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Elucidation of the mechanisms underlying neural circuit formation using ferrets

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K19306
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 46:Neuroscience and related fields
Research InstitutionKanazawa University

Principal Investigator

Kawasaki Hiroshi  金沢大学, 医学系, 教授 (50303904)

Project Period (FY) 2021-07-09 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords大脳 / U線維 / フェレット / 大脳皮質
Outline of Research at the Start

ヒトの大脳にはマウスの大脳には見られない、高等哺乳動物に特徴的な様々な脳構築が存在し、これらの解析は次世代の重要研究課題である。U線維は大脳皮質直下にある短連合線維であり、近隣の大脳皮質の機能的連合に重要と考えられているが、マウスでの存在が報告されておらずその解析は遅れていた。そこで本研究課題ではU線維の投射パターンや形成制御機構を解明する。U線維は認知症における重要性も指摘されており、本研究課題の成果は臨床医学的もしくは社会的な波及効果も大きい。また高等哺乳動物にはU線維以外にも、様々な特徴的な神経回路が存在することから、本研究課題の成果はそれらにも幅広く応用が可能であるなど発展性も大きい。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

U-fibers are short association fibers located just below the cerebral cortex and are thought to be important for functional association between neighboring areas of the cerebral cortex. In this study, we conducted a detailed analysis of the internal characteristics of U-fibers. As a result of analyzing the U-fiber region of the cerebral cortex of ferrets using various kinds of staining methods, we found that the U-fiber region can be divided into two subregions with different characteristics, which we named the inner U-fiber region and the outer U-fiber region. As a result of electron microscopic analysis, we found that thick axons with thick myelin sheaths were distributed more frequently in the inner U-fiber region than in the outer U-fiber region. These results suggest that the U-fiber region has a more complex structure than previously thought.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ヒトやサルの大脳にはU-fiberが存在しており、高次脳機能に重要ではないかと考えられている。おもしろいことに副腎白質ジストロフィーなどの疾患では深部白質では脱髄が見られるものの、U-fiber領域の髄鞘は傷害されず保たれることが知られており、U-fiber領域の特殊性が注目されている。またU-fiberは認知症や統合失調症、自閉症などの神経変性疾患や発達障害における重要性も指摘されていることから、U-fiberの研究は神経科学および脳進化の観点からの重要性だけではなく、臨床医学的もしくは社会的な意義も大きい。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (49 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (20 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Peer Reviewed: 20 results,  Open Access: 12 results) Presentation (24 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Invited: 9 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Univ Notre Dame(米国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] VIB Research Center(ベルギー)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Investigation of the mechanisms underlying the development and evolution of folds of the cerebrum using gyrencephalic ferrets2024

    • Author(s)
      Kawasaki Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Comparative Neurology

      Volume: 532 Issue: 4

    • DOI

      10.1002/cne.25615

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Toward a better understanding of how a gyrified brain develops2024

    • Author(s)
      Barresi Mikaela、Hickmott Ryan Alexander、Bosakhar Abdulhameed、Quezada Sebastian、Quigley Anita、Kawasaki Hiroshi、Walker David、Tolcos Mary
    • Journal Title

      Cerebral Cortex

      Volume: 34 Issue: 2

    • DOI

      10.1093/cercor/bhae055

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Distinct subdivisions of subcortical U-fiber regions in the gyrencephalic ferret brain2024

    • Author(s)
      Yoshino Mayuko、Shiraishi Yoshitake、Saito Kengo、Kameya Narufumi、Hamabe-Horiike Toshihide、Shinmyo Yohei、Nakada Mitsutoshi、Ozaki Noriyuki、Kawasaki Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience Research

      Volume: 200 Pages: 1-7

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neures.2023.10.004

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Functional analysis of two abnormal antithrombin proteins with different intracellular kinetics2023

    • Author(s)
      Imai Yuta、Nagaya Satomi、Araiso Yuhei、Meguro-Horike Makiko、Togashi Tomoki、Horike Shin-ichi、Kawasaki Hiroshi、Morishita Eriko
    • Journal Title

      Thrombosis Research

      Volume: 230 Pages: 18-26

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.thromres.2023.08.010

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Investigation of the Mechanisms Underlying the Development and Evolution of the Cerebral Cortex Using Gyrencephalic Ferrets2023

    • Author(s)
      Shinmyo Yohei、Kawasaki Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      Neocortical Neurogenesis in Development and Evolution

      Volume: ― Pages: 527-546

    • DOI

      10.1002/9781119860914.ch24

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Shank3a/b isoforms regulate the susceptibility to seizures and thalamocortical development in the early postnatal period of mice2023

