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Neuronal specification in the spinal cord: inductive signals and transcriptional codes

Jessell, Thomas M.·2000·Nature Reviews Genetics

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Neural circuits are assembled with remarkable precision during embryonic development, and the selectivity inherent in their formation helps to define the behavioural repertoire of the mature organism. In the vertebrate central nervous system, this developmental program begins with the differentiation of distinct classes of neurons from progenitor cells located at defined positions within the neural tube. The mechanisms that specify the identity of neural cells have been examined in many regions of the nervous system and reveal a high degree of conservation in the specification of cell fate by key signalling molecules.

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  • The MGE can be subdivided into dorsal, intermediate, and ventrocaudal domains, although subpallial progenitor pools do not segregate as sharply as in the spinal cord.

    “the MGE can be further subdivided into dorsal, intermediate and ventrocaudal domains”

    From Development and Functional Diversification of Cortical Interneurons (2018) · cites this paper as Jessell, 2000

  • Driven by transcription factor networks, each type of neural progenitor generates a series of neuronal cell types.

    “Second, driven by the transcription factor network, each type of neural progenitors generates a series of neuronal cell types.”

    From What is a cell type and how to define it? (2022) · cites this paper as Jessell, 2000

  • Extensive historical studies of mouse cortex and spinal cord cell types have uncovered several common principles.

    “The generation and patterning of mouse cortex and spinal cord cell types are two example systems where extensive historical studies have uncovered several common principles (Cadwell et al., 2019; Catela et al., 2015; Jessell, 2000; O’Leary et al., 2007; Osseward and Pfaff, 2019; Sagner and Briscoe, 2019).”

    From What is a cell type and how to define it? (2022) · cites this paper as Jessell, 2000

  • The set of cell type-defining transcription factors in a progenitor or daughter cell can change with time, so different neuronal types emanate from the same progenitor in a precisely timed birth order.

    “The set of cell type-defining transcription factors in a progenitor or a daughter cell can change with time, such that different neuronal types emanate from the same progenitor in a precisely timed “birth order”.”

    From What is a cell type and how to define it? (2022) · cites this paper as Jessell, 2000

  • Specific sets of cell adhesion molecules provide guidance cues for axon path finding and synapse formation, leading to assembly of region- and cell type-specific local and global circuit networks.

    “Third, specific sets of cell adhesion molecules provide guidance cues for axon path finding and synapse formation, leading to the assembly of region- and cell type-specific local and global circuit networks.”

    From What is a cell type and how to define it? (2022) · cites this paper as Jessell, 2000

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Authors
Jessell, T. M.
Affiliations
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Jessell, Thomas M.
Venue
Nature Reviews Genetics
Published
2000-10
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
20-29
ISSN
  • 1471-0056 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0064
OpenAlex
W2081235375
Cited by
2,089
References
104
Citations by year
2026: 36 · 2025: 46 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 64 · 2021: 57 · 2020: 88 · 2019: 64 · 2018: 64 · 2017: 62 · 2016: 76 · 2015: 80 · 2014: 80 · 2013: 103 · 2012: 100
FWCI
5.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Congenital heart defects research
Keywords
neuronal specification, spinal cord development, neural tube, cell fate determination, transcriptional regulation, neural progenitor cells, neural circuit formation, signaling molecules, vertebrate central nervous system
MeSH terms
Animals, Neurons, Spinal Cord, Transcription, Genetic, Cell Lineage

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