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Development and Functional Diversification of Cortical Interneurons
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In the cerebral cortex, GABAergic interneurons have evolved as a highly heterogeneous collection of cell types that are characterized by their unique spatial and temporal capabilities to influence neuronal circuits. Current estimates suggest that up to 50 different types of GABAergic neurons may populate the cerebral cortex, all derived from progenitor cells in the subpallium, the ventral aspect of the embryonic telencephalon. In this review, we provide an overview of the mechanisms underlying the generation of the distinct types of interneuron and their integration in cortical circuits. Interneuron diversity seems to emerge through the implementation of cell-intrinsic genetic programs in progenitor cells, which unfold over a protracted period of time until interneurons acquire mature characteristics. The developmental trajectory of interneurons is also modulated by activity-dependent, non-cell autonomous mechanisms that influence their ability to integrate in nascent circuits and sculpt their final distribution in the adult cerebral cortex.
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This review synthesizes how cortical GABAergic interneurons arise from subpallial progenitors and diversify into many cell types through early transcriptional programs plus later activity-dependent refinement. It argues that class and some type identities are established embryonically, while postnatal circuit interactions shape distribution, connectivity, survival, and dynamic adult features.
Key findings
- Interneuron diversity is extensive: transcriptomic estimates distinguish up to about 50 inhibitory signatures in cortex, while more than 20 inhibitory neuron types have been described in neocortex and hippocampus at multidimensional resolution. Major classes include PV+, SST+, and 5HT3aR+ groups such as VIP+, CCK+, neurogliaform, and others.
- Subpallial origins are regionally biased: MGE/POA produce SST+ and PV+ classes, CGE produces VIP+ and CCK+ interneurons plus other less abundant types, and the preoptic region contributes neurogliaform and NPY+ multipolar cells. Spatial progenitor domains and temporal competence sequences expand fate diversity.
- Postnatal activity shapes final organization: more than 30% of embryonically generated interneurons are eliminated by programmed cell death between the first and second postnatal weeks, with activity levels, pyramidal-cell inputs, and PTEN/AKT signaling influencing survival. Transient interneuron circuits in barrel cortex help refine sensory maps before canonical PV+ feedforward inhibition matures.
- Adult interneuron features are dynamically tuned: activity-dependent transcription, such as Npas4 in SST+ cells and Etv1/Kv1.1 in PV+ basket cells, and the perineuronal net protein Brevican modulate synapses and excitability.
Methods
- Narrative review using the mouse as the primary model, synthesizing developmental, genetic fate-mapping, migration, transcriptomic, electrophysiological, and activity-manipulation literature.
- No new experimental data are presented; the focus is mainly isocortex/neocortex, with the note that similar principles may apply to allocortical and mesocortical regions.
- Evidence discussed includes single-cell RNA sequencing, lineage tracing, transplantation, DREADDs, calcium imaging, and circuit-level manipulations.
Limitations
- The authors state that many mechanisms remain unclear, including how the same progenitors generate distinct SST+ versus PV+ types, how diversity arises within the CGE, and whether all defining features are specified embryonically.
- They note conflicting scRNA-seq evidence about early specification, limited genetic tools for labeling interneuron types, and that most knowledge comes from mice despite important human–mouse differences in morphology, gene expression, laminar distribution, and cell-type proportions.
- Evident from the text: as a review, it provides no primary data or systematic meta-analysis, so conclusions depend on the cited literature and model-organism findings.
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“Over 20 different types of inhibitory neuron have been described in the neocortex and hippocampus with that level of resolution”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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“A substantial fraction of chandelier cells in the mouse does not contain detectable levels of PV”
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“which suggest that at least these types of interneuron existed in the ancestor of reptiles and mammals”
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- Not checked yetcites Tosches et al., 2018 source
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“interneuron diversity can be understood as the outcome of the combinatorial selection of different transcriptional modules during development”
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“there is no evidence for further diversification among GABAergic interneurons in the reptilian cortex”
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“Remarkably, each of the main defining features of interneurons seem to exist in a finite number of options”
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“interneurons do not exist as a continuum of neuronal morphologies”
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“The developmental trajectory of interneurons is also modulated by activity-dependent, non-cell autonomous mechanisms that influence their ability to integrate in nascent circuits and sculpt their final distribution in the adult cerebral cortex.”
