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Reelin signaling directly affects radial glia morphology and biochemical maturation
Hartfuss, Eva; Forster, Eckart; Bock, Hans H. et al.
2003In Development, 130 (19), p. 4597-4609
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Keywords :
neurogenesis; reeler mutant; Dab1; Apoer2; Vldlr; precursor morphology
Abstract :
[en] Radial glial cells are characterized, besides their astroglial properties, by long radial processes extending from the ventricular zone to the pial surface, a crucial feature for the radial migration of neurons. The molecular signals that regulate this characteristic morphology, however, are largely unknown. We show an important role of the secreted molecule reelin for the establishment of radial glia processes. We describe a significant reduction in ventricular zone cells with long radial processes in the absence of reelin in the cortex of reeler mutant mice. These defects were correlated to a decrease in the content of brain lipid-binding protein (Blbp) and were detected exclusively in the cerebral cortex, but not in the basal ganglia of reeler mice. Conversely, reelin addition in vitro increased the Blbp content and process extension of radial glia from the cortex, but not the basal ganglia. Isolation of radial glia by fluorescent-activated cell sorting showed that these effects are due to direct signaling of reelin to radial glial cells. We could further demonstrate that this signaling requires Dab1, as the increase in Blbp upon reelin addition failed to occur in Dab1(-/-) mice. Taken together, these results unravel a novel role of reelin signaling to radial glial cells that is crucial for the regulation of their Blbp content and characteristic morphology in a region-specific manner.
Disciplines :
Anatomy (cytology, histology, embryology...) & physiology
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Hartfuss, Eva;  Max-Planck-Institute of Neurobiology > Neuronal Specification
Forster, Eckart;  University of Freiburg > Institute of Anatomy
Bock, Hans H.;  UT Southwestern > Department of molecular genetics
Hack, Michael A.;  Max-Planck-Institute of Neurobiology > Neuronal Specification
Leprince, Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > CNCM/ Centre fac. de rech. en neurobiologie cell. et moléc.
Luque, Juan M;  Instituto de Neurosciencias UMH/CSIC
Herz, Joachim;  UT Southwestern > Department of Molecular Genetics
Frotscher, Michael;  University of Freiburg > Institute of Anatomy
Gotz, Magdalena;  Max-Planck-Institute of Neurobiology > Neuronal specification
Language :
English
Title :
Reelin signaling directly affects radial glia morphology and biochemical maturation
Publication date :
October 2003
Journal title :
Development
ISSN :
0950-1991
eISSN :
1477-9129
Publisher :
Company Of Biologists Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Volume :
130
Issue :
19
Pages :
4597-4609
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
FMRE - Fondation Médicale Reine Elisabeth [BE]
DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DE]
NIH - National Institutes of Health [US-MD] [US-MD]
AvH - Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung [DE]
Alzheimer's Association [US-IL] [US-IL]
MPG - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften [DE]
Generalitat Valenciana [ES]
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