    • Author(s)
      Okuzono Sayaka、Fujii Fumihiko、Matsushita Yuki、Setoyama Daiki、Shinmyo Yohei、Taira Ryoji、Yonemoto Kousuke、Akamine Satoshi、Motomura Yoshitomo、Sanefuji Masafumi、Sakurai Takeshi、Kawasaki Hiroshi、Han Kihoon、Kato Takahiro A.、Torisu Hiroyuki、Kang Dongchon、Nakabeppu Yusaku、Sakai Yasunari、Ohga Shouichi
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience Research

      Volume: in press Pages: 13-19

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neures.2023.03.001

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report 2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Investigation of the mechanisms underlying the development and evolution of the cerebral cortex using gyrencephalic ferrets2023

    • Author(s)
      Shinmyo Y. and Kawasaki H.
    • Journal Title

      Neocortical Neurogenesis in Development and Evolution

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A New Technical Approach for Cross-species Examination of Neuronal Wiring and Adult Neuron-glia Functions2023

    • Author(s)
      Edwards-Faret Gabriela、de Vin Filip、Slezak Michal、Gollenbeck Lennart、Karaman Ruchan、Shinmyo Yohei、Batiuk Mykhailo Y.、Pando Carmen Menacho、Urschitz Johann、Rincon Melvin Y.、Moisyadi Stefan、Schnutgen Frank、Kawasaki Hiroshi、Schmucker Dietmar、Holt Matthew G.
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience

      Volume: 508 Pages: 40-51

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.11.029

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Identification of Tau protein as a novel marker for maturation and pathological changes of oligodendrocytes2022

    • Author(s)
      Torii Tomohiro、Miyamoto Yuki、Nakata Rinaho、Higashi Yuto、Shinmyo Yohei、Kawasaki Hiroshi、Miyasaka Tomohiro、Misonou Hiroaki
    • Journal Title

      Glia

      Volume: 71 Issue: 4 Pages: 1002-1017

    • DOI

      10.1002/glia.24322

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report 2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Isolation of ferret astrocytes reveals their morphological, transcriptional, and functional differences from mouse astrocytes2022

    • Author(s)
      Roboon Jureepon、Hattori Tsuyoshi、Nguyen Dinh Thi、Ishii Hiroshi、Takarada-Iemata Mika、Kannon Takayuki、Hosomichi Kazuyoshi、Maejima Takashi、Saito Kengo、Shinmyo Yohei、Mieda Michihiro、Tajima Atsushi、Kawasaki Hiroshi、Hori Osamu
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

      Volume: 16 Pages: 1-15

    • DOI

      10.3389/fncel.2022.877131

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Mechanisms underlying the development and evolution of the mammalian cerebral cortex2022

    • Author(s)
      Kawasaki H.
    • Journal Title

      Siberian Medical Review

      Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Pages: 105-105

    • DOI

      10.20333/25000136-2022-2-105

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Orchestrated neuronal migration and cortical folding: A computational and experimental study2022

    • Author(s)
      Wang Shuolun、Saito Kengo、Kawasaki Hiroshi、Holland Maria A.
    • Journal Title

      PLOS Computational Biology

      Volume: 18 Issue: 6 Pages: e1010190-e1010190

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010190

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Localized astrogenesis regulates gyrification of the cerebral cortex2022

    • Author(s)
      Shinmyo Yohei、Saito Kengo、Hamabe-Horiike Toshihide、Kameya Narufumi、Ando Akitaka、Kawasaki Kanji、Duong Tung Anh Dinh、Sakashita Masataka、Roboon Jureepon、Hattori Tsuyoshi、Kannon Takayuki、Hosomichi Kazuyoshi、Slezak Michal、Holt Matthew G.、Tajima Atsushi、Hori Osamu、Kawasaki Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      Science Advances

      Volume: 8 Issue: 10 Pages: 1-15

    • DOI

      10.1126/sciadv.abi5209

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Visual cortex damage in a ferret model of ocular hypertension2022

    • Author(s)
      Fujishiro Takashi、Honjo Megumi、Kawasaki Hiroshi、Aihara Makoto
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

      Volume: 66 Issue: 2 Pages: 205-212

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10384-022-00901-8

    • NAID

      210000172739

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Investigation of the Mechanisms Underlying the Development and Evolution of the Cerebral Cortex Using Gyrencephalic Ferrets2022

