Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Differential contribution of P73 + Cajal-Retzius cells and Reelin to cortical morphogenesis
doi: 10.1101/2024.10.15.618167
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Gene expression in E12 CRs subtypes and other glutamatergic neurons from the dorsal and lateral cortex (extracted from https://apps.institutimagine.org/mouse_pallium/ ). (B) Expression of Nhlh2 per cell type and stage in scRNAseq data from the somatosensory cortex. Grey squares indicate no cells were sampled. Note that Nhlh2 expression is restricted to CRs except at early stages where it is also detected in intermediate progenitors and immature neurons. (C, D) In situ hybridization for Nhlh2 on coronal sections of the cerebral cortex from E14 (C) and E18 (D) control and Gmnc -/- embryos. The presence/absence of Nhlh2 + cells in the MZ is indicated by filled/empty arrowheads, respectively. (E) High magnification of the dorsal or lateral cortex MZ after in situ hybridization for Tbr1 and Calb2 at E18, and Lhx5 at P1. (F) In situ hybridization for Nhlh2 and Trp73 on coronal sections of the E18 hippocampus. (G) In situ hybridization for Trp73 on coronal sections of the E14 dorsomedial cortex. (H) Immunostaining for P73 on coronal sections of the E18 hippocampus and dorsomedial cortex. (I) Quantification of the density of P73 + cells in the hippocampal and neocortical MZ of E18 control and Gmnc -/- embryos. Each dot corresponds to one measurement, 3 animals (color-coded) and 3 rostro-caudal levels (shape) were considered. (J) Immunostaining for P73, and Tomato in the hippocampus at P0 following genetic tracing of hem derivatives in a Gmnc -/- background, showing residual hem-derived CRs in mutants. (K) Immunostaining for Tomato and DAPI in the dorsal cortex at P0 following genetic tracing of hem derivatives in either control or Gmnc -/- background, showing the complete absence of Tomato + cells in the mutant neocortical MZ. (L) Schematic representation of the temporal dynamics of CRs depletion in Gmnc -/- mutants. Scale bars: 200µm in C, F, G, H, 500µm in D, 50µm in high magnification panels in C, D, E and in J, K.
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used: goat anti-Brn2 (POU3F2, Abcam ab101726 1:1000), rat anti-CTIP2 (BCL11B, Abcam ab18465 1:600), rabbit anti-FOXG1 (Abcam ab18259 1:2000), rabbit anti-Laminin (Sigma-Aldrich L9393 1:600), goat anti-Neuropilin-1 (R&D Systems AF566 1:800), rabbit anti-p73 (Cell signaling 14620 1:250), goat anti-Nurr1 (NR4A2, R&D Systems AF2156 1:200), goat anti-Prox1 (R&D Systems AF2727 1:1000), goat anti-Reelin (R&D Systems AF3820 1:2000), rabbit anti-TBR1 (Abcam ab31940 1:1000).
Techniques: Expressing, In Situ Hybridization, Control, Immunostaining, Derivative Assay, Mutagenesis