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“Interneuron diversity seems to emerge through the implementation of cell-intrinsic genetic programs in progenitor cells, which unfold over a protracted period of time until interneurons acquire mature characteristics.”
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“Cortical interneurons are a highly heterogeneous group of neurons with very diverse morphologies, connectivity, biochemistry and physiological properties.”
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“the generation of new types of interneuron in mammals probably arise through the diversification of the ancestral generegulatory programs”
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“cortical γ-aminobutyric acid-containing (GABAergic) neurons are born in the same embryonic region of the telencephalon that generates the basal ganglia, the subpallium, from where they migrate tangentially to reach their final destination”
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“The embryonic subpallium generates all GABAergic neurons in the telencephalon.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites Anderson et al., 1997a
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“Current estimates suggest that up to 50 different types of GABAergic neurons may populate the cerebral cortex”
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“Currently available transcriptomic data suggests that up to 50 distinct transcriptional signatures (final number may vary as sequencing depth and analytical methods improve) can be distinguished among inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Abstract
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“Two additional types of interneuron express 5HT3aR: NPY+ multipolar cells and Meis2+ interstitial GABAergic neurons. NPY+ multipolar interneurons exhibit irregular spiking properties and are particularly abundant at the boundary between layers 1 and 2”
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“Meis2+ neurons reside in the white matter and extend axons to deep layers of the cortex and striatum”
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“SST+ Martinotti cells constitute a transcriptionally heterogeneous group of interneurons characterized by an ascending axon that arborizes profusely in layer 1”
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“Multipolar VIP+ cells are transcriptionally very different from bipolar interneurons. Indeed, they are basket cells that co-express the neuropeptide cholecystokinin (CCK) and so they are transcriptionally more similar to other CCK+ basket cells that lack the expression of VIP”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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- Not checked yetcites He et al., 2016
- Not checked yetcites Tasic et al., 2017
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“CCK+ basket cells that co-express VIP have a small soma and are particularly abundant in supragranular layers of the cortex, whereas CCK+ basket cells lacking VIP are enriched in layers 5 and 6”
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- Not checked yetcites He et al., 2016
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“PV+ basket cells are the most abundant type of interneuron in the neocortex. They have highly torturous axons that form synapses on the soma and proximal dendrites of pyramidal cells and other interneurons”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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“interneurons expressing vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) are one of the largest subclasses. They are mainly disinhibitory because they preferentially target SST+ and PV+ interneurons”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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- Not checked yetcites Jiang et al., 2015 source
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“Both types of CCK+ interneurons express 5HT3aR”
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“CCK+ basket cells make synapses on the soma of pyramidal cells and other interneurons and exhibit regular or burst spiking firing”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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- Not checked yetcites Rudy et al., 2011 source
- Not checked yetcites Kawaguchi and Kubota, 1998
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“They are distributed through layers 2 to 6 in the neocortex and across all cortical regions.”
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“SST+ non-Martinotti cells are found throughout layers 2 to 6 and characteristically lack axons in layer 1. They exhibit lower resting membrane potential and higher firing frequency than Martinotti cells but lower than PV+ basket cells”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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- Not checked yetcites Nigro et al., 2018 source
- Not checked yetcites Xu et al., 2006
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“the neocortex contains a population of long-range GABAergic projection neuron that express SST. These cells are most abundant in deep layers and project to other regions of the neocortex.”
