Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
The p2 progenitor domain in the ventral spinal cord gives rise to two interneuron subtypes, V2a and V2b. The mechanism as to how V2a and V2b neurons arise from a single progenitor domain was unknown. We showed in this study that p2 progenitors divide once to produce V2a/V2b neuron pairs, indicating that V2a and V2b neurons are generated by the asymmetric division of pair-producing progenitor cells. We also showed that Delta-Notch interactions between sister cells play a critical role in the final outcome of these asymmetric divisions. This mechanism for determining cell fate is similar to asymmetric divisions that occur during Drosophila neurogenesis, where ganglion mother cells divide once to produce distinct neurons. However, unlike in Drosophila, the divisional axes of p2 progenitors in zebrafish were not fixed. We report that the terminal division of pair-producing progenitor cells in vertebrate neurogenesis can reproducibly produce two distinct neurons through a mechanism that may not depend on the orientation of the division axis.
All 2010 2009 2008 2007
All Journal Article (20 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 18 results) Presentation (10 results) Book (4 results)
Developmental Biology (in press)
Developmental Biology 340
Pages: 583-594
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 106
Pages: 20812-20817
J. Neuroscience 29
Pages: 6780-6793
Developmental Biology 300
Pages: 406-426
Pages: 4756-4767
Neural Development 4
Pages: 14-14
Journal of Neuroscience 29
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.(USA) 106
Development, Growth & Differentiation 50
Pages: 703-716
Development 135
Pages: 3001-3005
J. Biol. Chem 283
Pages: 18248-59
J. Biol. Chem. 283
Pages: 18248-18259
Nature 446
Pages: 71-5
Brain Research Reviews 57
Pages: 86-93
実験医学増刊号蛍光・発光試薬の選び方と使い方
Pages: 125-130