Cerebellar nuclei evolved by repeatedly duplicating a conserved cell-type set.
Science
; 370(6523)2020 12 18.
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| ID: mdl-33335034
ABSTRACT
How have complex brains evolved from simple circuits? Here we investigated brain region evolution at cell-type resolution in the cerebellar nuclei, the output structures of the cerebellum. Using single-nucleus RNA sequencing in mice, chickens, and humans, as well as STARmap spatial transcriptomic analysis and whole-central nervous system projection tracing, we identified a conserved cell-type set containing two region-specific excitatory neuron classes and three region-invariant inhibitory neuron classes. This set constitutes an archetypal cerebellar nucleus that was repeatedly duplicated to form new regions. The excitatory cell class that preferentially funnels information to lateral frontal cortices in mice becomes predominant in the massively expanded human lateral nucleus. Our data suggest a model of brain region evolution by duplication and divergence of entire cell-type sets.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Núcleos Cerebelares
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Evolução Biológica
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Neurônios
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Science
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos