Search Results - "O'Leary, Dennis DM"
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Genetic mechanisms control the linear scaling between related cortical primary and higher order sensory areas
Published in eLife (24-12-2015)“…In mammals, the neocortical layout consists of few modality-specific primary sensory areas and a multitude of higher order ones. Abnormal layout of cortical…”
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Neuregulin repellent signaling via ErbB4 restricts GABAergic interneurons to migratory paths from ganglionic eminence to cortical destinations
Published in Neural development (29-02-2012)“…Cortical GABAergic interneurons (INs) are generated in the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) and migrate tangentially into cortex. Because most, if not all,…”
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Genetic regulation of arealization of the neocortex
Published in Current opinion in neurobiology (01-02-2008)“…Arealization of the neocortex is controlled by a regulatory hierarchy beginning with morphogens secreted from patterning centers positioned at the perimeter of…”
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Sp8 exhibits reciprocal induction with Fgf8 but has an opposing effect on anterior-posterior cortical area patterning
Published in Neural development (17-05-2007)“…Telencephalic patterning centers, defined by the discrete expression domains of distinct morphogens, Fgfs in the commissural plate (CoP), Wnts and Bmps in the…”
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A forward genetic screen with a thalamocortical axon reporter mouse yields novel neurodevelopment mutants and a distinct emx2 mutant phenotype
Published in Neural development (07-01-2011)“…The dorsal thalamus acts as a gateway and modulator for information going to and from the cerebral cortex. This activity requires the formation of reciprocal…”
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Eph receptors and ephrins in neural development
Published in Current opinion in neurobiology (01-02-1999)“…Ephrins, ligands for the Eph family of receptor tyrosine kinases, are pivotal players in many developmental phenomena in both the central and peripheral…”
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APP binds DR6 to trigger axon pruning and neuron death via distinct caspases
Published in Nature (19-02-2009)“…Naturally occurring axonal pruning and neuronal cell death help to sculpt neuronal connections during development, but their mechanistic basis remains poorly…”
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Area Patterning of the Mammalian Cortex
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (25-10-2007)“…Here we describe mechanisms regulating area patterning of developing mammalian neocortex, referred to as arealization. Current findings indicate an interplay…”
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Fgf10 Regulates Transition Period of Cortical Stem Cell Differentiation to Radial Glia Controlling Generation of Neurons and Basal Progenitors
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (16-07-2009)“…Radial glia (RG), the progenitors of cortical neurons and basal progenitors (BPs), differentiate from neuroepithelial cells (NCs) with stem cell properties. We…”
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A caspase cascade regulating developmental axon degeneration
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (05-12-2012)“…Axon degeneration initiated by trophic factor withdrawal shares many features with programmed cell death, but many prior studies discounted a role for caspases…”
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Geniculocortical Input Drives Genetic Distinctions Between Primary and Higher-Order Visual Areas
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (07-06-2013)“…Studies of area patterning of the neocortex have focused on primary areas, concluding that the primary visual area, V1, is specified by transcription factors…”
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In Vivo Expression of a Light-Activatable Potassium Channel Using Unnatural Amino Acids
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (16-10-2013)“…Optical control of protein function provides excellent spatial-temporal resolution for studying proteins in situ. Although light-sensitive exogenous proteins…”
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Role for Lhx2 in corticogenesis through regulation of progenitor differentiation
Published in Molecular and cellular neuroscience (01-09-2013)“…The neocortex represents the brain region that has undergone a major increase in its relative size during the course of mammalian evolution. The larger cortex…”
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Retinotopic Map Refinement Requires Spontaneous Retinal Waves during a Brief Critical Period of Development
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (18-12-2003)“…During retinocollicular map development, spontaneous waves of action potentials spread across the retina, correlating activity among neighboring retinal…”
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Genetic analysis reveals that amyloid precursor protein and death receptor 6 function in the same pathway to control axonal pruning independent of β-secretase
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (07-05-2014)“…In the developing brain, initial neuronal projections are formed through extensive growth and branching of developing axons, but many branches are later pruned…”
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EMX2 Regulates Sizes and Positioning of the Primary Sensory and Motor Areas in Neocortex by Direct Specification of Cortical Progenitors
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (05-08-2004)“…Genetic studies of neocortical area patterning are limited, because mice deficient for candidate regulatory genes die before areas emerge and have other…”
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Regulation of axial patterning of the retina and its topographic mapping in the brain
Published in Current opinion in neurobiology (01-02-2003)“…Topographic maps are a fundamental organizational feature of axonal connections in the brain. A prominent model for studying axial polarity and topographic map…”
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Islet1-mediated activation of the β-catenin pathway is necessary for hindlimb initiation in mice
Published in Development (Cambridge) (15-10-2011)“…The transcriptional basis of vertebrate limb initiation, which is a well-studied system for the initiation of organogenesis, remains elusive. Specifically,…”
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EphB Forward Signaling Controls Directional Branch Extension and Arborization Required for Dorsal-Ventral Retinotopic Mapping
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (01-08-2002)“…We report that EphB receptors direct unique axonal behaviors required for mapping the dorsal-ventral (D-V) retinal axis along the lateral-medial (L-M) axis of…”
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Fgf10 Regulates Transition Period of Cortical Stem Cell Differentiation to Radial Glia Controlling Generation of Neurons and Basal Progenitors
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (01-07-2009)“…Radial glia (RG), the progenitors of cortical neurons and basal progenitors (BPs), differentiate from neuroepithelial cells (NCs) with stem cell properties. We…”
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