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“They have adapting and irregular spiking firing properties, frequently co-express nitric oxide synthase (NOS), chondrolectin (Chodl) and neuropeptide Y (NPY)”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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- Not checked yetcites He et al., 2016
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“The most characteristic VIP+ interneurons are bipolar cells with vertically oriented axons. They are highly enriched in layers 2 and 3, and often display continuous adapting firing properties”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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“Martinotti cells are particularly abundant in layer 5, but they are also common in layers 2 and 3. These cells represent approximately 60% of the SST+ neurons in these layers”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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“Transcriptional analysis of individual cells from different regions of the brain suggests that neuronal diversity is organized hierarchically, which has led to the suggestion that the relationships that exist among different neuronal types can be considered, in practical terms, analogous to those of species”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > Modular organization of interneuron features
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“Single bouquet cells are also abundant in layer 1 and are transcriptionally similar to neurogliaform cells”
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“but in contrast to these they have axonal ramifications that extend to deep layers of the cortex”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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- Not checked yetcites Tasic et al., 2017
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“PV+ translaminar interneurons constitute a relatively rare type of fast-spiking interneurons that is particularly abundant in layers 5 and 6”
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“these interneurons target pyramidal cells across several layers”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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“the different types of interneurons establish stereotyped connections and express specific combinations of channels that endow them with unique electrophysiological properties”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > Modular organization of interneuron features
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- Not checked yetcites Ascoli et al., 2008 source
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“Martinotti cells have relatively heterogenous firing patterns but they often mediate disynaptic inhibition”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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- Not checked yetcites Silberberg and Markram, 2007 source
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“most of which probably represent equivalent cell types”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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“The largest class of cortical interneuron is characterized by the expression of PV.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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“Neurogliaform cells are the most abundant type of interneuron in layer 1, although they are also sparsely distributed through other layers. They have a very dense and characteristic axonal arbor and late spiking firing properties.”
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“Neurogliaform cells express 5HT3aR and very often co-express reelin and NPY”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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- Not checked yetcites Lee et al., 2010 source
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“Three major subclasses of PV+ interneurons can be distinguished, all of which exhibit characteristic fast-spiking firing properties: chandelier cells, basket cells and translaminar interneurons.”
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“They are particularly abundant at the border between layers 1 and 2 and in layer 6”
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“their regional distribution is very heterogeneous”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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“Cortical interneurons can be organized into several major classes based on their transcriptional similarities and the expression of selective markers”
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“Non-Martinotti cells are particularly abundant in layer 4”
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“where they primarily target PV+ basket cells”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Interneuron diversity in the neocortex > A simplified account of the interneuron universe
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- Not checked yetcites Ma et al., 2006
- Not checked yetcites Xu et al., 2013
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“The POH, the most caudal progenitor domain in the preoptic region, lacks expression of Nkx2-1 and exhibit molecular similarities with the CGE”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Spatial specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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- Not checked yetcites Flames et al., 2007 source
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“The LGE and CGE share many molecular markers, but the specific expression of transcription factors such as Nr2f2 bestow CGE progenitors with the ability to generate interneurons that migrate to the cerebral cortex”
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“Nkx6-2+ progenitor cells produce several types of SST+ neurons along with some PV+ basket cells and chandelier cells, and a mixed progeny of interneurons from the SST+ and PV+ classes has also been described for Etv1+ progenitor cells”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Temporal specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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- Not checked yetcites He et al., 2016
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“SST+ interneurons are more abundant in infragranular than in supragranular layers of the neocortex, while PV+ basket cells – which constitute the majority of PV+ interneurons – are found throughout all layers with the exception of layer 1.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Temporal specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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“the MGE can be further subdivided into dorsal, intermediate and ventrocaudal domains”
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“although progenitor pools in the subpallium do not seem to segregate as sharply as in the spinal cord”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Spatial specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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- Not checked yetcites Jessell, 2000 source
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“These observations suggest that most (perhaps all) progenitor cells in the VZ of the MGE have the potential to generate distinct types of interneuron – within the limits imposed by the molecular specification of this region –, implying a temporal control of interneuron cell fate that is still poorly understood”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Temporal specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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“Thus, the preoptic region consists of two adjacent progenitor domains – POA and POH – that exhibit molecular similarities with the MGE and CGE, respectively.”
