Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE35751: Comparative analysis of S100a10-expressing cortical pyramidal cells and whole cortex GSE35758: Comparative analysis of S100a10 and Glt25d2 cortical pyramidal cells GSE35761: Effect of fluoxetine treatment on translational profiles of S100a10 cortical pyramidal cells GSE35763: Effect of fluoxetine treatment on translational profiles of Glt25d2 cortical pyramidal cells GSE35765: Effect of fluoxetine treatment on translational profiles of S100a10 cortical pyramidal cells in p11 KOs Refer to individual Series
Project description:Our understanding of current treatments for depression, and the development of more specific therapies, is limited by the complexity of the circuits controlling mood and the distributed actions of antidepressants. Although the therapeutic efficacy of serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is correlated with increases in cortical activity, the cell types crucial for their action remain unknown. Here we employ bacTRAP translational profiling to show that layer 5 corticostriatal pyramidal cells expressing p11 (S100a10) are strongly and specifically responsive to chronic antidepressant treatment. This response requires p11 and includes the specific induction of Htr4 expression. Cortex-specific deletion of p11 abolishes behavioral responses to SSRIs, but does not lead to increased depression-like behaviors. Our data identify corticostriatal projection neurons as critical for the response to antidepressants, and suggest that the regulation of serotonergic tone in this single cell type plays a pivotal role in antidepressant therapy.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE24440: Sprouting transcriptome in cortical neurons: young GSE24441: Sprouting transcriptome in cortical neurons: aged Refer to individual Series
Project description:For identification of transcripts enriched in neurites of primary cortical neurons, the cells were plated on a microporous membrane for isolation of neurites and soma. Extracted RNA was used for preparation of mRNA-seq, total RNA-seq or smRNA-seq libraries and Illumina sequencing. For neuronal zipcode identification protocol (N-zip) in mouse cortical neurons, we combined a massively parallel reporter assay with neurites/soma separation. Neurons, grown on a microporous membrane, were infected with a library of around 5000 oligos tiled across 3'UTRs of selected neurite-enriched transcripts, cloned downstream of GFP coding sequence. RNA was extracted from soma and neurites and reverse transcribed into cDNA. Amplicon libraries of 3'UTR reporters were prepared and subjected to Illumina sequencing. In the second round of N-zip, a library containing selected reporters from the first N-zip and their mutagenized versions (around 6000 oligos) were used. In the following rounds, N-zip was combined with knockdown of selected genes.
Project description:We search for developmental changes specific to humans by examining gene expression profiles in the human, chimpanzee and rhesus macaque prefrontal and cerebellar cortex. In both brain regions, developmental patterns were more evolved in humans than in chimpanzees. The major human specific genes in prefrontal cortex was enriched in neuronal functions and regulated by several transcription factors, which were previously implicated in regulation of neuronal functions. To confirm neuronal function of the human prefrontal cortex specific genes, we identifed response genes upon neuronal activation in mouse cortical neurons. Our results show that human specific genes are enriched in the response genes upon neuronal activation, implying the function of human prefrontal cortex specific genes in synaptic development. The cortical neurons from E15 mouse were isolated and cultured. We then exposed neurons to bicuculline (Bic), or potassium chloride (KCl), or without treatment. The cultured neurons under each group were hybridized to Agilent whole mouse genome oligo microarray (4x44k).
Project description:E18 embryonic rat cortical neurons cultured in vitro are infected with lentivirus expressing control or PHF6shRNA-2, and harvested 5 days after infection pLL3.7 lentivirus expressing control or PHF6shRNA-2 was generated in 293T cells and concentrated using ultracentrifuge. In vitro cultured cortical neurons were infected and RNA was harvested 5 days after infection. PHF6 knockdown was validated by QPCR before sample was processed for microarray analysis.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series:; GSE2039: FACS purified cortical projection neurons; GSE17783: Analysis of gene expression in FACS-purified cortical projection neurons using Affymetrix 430 2.0 microarrays Experiment Overall Design: Refer to individual Series
Project description:We have conducted quantitative proteomic analyses of the axons of cultured rat cortical neurons. Axons are isolated by using glass chips that enable the axons and their cell bodies of neurons to grow in separated regions on the chip surface. Proteins extracted from the isolated axons, as well as those extracted from whole cortical neurons are subjected to two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC)-mass spectrometry (MS)-MS analyses. The abundances of proteins in the axon are found to be strongly correlated with their average abundances in whole neurons. Based upon these data, a quantitative description of the protein distribution among various subcellular structures in the axon has been generated. The proteins extracted from the axons and whole neurons are also subjected to stable isotope dimethyl labeling reaction and then to 2D-LC-MS/MS analysis. Proteins enriched in the axon compartment of rat cortical neurons are thus identified.