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what is patterning?

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organization of tissues into distinct cell types during development as a result of the unique activities of sets transcription factors and signaling proteins

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what is a transcription factor

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protein that binds to specific DNA sequences

turns gene on/off

DNA–> mRNA–> protein

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the CNS is patterned along…

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its rostral-caudal
anterior-posterior (head to bottom)
dorsal-ventral (back to front)
lateral (sideways) axes

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signalling factors are expressed either…

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ventrally or dorsally

and turn on series of transcription factors that code the developing spinal cord in discrete molecular domains that presage the formation of distinct neural subtypes

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signalling factors expressed ventrally are..

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Sonic Hedgehog (Shh)

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signalling factors expressed dorsally are…

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Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP)

Wingless/Int related (WNT)

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if the genes are misexpressed it can lead to…

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cancer

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cranial nerves are organized along…. & due to…

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along anterior-posterior length of the head

due to interactions between the migrating neural crest cells with ectodermal thickenings called placodes

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how are neural crest cells patterning?

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by action of transcription factors called Hox genes

  • they are expressed in nested domains along the anterior-posterior axis
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what are Hox genes

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homeotic

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differentiating neurons accumulate on the….. in region called…

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outer layer of the spinal cord in region called marginal zone

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marginal zone contains …

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post-mitotic (no longer dividing) neurons

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the inside layer aka…. contains….

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aka ventricular zone

contains dividing progenitors

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what forms adjacent to the spinal cord

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dorsal root ganglia

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dorsal root ganglia are part of …. and contains…

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part of peripheral nervous system

contains sensory input from periphery that connects to the developing spinal cord via dorsal root entry zone

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all dividing cells line….

differentiating neurons move…

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dividing cells line central canal of spinal cord

differentiating neurons move outward

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3 major types of neurons in the spinal cord

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IN= interneuron

LMC= lateral motor column, innervates limbs

MMC= medial motor column, innervates axial muscles

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2 transcription factors involved in embryonic spinal cord

interneurons an motor neurons

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Pax2

Isl1

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what does Pax2 label

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interneurons

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what does Isl1 label

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motor neurons in ventral horn

  • lights up DRG
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what does the sulcus limitans do?

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divides developing neural tube into posterior alar plate and anterior basal plate that will give rise to sensory and motor areas of the spinal cord and brainstem

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location of alar and basal plate

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alar= posterior

basal= anterior

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Sonic Hedgehog in dorsoventral patterning of the spinal cord

  • where is it released from
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SHH released from mesoderm and later notochord

signals cells to form the basal plate

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what does the notochord secrete?

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SHH (Sonic Hedgehog)

