    (Seattle Children’s Research Institute)

  • Shubha Tole

    (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

  • Kathleen J. Millen

    (Seattle Children’s Research Institute
    University of Washington)

Abstract

The extent of neocortical gyrification is an important determinant of a species’ cognitive abilities, yet the mechanisms regulating cortical gyrification are poorly understood. We uncover long-range regulation of this process originating at the telencephalic dorsal midline, where levels of secreted Bmps are maintained by factors in both the neuroepithelium and the overlying mesenchyme. In the mouse, the combined loss of transcription factors Lmx1a and Lmx1b, selectively expressed in the midline neuroepithelium and the mesenchyme respectively, causes dorsal midline Bmp signaling to drop at early neural tube stages. This alters the spatial and temporal Wnt signaling profile of the dorsal midline cortical hem, which in turn causes gyrification of the distal neocortex. Our study uncovers early mesenchymal-neuroepithelial interactions that have long-range effects on neocortical gyrification and shows that lissencephaly in mice is actively maintained via redundant genetic regulation of dorsal midline development and signaling.

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  • Victor V. Chizhikov & Igor Y. Iskusnykh & Ekaterina Y. Steshina & Nikolai Fattakhov & Anne G. Lindgren & Ashwin S. Shetty & Achira Roy & Shubha Tole & Kathleen J. Millen, 2019. "Early dorsomedial tissue interactions regulate gyrification of distal neocortex," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-12913-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12913-z
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