TY - JOUR
T1 - Patterning centers, regulatory genes and extrinsic mechanisms controlling arealization of the neocortex
AU - O'Leary, Dennis D.M.
AU - Nakagawa, Yasushi
N1 - Funding Information:
Work in the authors’ laboratory is supported by National Institutes of Health grant NS31558 (DDM O'Leary). We thank K Bishop and N Dwyer for helpful discussions.
PY - 2002/2/1
Y1 - 2002/2/1
N2 - The adult mammalian neocortex, the major region of the cerebral cortex, is divided into functionally specialized areas, defined by distinct architecture and axonal connections. Extrinsic influences, such as thalamocortical input, and genetic regulation, intrinsic to the dorsal telencephalon, control the gradual emergence of area-specific properties during development. Major recent advances in this field include: the first demonstration of the genetic regulation of arealization, implicating the transcription factors Emx2 and Pax6 in the direct control of area identities; and the demonstration of the potential role of the signaling protein, fibroblast growth factor 8, in the early patterning of arealization genes, such as Emx2.
AB - The adult mammalian neocortex, the major region of the cerebral cortex, is divided into functionally specialized areas, defined by distinct architecture and axonal connections. Extrinsic influences, such as thalamocortical input, and genetic regulation, intrinsic to the dorsal telencephalon, control the gradual emergence of area-specific properties during development. Major recent advances in this field include: the first demonstration of the genetic regulation of arealization, implicating the transcription factors Emx2 and Pax6 in the direct control of area identities; and the demonstration of the potential role of the signaling protein, fibroblast growth factor 8, in the early patterning of arealization genes, such as Emx2.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0959-4388(02)00285-4
DO - 10.1016/S0959-4388(02)00285-4
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11861160
AN - SCOPUS:0036471390
SN - 0959-4388
VL - 12
SP - 14
EP - 25
JO - Current opinion in neurobiology
JF - Current opinion in neurobiology
IS - 1
ER -