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The Reelin Receptors Apoer2 and Vldlr Coordinate the Patterning of Purkinje Cell Topography in the Developing Mouse Cerebellum

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Larouche, Matt, Beffert, Uwe, Herz, Joachim, Hawkes, Richard·2008·PLoS ONE

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The adult cerebellar cortex is comprised of reproducible arrays of transverse zones and parasagittal stripes of Purkinje cells. Adult stripes are created through the perinatal rostrocaudal dispersion of embryonic Purkinje cell clusters, triggered by signaling through the Reelin pathway. Reelin is secreted by neurons in the external granular layer and deep cerebellar nuclei and binds to two high affinity extracellular receptors on Purkinje cells-the Very low density lipoprotein receptor (Vldlr) and apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (Apoer2). In mice null for either Reelin or double null for Vldlr and Apoer2, Purkinje cell clusters fail to disperse. Here we report that animals null for either Vldlr or Apoer2 individually, exhibit specific and parasagittally-restricted Purkinje cell ectopias. For example, in mice lacking Apoer2 function immunostaining reveals ectopic Purkinje cells that are largely restricted to the zebrin II-immunonegative population of the anterior vermis. In contrast, mice null for Vldlr have a much larger population of ectopic Purkinje cells that includes members from both the zebrin II-immunonegative and -immunopositive phenotypes. HSP25 immunoreactivity reveals that in Vldlr null animals a large portion of zebrin II-immunopositive ectopic cells are probably destined to become stripes in the central zone (lobules VI-VII). A small population of ectopic zebrin II-immunonegative Purkinje cells is also observed in animals heterozygous for both receptors (Apoer2(+/-): Vldlr(+/-)), but no ectopia is present in mice heterozygous for either receptor alone. These results indicate that Apoer2 and Vldlr coordinate the dispersal of distinct, but overlapping subsets of Purkinje cells in the developing cerebellum.

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  • Reelin and ApoE bind to and activate ApoER2 and VLDLR.

    “Reelin and ApoE bind to and activate ApoER2 and VLDLR, controlling cortical and cerebellar development [13,14], promoting cell survival [15], and regulating N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor activity through phosphorylation [16,17].”

    From PCSK9 regulates neuronal apoptosis by adjusting ApoER2 levels and signaling (2012) · cites this paper as [14]

    The Introduction and Discussion (page numbers unavailable) say that Reelin binds Apoer2 and Vldlr and activates signaling involved in Purkinje-cell dispersal. The paper does not say that ApoE binds to or activates these receptors; its use of “apolipoprotein E receptor 2” is a receptor name, not evidence for that part of the claim. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Lrp8-null mice show ectopic Purkinje cells similar to the Rbfox2-null mice.

    “Consistently, Lrp8-null mice show ectopic Purkinje cells similar to the Rbfox2-null mice59,60.”

    From The neurogenetics of alternative splicing (2016) · cites this paper as [60]

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Authors
Larouche, M., Beffert, U., Herz, J., & Hawkes, R.
Affiliations
  • University of Calgary (CA)
  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Hawkes, Richard
Venue
PLoS ONE
Published
2008-02-27
Volume
3
Issue
2
Pages
e1653
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2060138087
Cited by
49
References
69
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1.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • American Heart Association
  • Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R37HL063762)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Keywords
Reelin signaling, ApoER2, VLDLR, cerebellar development, zebrin II, HSP25
MeSH terms
Reelin Protein, Animals, Cerebellum, Embryonic Induction, Genotype, Purkinje Cells, Receptors, Cell Surface, Receptors, LDL, Receptors, Lipoprotein, Body Patterning, LDL-Receptor Related Proteins, Mice

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