    • Author(s)
      Shinmyo Yohei、Hamabe-Horiike Toshihide、Saito Kengo、Kawasaki Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

      Volume: 10 Pages: 847159-847159

    • DOI

      10.3389/fcell.2022.847159

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Phosphorylation of GAP-43 T172 is a molecular marker of growing axons in a wide range of mammals including primates2021

    • Author(s)
      Okada Masayasu、Kawagoe Yosuke、Sato Yuta、Nozumi Motohiro、Ishikawa Yuya、Tamada Atsushi、Yamazaki Hiroyuki、Sekino Yuko、Kanemura Yonehiro、Shinmyo Yohei、Kawasaki Hiroshi、Kaneko Naoko、Sawamoto Kazunobu、Fujii Yukihiko、Igarashi Michihiro
    • Journal Title

      Molecular Brain

      Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Pages: 66-66

    • DOI

      10.1186/s13041-021-00755-0

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] BMP signaling alters aquaporin-4 expression in the mouse cerebral cortex2021

    • Author(s)
      Morita Kazuya、Matsumoto Naoyuki、Saito Kengo、Hamabe-Horiike Toshihide、Mizuguchi Keishi、Shinmyo Yohei、Kawasaki Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 10540-10540

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-021-89997-5

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Establishment of an induced pluripotent stem cell line from a female domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) with an X chromosome instability2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoshimatsu Sho、Murakami Rei、Nakajima Mayutaka、Sato Tsukika、Kawasaki Hiroshi、Okano Hideyuki
    • Journal Title

      Stem Cell Research

      Volume: 53 Pages: 102385-102385

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.scr.2021.102385

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] ERAD components Derlin-1 and Derlin-2 are essential for postnatal brain development and motor function2021

    • Author(s)
      Sugiyama T, Murao N, Kadowaki H, Takao K, Miyakawa T, Matsushita Y, Katagiri T, Futatsugi A, Shinmyo Y, Kawasaki H, Sakai J, Shiomi K, Nakazato M, Takeda K, Mikoshiba K, Ploegh HL, Ichijo H, Nishitoh H
    • Journal Title

      iScience

      Volume: 24 Issue: 7 Pages: 102758-102758

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.isci.2021.102758

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The distribution of Cdh20 mRNA demarcates somatotopic subregions and subpopulations of spiny projection neurons in the rat dorsolateral striatum2021

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi Masanori、Fukabori Ryoji、Kawasaki Hiroshi、Kobayashi Kazuto、Kawakami Kiyoshi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Comparative Neurology

      Volume: 529 Issue: 16 Pages: 3655-3675

    • DOI

      10.1002/cne.25215

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] A positive feedback loop of FGF signaling induces astrocyte expansion_ and folding of the cerebral cortex in gyrencephalic animals2024

    • Author(s)
      Yohei Shinmyo, Hiroshi Kawasaki
    • Organizer
      第129回日本解剖学会総会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] A positive feedback loop of FGF signaling induces astrocyte expansion and folding of the cerebral cortex in gyrencephalic animals2023

    • Author(s)
      Yohei Shinmyo, Hiroshi Kawasaki
    • Organizer
      Novel Insights into Glia Function & Dysfunction, AWAJI, JAPAN_
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Molecular mechanisms underlying the formation of folds on the mammalian cerebral cortex2023

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Kawasaki
    • Organizer
      BLACK SEA NEUROGENESIS 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Molecular mechanisms underlying the folding of the mammalian cerebral cortex2023

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Kawasaki
    • Organizer
      Cortical Evolution 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] MECHANISMS UNDERLYING THE FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF FOLDS ON THE MAMMALIAN CEREBRAL CORTEX2023

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Kawasaki
    • Organizer
      11th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience Granada_
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] イタチを使った脳の発達と疾患病態の研究2023

    • Author(s)
      河崎洋志
    • Organizer
      第3回 ABiSS学会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] A positive feedback loop of FGF signaling induces astrocyte expansion and folding of the cerebral cortex in gyrencephalic animals2023

    • Author(s)
      Yohei Shinmyo, Hiroshi Kawasaki
    • Organizer
      第50回 内藤コンファレンス
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Localized astrogenesis controls gyrification of the cerebral cortex2023

    • Author(s)
      Yohei Shinmyo, Hiroshi Kawasaki
    • Organizer
      第46回日本分子生物学会年会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] なぜ大脳の皺があるのか?2023

    • Author(s)
      河崎洋志
    • Organizer
      第9回「生命システムの動作原理と基盤技術」研究会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Mechanisms underlying the development and evolution of folds of the cerebral cortex of the brain2023