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“chandelier cells are most frequent in layers 2 and 6 of neocortex although they are preferentially generated toward the end of neurogenesis”
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“Neurogliaform cells and multipolar NPY+ interneurons are born in the preoptic region”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Spatial specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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“the dorsal MGE has a strong bias toward the generation of SST+ interneurons, whereas the ventrocaudal domains produce a larger fraction of PV+ neurons”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Spatial specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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“MGE progenitors generate most SST+ interneurons during the first half of the neurogenic period, whereas PV+ interneurons are produced at an almost constant rate throughout neurogenesis”
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“The dorsal MGE is enriched in progenitor cells that express the homeodomain transcription factor Nkx6-2, whereas progenitor cells expressing the ETS transcription factor Etv1 are most abundant in the intermediate and ventrocaudal domains.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Spatial specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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“The intermediate MGE produces both PV+ and SST+ interneurons with a rostral (PV+) to caudal (SST+) bias”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Spatial specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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- Not checked yetcites Hu et al., 2017a
- Not checked yetcites Inan et al., 2012 source
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“The regional identity of the MGE and POA is specified by the homeobox transcription factor Nkx2-1, which is induced in the ventral subpallium prior to the onset of neurogenesis in this region. Expression of Nkx2-1 confers progenitor cells in the MGE and POA with unique properties that distinguish them from the adjacent LGE, CGE and POH regions.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Spatial specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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“the generation of cortical interneurons is largely limited to the dorsal and intermediate domains of the MGE, whereas the ventrocaudal domain specializes in the production of PV+ projection neurons for the globus pallidus”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Spatial specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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“Most of these cells do not derive from Nkx2-1-expressing progenitor cells”
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“and so their most likely origin is the POH domain within the preoptic region”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Spatial specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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“the generation of interneuron diversity in the embryonic subpallium seems to involve two patterning mechanisms: the spatial patterning of progenitor identities, which distinguishes VZ progenitor cells in the MGE, CGE, POA and POH, and the temporal patterning of progenitor lineages – at least in the MGE and CGE – to further expand neural diversity.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > An integrated model of interneuron generation
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“experimentally reducing the number of SST+ neurons migrating through their normal route does not affect the ratio between Martinotti and non-Martinotti cells in the mature cortex (although it affects specific features of these cells)”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Timing of interneuron cell specification
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- Not checked yetcites Lim et al., 2018 source
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“Interestingly, the expression of these receptors (Nrp1 and Nrp2) is repressed by Nkx2-1, and so the expression (Nkx2-1ON) or downregulation (Nkx2-1OFF) of this transcription factor in postmitotic interneurons born in the MGE determine whether they are targeted to the striatum or the cerebral cortex, respectively (Nóbrega-Pereira et al., 2008).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Tangential migration and regional distribution
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- Not checked yetcites Nóbrega-Pereira et al., 2008 source
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“which suggests that the specification of at least these two types of SST+ interneuron is independent of – and prior to – the selection of a migratory route”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Timing of interneuron cell specification
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- Not checked yetcites Lim et al., 2018 source
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“VZ progenitor cells in the dorsal MGE are already generating supragranular interneurons at E13.5, while at the same stage lineages in the intermediate MGE are producing infragranular layer interneurons”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Temporal specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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- Not checked yetcites He et al., 2016
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“Interneurons disperse throughout the developing cortex via two large migratory streams, a superficial route that courses through the marginal zone (MZ), and a deep route that largely overlaps with the pallial subventricular zone (SVZ) (Lavdas et al., 1999; Wichterle et al., 2001). A smaller fraction of interneurons migrates through the subplate.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Tangential migration and regional distribution
