Exam 5 Flashcards
Retinoic Acid
drives cellular differentiation, regulating transition b/n various classes
BMP
Act as dorsalizing signal to regulate initial specification of neural plate and subsequent differentiation of dorsal part **
Wnt Pathway
regulates cell movement for lengthening neural plate and neural tube *
Sonic Hedgehog
ventralizing signals for motor neuron differentiation*
Delta/Notch signaling
plays a role in neuronal differentation during neurogenesis by regulating neural stem cell decisions to generate either additional stem cells or postmitotic signals *
bHLH
helps determine differentiation of cells
Homeobox transcription factors
regulate segmentation of hindbrain and spinal cord
Reelin
influence detachment of neurons from the radial glia
Function of HOX genes
subset of homeotic genes that encode homeobox transcription factors
Birthdate of neuron
time when precursor/progenitor cell undergoes final cell division and generates a neuroblast
Inside out manner
first born cells are located in the deepest layer (layer 6) and the later born migrate radially to the superficial layer
Symmetric cell division
Produces TWO new stem cells; slow division, self renew
Asymmetric cell division
postmitotic cells that are molecularly distinct from slowly dividing radial glial stem cells
produces stem cell AND a differentiated neuroblast
What does the prosecephalon split into
Telencephalon and Diencephalon
Telencephalon makes
cerebral cortex, hippocampus, basal ganglia, and olfactoru bulb
Diencephalon makes
thalamus and hypothalamus
Rhombencephalon splits into what
metencephalon and myencephalon
Metencephalon
cerebellum and pons
Myelencephalon
medulla
Mesencephalon makes
midbrain tegmentum, superior and inferior colliculi
Function of radial glial cells
instruct cells how to migrate; organizers
PAR
regulate neuronal polarization
Netrin
diffusable axon guidance chemoattractment