    • Author(s)
      河崎洋志
    • Organizer
      第21回武田科学振興財団生命科学シンポジウム「ヒト発生と進化の理解に向けて」
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] フェレットを用いた大脳の肥大化と複雑化のメカニズムの解析2022

    • Author(s)
      河崎洋志
    • Organizer
      第45回日本神経科学大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] FGFシグナルのポジティブフィードバックループがアストロサ イトの増加と大脳の脳回形成を誘導する2022

    • Author(s)
      新明洋平、齋藤健吾、浜辺-堀池俊秀、亀谷匠郁、服部剛志、観音隆幸、細道一善、Michal Slezak、Matthew G. Holt、田嶋敦、堀修、河崎洋志
    • Organizer
      第45回日本神経科学大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 高等哺乳動物を用いた脳神経系の形成、進化および疾患病態の研究2022

    • Author(s)
      河崎洋志
    • Organizer
      第22回日本分子脳神経外科学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 高等哺乳動物を用いた新規膠芽腫モデル2022

    • Author(s)
      水口敬司、齋藤健吾、堀池俊秀、亀谷匠郁、新明洋平、池田博子、中田光俊、河崎洋志
    • Organizer
      第22回日本分子脳神経外科学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] フェレットを用いた脳神経系の発生と進化の研究2022

    • Author(s)
      河崎洋志
    • Organizer
      第2回反分野的生物医療学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] A positive feedback loop of FGF signaling induces astrocyte expansion and folding of the cerebral cortex in gyrencephalic animals2022

    • Author(s)
      Yohei Shinmyo, Kengo Saito, Toshihide Hamabe-Horiike, Narufumi Kameya, Tsuyoshi Hattori, Takayuki Kannon, Kazuyoshi Hosomichi, Michal Slezak, Matthew G. Holt, Atsushi Tajima, Osamu Hori, Hiroshi Kawasaki
    • Organizer
      International symposium "Development and Plasticity of the Brain"
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Investigation of the inner and outer fiber layers in the developing cerebral cortex of gyrencephalic ferrets2021

    • Author(s)
      Saito K., Yoshino M., Hamabe-Horiike T., Dinh Duong T.A., Shinmyo Y., Kawasaki H.
    • Organizer
      23rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Sonic hedgehog signaling regulates folding of the cerebral cortex in gyrencephalic carnivore ferrets2021

    • Author(s)
      Matsumoto N., Saito K., Kawasaki K., Horiike T., Shinmyo Y., Kawasaki H.
    • Organizer
      23rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] フェレットとマウスを用いた大脳皮質の形成と進化のメカニズム解析2021

    • Author(s)
      河崎洋志
    • Organizer
      第44回 日本神経科学大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Identification of an axonal growth marker in both rodent and primate2021

    • Author(s)
      Masayasu Okada, Yosuke Kawagoe, Naoko Kaneko, Hiroyuki Yamazaki, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Yukihiko Fujii, Michihiro Igarashi
    • Organizer
      第44回 日本神経科学大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] マウス大脳皮質におけるアクアポリン4の発現は BMPシグナルによって制御されている2021

    • Author(s)
      森田 一矢、松本 直之、斎藤 健吾、浜辺(堀池) 俊秀、水口 敬司、新明 洋平、河崎 洋志
    • Organizer
      第44回 日本神経科学大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Phosphorylation of GAP-43 T172 is a molecular marker representing the growing axons in a wide range of mammals including primates2021

    • Author(s)
      Masayasu Okada, Asami Kawasaki, Naoko Kaneko, Hiroyuki Yamazaki, Yohei Shinmyo, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Yonehiro Kanemura, Kazunobu Sawamoto, Yukihiko Fujii, Michihiro Igarashi
    • Organizer
      第64回日本神経化学会大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Investigation of molecular mechanisms underlying the expansion and gyrification of the cerebral cortex using ferrets2021

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Kawasaki
    • Organizer
      International Society for Stem Cell Research/Tokyo 2021 Symposium
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Investigation of molecular mechanisms underlying the expansion and gyrification of the cerebral cortex using ferrets2021

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Kawasaki
    • Organizer
      50th Annual meeting for the Society for Neuroscience
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 河崎研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      http://square.umin.ac.jp/top/kawasaki-lab/

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 金沢大学医学系脳神経医学分野

    • URL

      http://square.umin.ac.jp/top/kawasaki-lab/

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 河崎研究室

    • URL

      http://square.umin.ac.jp/top/kawasaki-lab/

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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