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“Loss of Nr2f1 and Nr2f2 in the MGE leads to an abnormal increase in the number of PV+ projection neurons and interneurons at the expense of SST+ neurons, which suggests that these transcription factors normally promote SST+ interneuron cell fates within the temporal sequence of these lineages”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > An integrated model of interneuron generation
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- Not checked yetcites Hu et al., 2017a
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“In sum, cell type-specific genetic programs seem to be established by the time interneurons become postmitotic, or at least by the time they reach the developing cortex.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Timing of interneuron cell specification
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“This suggests that cortical interneurons are already fated to become Martinotti or non-Martinotti cells in the embryonic subpallium prior to entering the cortex, and that the choice of a particular migratory route is part of the intrinsic program controlling the development of interneurons.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Timing of interneuron cell specification
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- Not checked yetcites Lim et al., 2018 source
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“Work in the LGE indicates that direct neurogenesis might be particularly important at early stages of neurogenesis”
- Also stated in: § An integrated model of interneuron generation · plain
“but it is relatively rare after E12.5, when rapid proliferative divisions expanding the pool of intermediate progenitor cells are most characteristic”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > An integrated model of interneuron generation
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- Not checked yetcites Anderson et al., 1997b
- Not checked yetcites Kelly et al., 2018 source
- Not checked yetcites Sheth and Bhide, 1997
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In the paper
“previous work suggesting that SST+ interneurons are preferentially generated from VZ progenitors through direct neurogenesis”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > An integrated model of interneuron generation
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- Not checked yetcites Petros et al., 2015 source
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In the paper
“the proposed model implies that neuronal specification occurs primarily at the level of intermediate progenitor cells for all neurons generated in the MGE and CGE”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > An integrated model of interneuron generation
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- The authors state this as an assumption: MGE ventricular zone progenitor cells undergo progressive intrinsic changes in their competence to produce interneuron cell fates following a defined sequence.
- The authors state this as an assumption: MGE ventricular zone progenitor cells divide to generate intermediate progenitor cells that are committed to specific cell fates, with globus pallidus projection neurons generated before interneurons and SST+ fates before PV+ fates.
- The authors state this as an assumption: The molecular specification of the ventricular zone endows progenitor cells with a probability of generating more or fewer neurons during each sequential competence state, thereby biasing their output toward pallidal neurons, PV+ interneurons, and SST+ interneurons.
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“Although the expression of ErbB4 is confined to specific types of interneuron in the adult cortex (Fazzari et al., 2010; Neddens and Buonanno, 2010; Vullhorst et al., 2009), ErbB4 is expressed in the majority of cortical interneurons at perinatal stages (Bean et al., 2014).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Tangential migration and regional distribution
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“Interneurons from the MGE, CGE and preoptic region use essentially the same cellular mechanisms to translocate to the cortex (Marín et al., 2006; Martini et al., 2009; Yanagida et al., 2012), and it is therefore perhaps not surprising that they exhibit great transcriptional similarity at this stage (Mayer et al., 2018).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Tangential migration and regional distribution
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“the integration of these cells in specific layers of the neocortex would expose them to different influences, which would shape their final features, through activity-dependent mechanisms”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Timing of interneuron cell specification
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- Not checked yetcites Wamsley and Fishell, 2017
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In the paper
“This would suggest that lineages might get exhausted after generating a certain number of cortical interneurons, whose laminar distribution would depend on their time of neurogenesis.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Temporal specification of interneuron progenitor cells
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“Interneurons undergo a protracted period of migration before they reach their final position within the cortex”
- Also stated in: § Timing of interneuron cell specification · plain
“it is only at this point that the different types of cortical interneuron become distinguishable from each other”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > Timing of interneuron cell specification
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- Not checked yetcites Bartolini et al., 2013 source
- Not checked yetcites Marín and Rubenstein, 2001
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“Nr2f1 and Nr2f2 influence neuronal specification by regulating cell cycle dynamics”
