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The origin and specification of cortical interneurons
Abstract
GABA-containing interneurons are crucial to both the development and function of the cerebral cortex. Unlike cortical projection neurons, which have a relatively conserved set of characteristics, interneurons include multiple phenotypes that vary on morphological, physiological and neurochemical axes. This diversity, and the relatively late, context-dependent maturation of defining features, has challenged efforts to uncover the transcriptional control of cortical interneuron development. Here, we discuss recent data that are beginning to illuminate the origins and specification of distinct subgroups of cortical interneurons.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wonders, C. P., & Anderson, S. A.
- Affiliations
- Cornell University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Anderson, Stewart A.
- ORCID
- Anderson, Stewart A.
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Neuroscience
- Published
- 2006-08-02
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 687-696
- ISSN
- 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
- 1471-0048
- OpenAlex
- W2007034511
- Cited by
- 980
- References
- 142
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- FWCI
- 3.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature reviews. Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Keywords
- cortical interneurons, interneuron specification, GABAergic neurons, cortical development, transcriptional regulation, interneuron subtypes, neuronal maturation
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cell Differentiation, Cell Movement, Cerebral Cortex, Humans, Interneurons, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Stem Cells, Telencephalon, Biomarkers, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Cell Lineage
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