Blockade of GABAB receptors alters the tangential migration of cortical neurons
López Bendito G, Luján R, Shigemoto R, Ganter P, Paulsen O, Molnár Z. 2003. Blockade of GABAB receptors alters the tangential migration of cortical neurons. Cerebral Cortex. 13(9), 932–942.
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López-Bendito, Guillermina;
Luján, Rafael;
Shigemoto, RyuichiISTA
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Ganter, Paul;
Paulsen, Ole;
Molnár, Zoltán
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Abstract
To better understand the role of neurotransmitter receptors in neuronal differentiation and maturation a detailed knowledge of their identity, location and function in the plasma membrane of specific neuronal populations during development is required. Combining pre-embedding immunocytochemistry with cell tracking in embryonic brain slice cultures we show that virtually all neurons (∼98%) migrating through the lower intermediate zone (LIZ) on their way from the medial ganglionic eminence to the cerebral cortex, express GABA BR1. Blockade of GABABRs with a specific antagonist, CGP52432, resulted in a concentration-dependent accumulation of these tangentially migrating neurons in the ventricular/subventricular zones (VZ/SVZ) of the cortex and fewer cells were observed in the cortical plate/marginal zone (CP/MZ) and LIZ. Moreover, they had significantly shorter leading processes compared with similar migrating cells in control slices. Electrophysiological recording in LIZ and CP cells revealed no direct effect of either CGP52432 or the GABABR agonist, baclofen, on resting membrane properties suggesting that the effect of CGP52432 on migration might be mediated through a metabotropic action or the regulation of release of factors controlling migration. These results suggest that GABABRs have an important modulatory role in the migration of cortical interneurons.
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2003-09-01
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Cerebral Cortex
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13
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9
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932 - 942
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López Bendito G, Luján R, Shigemoto R, Ganter P, Paulsen O, Molnár Z. Blockade of GABAB receptors alters the tangential migration of cortical neurons. Cerebral Cortex. 2003;13(9):932-942. doi:10.1093/cercor/13.9.932
López Bendito, G., Luján, R., Shigemoto, R., Ganter, P., Paulsen, O., & Molnár, Z. (2003). Blockade of GABAB receptors alters the tangential migration of cortical neurons. Cerebral Cortex. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/13.9.932
López Bendito, Guillermina, Rafael Luján, Ryuichi Shigemoto, Paul Ganter, Ole Paulsen, and Zoltán Molnár. “Blockade of GABAB Receptors Alters the Tangential Migration of Cortical Neurons.” Cerebral Cortex. Oxford University Press, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/13.9.932.
G. López Bendito, R. Luján, R. Shigemoto, P. Ganter, O. Paulsen, and Z. Molnár, “Blockade of GABAB receptors alters the tangential migration of cortical neurons,” Cerebral Cortex, vol. 13, no. 9. Oxford University Press, pp. 932–942, 2003.
López Bendito G, Luján R, Shigemoto R, Ganter P, Paulsen O, Molnár Z. 2003. Blockade of GABAB receptors alters the tangential migration of cortical neurons. Cerebral Cortex. 13(9), 932–942.
López Bendito, Guillermina, et al. “Blockade of GABAB Receptors Alters the Tangential Migration of Cortical Neurons.” Cerebral Cortex, vol. 13, no. 9, Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 932–42, doi:10.1093/cercor/13.9.932.