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“which may explain why factors involved in the regulation of the cell cycle have also been involved in the regulation of interneuron diversity”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Emergence of cortical interneuron diversity > An integrated model of interneuron generation
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“The function of Nrg1 is mediated by the tyrosine kinase receptor ErbB4, the main neuregulin receptor expressed by interneurons (Flames et al., 2004; Yau et al., 2003).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Tangential migration and regional distribution
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“In addition, recent work suggests that pyramidal cells in the cortical plate express a different member of the neuregulin family, Nrg3, and this molecule facilitates the dispersion of cortical interneurons in the laminar dimension of the cortex (Bartolini et al., 2017).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Laminar allocation
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- Not checked yetcites Bartolini et al., 2017 source
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“Recent work has added further support to this idea by showing that SST+ Martinotti and PV+ translaminar interneurons migrate preferentially through the MZ, while non-Martinotti cells disperse via the SVZ (Lim et al., 2018).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Tangential migration and regional distribution
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- Not checked yetcites Lim et al., 2018 source
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In the paper
“This indicates that the development of layer 1 axons by SST+ Martinotti cells is facilitated by their interactions with components of the MZ at early neonatal stages, which demonstrates that the cortical microenvironment is crucial for the acquisition of specific features in specific types of interneuron.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Tangential migration and regional distribution
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“The termination of cortical interneuron migration is linked to the upregulation of the potassium/chloride exchanger KCC2 in interneurons, which halts the motility of interneurons by reducing the frequency of spontaneous intracellular calcium transients in response to GABA (Bortone and Polleux, 2009).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Laminar allocation
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- Not checked yetcites Bortone and Polleux, 2009
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In the paper
“The fact that not all interneurons migrating through the MZ acquire the morphology of SST+ Martinotti cells reinforces the idea that these features are intrinsically-encoded, although they require the correct local environment – in this case, the MZ – to unfold appropriately.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Tangential migration and regional distribution
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“These studies seem to contradict earlier work, which concluded that clonally-related interneurons have a strong tendency to cluster in the mouse neocortex (Brown et al., 2011; Ciceri et al., 2013).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Tangential migration and regional distribution
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“Layer 4 receives the vast majority of thalamocortical input, and so it plays a prominent role in the initial processing of sensory information (Douglas and Martin, 2004).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Integration in transient circuits
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- Not checked yetcites Douglas and Martin, 2004 source
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“Interestingly, layer 5 SST+ interneurons receive dense transient thalamic inputs during the first week of postnatal development and innervate both layer 4 excitatory neurons and layer 5 pyramidal cells and immature PV+ interneurons (Marques-Smith et al., 2016; Tuncdemir et al., 2016).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Integration in transient circuits
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“However, the connectivity between these interneurons and excitatory neurons in layer 4 remains relatively weak until the second postnatal week, when PV+ basket cells begin receiving direct inputs from thalamic neurons (Chittajallu and Isaac, 2010; Daw et al., 2007).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Integration in transient circuits
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- Not checked yetcites Chittajallu and Isaac, 2010
- Not checked yetcites Daw et al., 2007 source
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In the paper
“These findings suggest that at least some components of the transcriptional module controlling the migration of cortical interneurons are not universal, although they might be shared by certain types (e.g., SST+ Martinotti cells and PV+ translaminar interneurons).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Tangential migration and regional distribution
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“Feedforward inhibition is critical in this process, as it sharpens receptive fields and regulates temporal integration and timing (Gabernet et al., 2005; Wehr and Zador, 2003).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Integration in transient circuits
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- Not checked yetcites Gabernet et al., 2005 source
- Not checked yetcites Wehr and Zador, 2003
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In the paper
“These observations indicate that interneurons require excitatory inputs to mature normally during the first week of postnatal development, and that their ability to integrate into functional circuits influence their probability of survival.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Regulation of cortical interneuron numbers > Activity-dependent regulation of interneuron programmed cell death
