Project description:Neocortical circuits consist of stereotypical motifs that must self-assemble during development. Recent evidence suggests the subtype identity of both excitatory projection neurons (PNs) and inhibitory interneurons (INs) is important for this process. We knocked out the transcription factor Satb2 in PNs to induce those of the intratelencephalic (IT)-type to adopt a pyramidal tract (PT)-type identity. Loss of IT-type PNs selectively disrupted the lamination and circuit integration of INs derived from the caudal ganglionic eminence (CGE). Strikingly, reprogrammed PNs demonstrated reduced synaptic targeting of CGE-derived INs relative to controls. In control mice, IT-type PNs targeted neighboring CGE INs while PT-type PNs did not in deep layers, confirming this lineage-dependent motif. Finally, single cell RNA-sequencing revealed that major CGE IN subtypes were conserved after loss of IT PNs, but with differential transcription of synaptic proteins and signaling molecules. Thus, IT-type PNs influence CGE-derived INs in a non-cell autonomous manner during cortical development.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of the medial (MGE), lateral (LGE) and caudal (CGE) ganglionic eminence, and cerebral cortex (CTX) at various embryonic stages (E12.5, E14 and E16).
Project description:In order to assess the quality of alleged PM identifications from Arabidopsis, PM-enriched fractions were compared to PM-depleted fractions using 18O isotopic labeling and mass spectrometry. The two samples submitted are biological replicates. Keywords: Protein Localization via MS
