The cephalic neural crest exerts a critical effect on forebrain and midbrain development

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作者
Creuzet, Sophie E.
Martinez, Salvador
Le Douarin, Nicole M.
机构
[1] Inst Neurobiol Alfred Fessard, Lab Dev Evolut & Plast & Syst Nerveux, F-91198 Gif Sur Yvette, France
[2] Univ Miguel Hernandez, Inst Neurociencias, Alacant 03550, Spain
[3] Consejo Super Invest Cientificas, Alacant 03550, Spain
关键词
Fgf8; exencephaly; preotic vesicles; prosencephalic organizer; quail-chick chimeras;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.0605899103
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Encephalisation is the most important characteristic in the evolutionary transition leading from protochordates to vertebrates. This event has coincided with the emergence of a transient and pluripotent structure, the neural crest (NC), which is absent in protochordates. In vertebrates, NC provides the rostral cephalic vesicles with skeletal protection and functional vascularization. The surgical extirpation of the cephalic NC, which is responsible for building up the craniofacial skeleton, results in the absence of facial skeleton together with severe defects of preotic brain development, leading to exencephaly. Here, we have analyzed the role of the NC in forebrain and midbrain development. We show that (i) NC cells (NCC) control Fgf8 expression in the anterior neural ridge, which is considered the prosencephalic organizer; (it) the cephalic NCC are necessary for the closure of the neural tube; and (iii) NCC contribute to the proper patterning of genes that are expressed in the prosencephalic and mesencephalic alar plate. Along with the development of the roof plate, NCC also concur to the patterning of the pallial and subpallial structures. We show that the NC-dependent production of FGF8 in anterior neural ridge is able to restrict Shh expression to the ventral prosencephalon. All together, these findings support the notion that the cephalic NC controls the formation of craniofacial structures and the development of preotic brain.
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页码:14033 / 14038
页数:6
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