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“Columnar refinement begins at the end of the first postnatal week and requires thalamocortical inputs.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Integration in transient circuits
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- Not checked yetcites Shepherd et al., 2003 source
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“Consistent with this idea, increasing or decreasing the excitability of pyramidal cells using DREADDs during the period of interneuron programmed cell death respectively enhances or diminishes the survival of cortical interneurons (Wong et al., 2018).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Regulation of cortical interneuron numbers > Activity-dependent regulation of interneuron programmed cell death
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- Not checked yetcites Wong et al., 2018 source
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“Inhibition is likely more prominent on weakly activated layer 2/3 pyramidal cells immediately above septal regions than in layer 2/3 pyramidal cells above the barrels (where VPM axons concentrate), which would contribute to the formation of barrel columns tuned to individual whiskers (Che et al., 2018).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Integration in transient circuits
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- Not checked yetcites Che et al., 2018 source
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“While experience-dependent plasticity at excitatory synapses is known to contribute to the maturation of neuronal circuits in superficial layers of the cortex (Bender et al., 2006), recent work suggests that a specific population of interneurons is also involved in this process.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Integration in transient circuits
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- Not checked yetcites Bender et al., 2006 source
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In the paper
“In sensory deprived mice, layer 2/3 neurons receive stronger inputs from layer 4 neurons in septal regions altered, which suggests that the normal maturation of the columnar organization requires competitive interactions among layer 4 neurons (Shepherd et al., 2003).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Migration and integration into cortical circuits > Integration in transient circuits
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- Not checked yetcites Shepherd et al., 2003 source
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“For example, PV+ basket cells seem to dynamically oscillate between different “states” in response to neuronal activity, a process that is required for learning and memory in the adult brain (Donato et al., 2013; Lagler et al., 2016).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Dynamic tuning of interneuron features
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“GABA has been shown to influence neuronal migration in the embryonic cortex (Behar et al., 2000; López-Bendito et al., 2003), the settlement of interneurons in the cortical plate (Bortone and Polleux, 2009), and the formation on inhibitory synapses (Oh et al., 2016), and may also influence the neurogenesis of pyramidal cells (Silva et al., 2018).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Regulation of cortical interneuron numbers > Functional implications
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- Not checked yetcites Behar et al., 2000 source
- Not checked yetcites Bortone and Polleux, 2009
- Not checked yetcites Oh et al., 2016
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“The cellular organization of interneuron diversity is remarkably similar between mouse and human, but there are important differences in the morphology, gene expression, laminar distribution and proportions of certain types of interneurons (Boldog et al., 2018; DeFelipe, 1997; Hodge et al., 2018).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > A look ahead
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“In contrast, neuronal activity induces a completely different transcriptional response in VIP+ interneurons, promoting the formation of inhibitory synapses on these cells (Mardinly et al., 2016).”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Dynamic tuning of interneuron features
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- Not checked yetcites Mardinly et al., 2016 source
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“Inhibitory circuits share general organization principles across cortical areas, but increasing evidence suggests that the abundance of specific inhibitory connectivity motifs varies between regions (Katzel et al., 2011), probably reflecting different computational requirements.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Regulation of cortical interneuron numbers > Functional implications
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- Not checked yetcites Katzel et al., 2011 source
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“In supragranular PV+ basket cells, neuronal activity modulates the expression and subcellular location (cytoplasmic or nuclear) of the transcription factor Etv1 (Dehorter et al., 2015), which in turn induces the expression of Kv1.1.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > Dynamic tuning of interneuron features
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- Not checked yetcites Dehorter et al., 2015 source
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“However, since genomic variation associated to neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia affects the developing brain, the relevant transcriptional information for this type of analyses would likely need to be developmental.”
§ Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons > A look ahead
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MGE ventricular zone progenitor cells undergo progressive intrinsic changes in their competence to produce interneuron cell fates following a defined sequence.
