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Transcriptional Architecture of the Primate Neocortex

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Bernard, Amy, Lubbers, Laura S., Tanis, Keith Q., Luo, Rui, Podtelezhnikov, Alexei A., Finney, Eva M., McWhorter, Mollie M.E., Serikawa, Kyle +16 more·2012·Neuron

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Genome-wide transcriptional profiling was used to characterize the molecular underpinnings of neocortical organization in rhesus macaque, including cortical areal specialization and laminar cell-type diversity. Microarray analysis of individual cortical layers across sensorimotor and association cortices identified robust and specific molecular signatures for individual cortical layers and areas, prominently involving genes associated with specialized neuronal function. Overall, transcriptome-based relationships were related to spatial proximity, being strongest between neighboring cortical areas and between proximal layers. Primary visual cortex (V1) displayed the most distinctive gene expression compared to other cortical regions in rhesus and human, both in the specialized layer 4 as well as other layers. Laminar patterns were more similar between macaque and human compared to mouse, as was the unique V1 profile that was not observed in mouse. These data provide a unique resource detailing neocortical transcription patterns in a nonhuman primate with great similarity in gene expression to human.

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  • Human CALB1 expression differs from that in mouse and rhesus monkey, where CALB1 is robustly expressed in CA1 and CA2 in addition to the dentate gyrus.

    “expression in human differs from that in mouse (Fig. 5d) and rhesus monkey (Fig. 5e), where CALB1 is robustly expressed in CA1 and CA2 in addition to dentate gyrus.”
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    “In contrast, the mouse neocortex transcriptome is markedly different from the primate transcriptome.”

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Bernard, A., Lubbers, L. S., Tanis, K. Q., Luo, R., Podtelezhnikov, A. A., Finney, E. M., McWhorter, M. M. E., Serikawa, K., Lemon, T., Morgan, R., Copeland, C., Smith, K., Cullen, V., Davis-Turak, J., Lee, C.-K., Sunkin, S. M., Loboda, A. P., Levine, D. M., Stone, D. J., Hawrylycz, M. J., Roberts, C. J., Jones, A. R., Geschwind, D. H., & Lein, E. S.
Affiliations
  • Allen Institute for Brain Science (US)
  • Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Lein, Ed S.
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-03
Volume
73
Issue
6
Pages
1083-1099
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2064274168
Cited by
224
References
50
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R37MH060233)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Keywords
neocortex, rhesus monkeys, cortical transcriptome, cortical laminar organization, primary visual cortex, layer 4, sensorimotor cortex, association cortex, primate evolution, human-macaque comparison, mouse comparison, gene expression signatures
MeSH terms
Analysis of Variance, Animals, Female, Humans, Macaca mulatta, Male, Membrane Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neural Pathways, Neurons, Transcription Factors, Neocortex, Principal Component Analysis, Microdissection, Microarray Analysis, Mice, Transcriptome

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