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A genetic and computational approach to structurally classify neuronal types.


ABSTRACT: The importance of cell types in understanding brain function is widely appreciated but only a tiny fraction of neuronal diversity has been catalogued. Here we exploit recent progress in genetic definition of cell types in an objective structural approach to neuronal classification. The approach is based on highly accurate quantification of dendritic arbor position relative to neurites of other cells. We test the method on a population of 363 mouse retinal ganglion cells. For each cell, we determine the spatial distribution of the dendritic arbors, or arbor density, with reference to arbors of an abundant, well-defined interneuronal type. The arbor densities are sorted into a number of clusters that is set by comparison with several molecularly defined cell types. The algorithm reproduces the genetic classes that are pure types, and detects six newly clustered cell types that await genetic definition.

SUBMITTER: Sumbul U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4164236 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A genetic and computational approach to structurally classify neuronal types.

Sümbül Uygar U   Song Sen S   McCulloch Kyle K   Becker Michael M   Lin Bin B   Sanes Joshua R JR   Masland Richard H RH   Seung H Sebastian HS  

Nature communications 20140324


The importance of cell types in understanding brain function is widely appreciated but only a tiny fraction of neuronal diversity has been catalogued. Here we exploit recent progress in genetic definition of cell types in an objective structural approach to neuronal classification. The approach is based on highly accurate quantification of dendritic arbor position relative to neurites of other cells. We test the method on a population of 363 mouse retinal ganglion cells. For each cell, we determ  ...[more]

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