“progenitor cells in the MGE would undergo progressive intrinsic changes in their competence to produce interneuron cell fates following a defined sequence”
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MGE ventricular zone progenitor cells divide to generate intermediate progenitor cells that are committed to specific cell fates, with globus pallidus projection neurons generated before interneurons and SST+ fates before PV+ fates.
“VZ progenitor cells in the MGE would divide to generate intermediate progenitor cells which would be committed to specific cell fates, with globus pallidus projection neurons generated before interneurons and, within the latter group, SST+ cell fates generated earlier than PV+ cell fates”
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The molecular specification of the ventricular zone endows progenitor cells with a probability of generating more or fewer neurons during each sequential competence state, thereby biasing their output toward pallidal neurons, PV+ interneurons, and SST+ interneurons.
“The molecular specification of the VZ would endow progenitor cells with a certain probability to generate more or less neurons during each of the sequential competence states, therefore biasing their output toward the generation of pallidal neurons, PV+ and SST+ interneurons.”
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“Interneurons are generated from progenitors located in the ventral forebrain in transient structures called ganglionic eminences and migrate tangentially to the cortex through different migratory streams85–87.”
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“Once postmitotic, cells migrate tangentially toward cortical areas and then radially into predetermined cortical layers (Fig. 2, steps 1a, 1b, and 2), [129, 130].”
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“It is also consistent with the large body of literature on cortical GABAergic interneurons (Lim et al., 2018; Pelkey et al., 2017; Tremblay et al., 2016), and our Patch-seq study (Gouwens et al., 2020) with MET types defined in that study corresponding well with the supertypes defined here”
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“For example, decades of developmental studies have established a clear division of transcription programmes between the interneurons derived from the medial and caudal ganglionic eminence (MGE and CGE, respectively)9,31,32,33.”
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“Our E16.5 Stereo-seq map clearly identified the expression of interneuron progenitor markers ( Dlx1 + , Dlx2 + , Lhx6 + , Nkx2-1 + ) (Lim et al., 2018) within the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) and the migratory trajectory of interneurons into the cerebral cortex (Figures 4D and S6D).”
From Spatiotemporal transcriptomic atlas of mouse organogenesis using DNA nanoball-patterned arrays (2022) · cites this paper as Lim et al., 2018
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“This showed the trajectory toward mature interneurons as indicated by the shift from the early progenitor markers Epha5 , Tcf4 , and Erbb4 to the late maturation marker Gad2 (Lim et al., 2018).”
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“This identified enrichment for transcription factors with specific activities associated with the maturation of projection neurons and interneurons (i.e., PAX6 in apical progenitors, MEF2C in cortical projection neurons, and DLX1 in the interneurons) (Di Bella et al., 2021; Lim et al., 2018) (Figure S6H).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lim, L., Mi, D., Llorca, A., & Marín, O.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Venue
- Neuron
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-10
- Volume
- 100
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 294-313
- ISSN
- 0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6290988
- OpenAlex
- W2898560358
- Semantic Scholar
- 7f18f411f4de10f934d3f9f0d20221083d824049
- Cited by
- 714
- References
- 197
- Citations by year
- 2026: 80 · 2025: 90 · 2024: 103 · 2023: 87 · 2022: 105 · 2021: 115 · 2020: 87 · 2019: 46 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 7.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
- www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
- www.elsevier.com/open-access/userlicense/1.0/ (vor, 388 d)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-017 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-037 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-012 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-029 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-004 (stm-asf)
- Locations
- Neuron (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- European Research Council (ERC-2017-AdG 787355)
- Wellcome Trust (103714MA)
- EMBO
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Keywords
- cortical interneurons, GABAergic neurons, interneuron diversity, telencephalon, interneuron development, cerebral cortex
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cell Differentiation, Cerebral Cortex, Humans, Interneurons, Cell Lineage, Neurogenesis, Neural Stem Cells, GABAergic Neurons
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