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Ephrin-A2 regulates excitatory neuron differentiation and interneuron migration in the developing neocortex.


ABSTRACT: The development of the neocortex requires co-ordination between proliferation and differentiation, as well as the precise orchestration of neuronal migration. Eph/ephrin signaling is crucial in guiding neurons and their projections during embryonic development. In adult ephrin-A2 knockout mice we consistently observed focal patches of disorganized neocortical laminar architecture, ranging in severity from reduced neuronal density to a complete lack of neurons. Loss of ephrin-A2 in the pre-optic area of the diencephalon reduced the migration of neocortex-bound interneurons from this region. Furthermore, ephrin-A2 participates in the creation of excitatory neurons by inhibiting apical progenitor proliferation in the ventricular zone, with the disruption of ephrin-A2 signaling in these cells recapitulating the abnormal neocortex observed in the knockout. The disturbance to the architecture of the neocortex observed following deletion of ephrin-A2 signaling shares many similarities with defects found in the neocortex of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

SUBMITTER: Homman-Ludiye J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5603509 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ephrin-A2 regulates excitatory neuron differentiation and interneuron migration in the developing neocortex.

Homman-Ludiye Jihane J   Kwan William C WC   de Souza Mitchell J MJ   Rodger Jennifer J   Bourne James A JA  

Scientific reports 20170918 1


The development of the neocortex requires co-ordination between proliferation and differentiation, as well as the precise orchestration of neuronal migration. Eph/ephrin signaling is crucial in guiding neurons and their projections during embryonic development. In adult ephrin-A2 knockout mice we consistently observed focal patches of disorganized neocortical laminar architecture, ranging in severity from reduced neuronal density to a complete lack of neurons. Loss of ephrin-A2 in the pre-optic  ...[more]

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