Unique expression patterns of cell fate molecules delineate sequential stages of dentate gyrus development

SJ Pleasure, AE Collins… - Journal of …, 2000 - Soc Neuroscience
… We have analyzed the expression of Notch receptors, Notch ligands, and basic helix-loop-helix
(bHLH) genes during dentate gyrus development to determine whether the need to …

Development of cell and fiber layers in the dentate gyrus

M Frotscher, S Zhao, E Förster - Progress in brain research, 2007 - Elsevier
… Here, we will address fundamental issues of dentate gyrus development, such as where
granule cells are generated, how they migrate to reach their destination, how the formation of a …

Genetic regulation of dentate gyrus morphogenesis

G Li, SJ Pleasure - Progress in brain research, 2007 - Elsevier
… During dentate gyrus development, from the earliest embryonic stages to adulthood, the
final step is cell type-specific differentiation into neurons of the appropriate phenotype with the …

Morphogenesis of the dentate gyrus: what we are learning from mouse mutants

G Li, SJ Pleasure - Developmental neuroscience, 2005 - karger.com
… The first four steps of dentate gyrus development as we have framed them all occur
predominantly in prenatal or just born rodents. The remaining stages are most prominently postnatal …

Dentate gyrus formation requires Emx2

M Pellegrini, A Mansouri, A Simeone… - …, 1996 - journals.biologists.com
… Emx2 is required for normal dentate gyrus development In order to better understand the
role of the Emx2 gene in dentate gyrus development, we have analysed silver-stained sections …

Dentate gyrus development requires ERK activity to maintain progenitor population and MAPK pathway feedback regulation

J Vithayathil, J Pucilowska, LH Goodnough… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
The ERK/MAPK pathway is an important developmental signaling pathway. Mutations in
upstream elements of this pathway result in neuro-cardio-facial cutaneous (NCFC) syndromes, …

An early Sox2-dependent gene expression programme required for hippocampal dentate gyrus development

S Mercurio, C Alberti, L Serra, S Meneghini… - Open …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The hippocampus is a brain area central for cognition. Mutations in the human SOX2 transcription
factor cause neurodevelopmental defects, leading to intellectual disability and seizures…

Ethanol neurotoxicity and dentate gyrus development

T Miki, T Yokoyama, K Sumitani, T Kusaka… - Congenital …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Maternal alcohol ingestion during pregnancy adversely affects the developing fetus, often
leading to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). One of the most severe consequences of FAS is brain …

How to make a hippocampal dentate gyrus granule neuron

DX Yu, MC Marchetto, FH Gage - Development, 2014 - journals.biologists.com
Granule neurons in the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) receive their primary inputs from
the cortex and are known to be continuously generated throughout adult life. Ongoing …

Transcription factor 4 safeguards hippocampal dentate gyrus development by regulating neural progenitor migration

Y Wang, Z Lu, Y Zhang, Y Cai, D Yun, T Tang… - Cerebral …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampal formation plays essential roles in learning and
memory. Defective DG development is associated with neurological disorders. Here, we show …