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in dorsoventral patterning of the spinal cord what does the ectoderm adjacent to neural plate release?
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) and Wingless/Int-related (Wnts) signal cells to form the alar plate
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what signals cells to form the basal and alar plate
basal= SHH alar= BMP, Wnt
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signal molecules are secreted in graded manner in developing neural tube, the concentration is...
higher ventrally (Shh) or dorsally (BMP, Wnt)
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why are the signalling molecules considered morphogenes
because they are able to pattern tissue in a concentration dependent fashion
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3 transcription factors involved in dorsoventral patterning of the spinal cord
Pax6 (expressed by somites) Olig2 (where future motor neurons come from) FoxA2 (give rise to floor plate)
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what week marks the beginning of patterning of the spinal cord?
6th week of development - embryonic spinal cord develops
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aberrant hedgehog signalling leads to...
neural tube defects
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2 types of neural tube defects as result to aberrant hedgehog signalling
holoprosencephaly cyclopia
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what is holoprosencephaly
partial or complete failure of the prosencephalon to separate into the diencephalon and paired telencephalic vesicles (neural tube defect)
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holoprosencephaly caused by
too little hedgehog signalling | lack SHH
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what is cyclopia
extreme case of holoprosencephaly single brain vesicle with large fused single midline eye
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most transcription factors in patterning of the spinal cord belong to what subgroup
Homeodomain-containing subgroup - Hox genes are prototypical members
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transcription factors in patterning of the spinal cord are expressed in... along....
expressed in unique regions called domains along the dorsal-ventral axis of the developing spinal cord
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transcription factors in patterning of the spinal cord collectively form
a transcription factor code whose expression defines the origin of a particular neural subtype (e.g. V3 interneurons, motorneurons, V2 interneurons)
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each cell type is identified by... (in patterning of the spinal cord)
different cohorts of gene expression -- the barcode
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what is the purpose of the cell cycle
division of a cell to generate 2 daughter cells - start with diploid (2 copies each chromosome) - increase DNA in cycle to divide chromosomes into 2 daughter cells
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dividing cells of the developing nervous system are located...
close to the ventricular lumen surrounded by the ependymal zone
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what occurs during interconnected nuclear migration
nuclei go back and forth depending on cycle when get close to surface, split (could result in differentiated daughter cell)
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3 zones in cell division
marginal zone mantle zone ependymal zone
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where is the marginal zone located
at margin of nervous system
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what does the mantle zone contain?
cells in S phase
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cleavage in cell division
cleavage plane changes as neurogenesis proceeds cleavage gives rise as to whether you will give rise to a neuron or another progenitor cell
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what does the cleavage plane boundaries predict
type of cleavage
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what is early neurogenesis?
vertical cleavage planes --> 2 symmetrical progenitor daughter cells
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what is late neurogenesis?
horizontal cleavage planes--> BASAL daughter= most mitotic neurons
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if cell divides down middle what happens
both daughter cells are attached to surface remain progenitor cells
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if cell divides at oblique angle what happens
one will not be progenitor it will be a neuron
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what happens during cell migration
histogenesis of the cerebral cortex - new born neurons migrate along the radial glial fibre supplied by the neural progenitor which serves as a scaffold that conducts the new born neurons from the ventricular region upwards to accruing cortical layers
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progenitor cells aka
Bergman glia radial fibre
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Radial fibre/Bergman glia function
serve as guide pads for new born neurons to migrate
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during cell migration, new born neurons migrate... and do what?
on radial glia to form cortical layers
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how many distinct layers in the cerebral cortex
6 laters
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each layer of the cerebral cortex is characterized by...
unique expression 'code' if transcription factors
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what makes a mouse and human different (in relation to cerebral cortex layers)?
it is NOT the number of layers (stay the same) - it is the vast numbers of neurons in each layers of the primate relative to the simpler mammals
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more cells in cerebral cortex layers is though to mean
increased connections, complexity
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how is the neocortex formed?
inside-out - deeper layers born first - then more superficial layers, have to migrate past the deep layers upwards to accrue superficially
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Cux2 transcription factor
expressed in subventricular zone (SVZ) tells cells that it will become upper layer neuron
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tangential migration contributes to
formation of inhibitory interneurons
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what is radial migration
new born neurons arise at ventricular surface and migrate upwards in radial pattern (like spokes on a wheel), to form cortical pyramidal neurons (excitatory)
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what does radial migration contribute?
excitatory cells (glutamatergic)
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what is tangential migration
new born neurons arise from ganglionic eminence in ventral telencephalon (striatum) and migrate long distances through the developing neocortex to supply inhibitory neurons ganglionic eminence supplies inhibitory neurons (GABAergic neurons)
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where does mitosis occur
ventricular surface
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developing forebrain is characterized by
expression of transcription factors - which presages the formation of major anatomical brain divisions
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Wnt1 picks up region between
forebrain and midbrain - organizer region enriched in factors that act to start patterning boundary side
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what does Wnt1 pattern? (secondary vesicles)
mesencephalon and metencephalon
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universal genetic mechanism for organizing NS
each coloured box represents location of a Hox gene (type of transcription factor)
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Hox genes are expressed in...
nested pattern along anterior-posterior axis of the embryo
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organization of Hox genes among animals
organization along chromosomes and expression along body axis is conserved in all animals
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organization of Hox genes and expression is conserved among all animals demonstrates (2)
- its evolution was key event in shaping of our nervous system and the basic animal body plan - is evidence of the shared evolutionary origin of all animal life on earth
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what can you detect based on organization of Hox genes
where head and tail of organism is
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hindbrain is composed of ...
morphologically distinct segments called rhombomeres and are numbered 1-7 - cells of each segment stay segregated from one another and form a distinct lineage
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each segment in hindbrain is defined molecularly by...
expression of a unique 'bar code' of transcription factors, including Hox genes
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each segment of hindbrain segregated, form lineage is evident in...
position of cell bodies motor ganglia within EVEN numbered rhombomeres
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odd numbered rhombomeres have..
inhibitory influence
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patterning of the hindbrain reflects... (what type of organization)
underlying segmental organization of all tissues contributing to head development, including the nerves, blood vessels and glands
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even numbered segments of rhombomeres give rise to
neural crest cells
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R1 and R2 give rise to
neural crest cells, contribute to 5th cranial nerve
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R4 gives rise to
neural crest cells contribute to 7th cranial nerve
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R5 give rise to
developing ear
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what is primary neurulation
process whereby the folds of the neuroepithelium rise to fuse to form a neural tube
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diversity of cell types of the NS arise from influence...
of secreted proteins from various developing tissues
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3 most important developing tissues
notochord floorplate roofplate
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3 developing tissues act together to...
specific cell fates along the dorsal-ventral axis of the developing neural tube
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3 important cell signalling proteins
Shh BMP Wnt
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what do the 3 cell signalling proteins do?
orchestrate the patterning of the nervous system activate cell-type specific transcription factor expression patterns in progenitor cells of the developing nervous system

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