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Lecture 10 (5a) - Neural Stem Cells in Vertebrates and Invertebrates Flashcards

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In Drosophila neuroblasts segregate from the

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neuroectoderm and the neuroblast progeny are passively dispaced towards interior
• stem cells divide symmetrically to make more (self-renewing)
• asymmetrically –> diff cell fates

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The postmitotic neurons migrate

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out of the ventricular zone and establish the distinct brain layers

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Despite the different morphologies, conserved genes

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are expressed during neurogenesis in vertebrates
• proneural genes
achaete-scute homologues
atonal family
• neurogenic genes - members of the notch signalling pathway

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All cells express

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proneural genes
but notch represses
• determine how many stem cells are formed at 1 time

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Neurogenin is expressed

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in broad stripes in the neural plate of xenopus

• neural plate (outside) folds in and makes neural tube

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Notch signalling keeps

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neural precursor in the epithelium
• Notch keeps neural stem cells pool - ensures symmetric division
• no Notch –> premature divides asymmetrically –> no stem cells
• only fate of newly born neurons (embryonic lethal)

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Notch signalling has an additional function in vertebrates

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Notch signalling is necessary for maintaining the neural stem cell pool

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Proneural genes have different/additional functions in vertebrates

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  • proneural genes promote the generation of neurons but also SUPPRESS THE FORMATION OF GLIAL CELLS (astrocytes) in mammals
  • proneural genes are required for the DELAMINATION and MIGRATION of neurons
  • proneural genes promote CELL CYCLE EXIT
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In mammals, proneural genes suppress

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astroglial differentiation and

promote neural development

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Proneural gene function in vertebrates is required for

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delamination and migration

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In contrast to Drosophila, proneural genes promote

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cell cycle in vertebrates

• Drosophila = no migration

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Proneural and neurogenic gene are

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conserved in vertebrates and invertebrates
• but these genes have partially different/additional functions
(homologs)

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Neurogenesis can be subdivided into 4 processes

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  1. generation of neural stem cells
  2. establishment o neural precursor identity
  3. differentiation of neural precursors
  4. establishment of neuronal networks
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2 main processes contribute to the generation of neural diversity (mainly in invertebrates)

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  • spatial patterning (info from place)

* temporal regulation of formation (timing)

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In vertebrates, the identity of a neuron can be influenced

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  • as it migrates to its final position

* after innervation of its target tissue

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Regional identity genes

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establish neuroblast diversity in Drosophila
• segment polarity for ant/post identity
• stripes in each segment
• remain expressed in neuroectoderm and later specifically in neuroblasts
• longitudinal overlapping –> grid pattern (dorso/ventral)
• each proneural cluster gets positional identity

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The expression profiles of the neuroblasts determine

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the identity o their progeny
• motor and interneurons need even-skipped
• PCC and ACC - longitudinal, motor neurons
• PLACE AFFECTS PROGENY

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Gray = neuroblasts express

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Msh
• no Msh in lateral
(not expressed throughout neurogenesis - only 2 divisions then off)

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Msh expressed in

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  • lateral domain of ventral ectoderm in spider
  • continuous lateral domain in the millipede
  • temporal and spatial variations in arthropods
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The early motor and interneuronal marker eve and islet are expressed in

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subsets of NPGs in the spider

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Msh regulates

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islet expression in the lateral ectoderm
• regional identity genes regulate neuronal sub-type identity similar to Drosophila

  • region determines fate
  • drosophila gene regulation doesn’t transfer to explain it in other organisms
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Evolutionary changes in the regulation of

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neuronal sub-type specific genes in arthropods

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Msh =

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Msx in vertebrates

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Temporal identity

The dorso-ventral patterning genes are

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conserved in vertebrates

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The number of divisions and type of progeny produced is

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pre-planned

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Temporal identity genes establish

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diversity among the progeny of individual neuroblasts
• color = same neuroblast, delaminates
• divide and change to expression of another gene
• later expression –> dies

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Temporal identity in Drosophila

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all segments at the same time

• growth then segmentation in others

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The expression of temporal genes leads to

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the formation of distinct neuronal subtypes in neuroblasts 5-6T
• NB 5-6T produces a mixed lineage of 20 cells
• the 4 last born cells are interneurons expressing Apterous (LIM-homeodomain) transcription factor
• the 4 Ap neurons can be further subdivided into 3 different neuronal subtypes

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Similar to Drosophila, there is a strong link between

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time of formation and neural identity
• neurons are generated first followed by astrocytes and oligodendrocytes
• ventral motorneurons are born first followed by dorsal interneurons
• the ability of the neural stem cells to produce diverse neural cell types becomes restricted over time
–> Notch signalling and additional factors

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Neuronal subtype identity genes are expressed in response

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to the spatial and temporal identity cues

• LIM proteins regulate subtype specificity in motorneurons

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Summary

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  • in all bilaterians, neural stem cells are generated in a single layered neuroepithelium
  • proneural genes specify neural stem cells
  • neurogenic genes restrict the number of neural stem cells
  • spatial and temporal identity mechanisms establish the identity of individual neural stem cells and their progeny
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Euarthropods have a

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rope/ladder-like axonal
• 2 longitudinal tracts, 2 transversal to connect
• conserved mechanisms = axonal scaffold
• evolutionary modifications = neuronal network

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Euarthropods show different mechanisms of

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neural precursor formation

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Despite differences in the morphology of neural precursor generation

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conserved genes are expressed
• proneural proteins (members of the Achaete-Scute family) endow cells w/ neural potential
• the members of the Notch signalling pathway restrict the activity of the proneural genes to a subset of cells
• Notch signalling restricts number

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In insects, proneural genes are expressed in

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groups of cells PRONEURAL CLUSTERS
D. melanogaster achaete-scute
–> Notch signalling
–> single-spaced neuroblasts (~30)

• neuroblasts don’t segregate
- in perimeter - in neuroblasts

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The achaete-scute homologues of chelicerates and myriapods are

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up-regulated in pronerual domains
CsASH, CmASH
–> Notch signalling
–> spaced neural precursor groups (~30 NPGs)

  • achaete-scute homologues are up-regulated in neuroblasts
  • always arrangement of 7 rows of neuroblasts/precursors
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Daphnia magna ASH is exclusively

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up-regulated in neuroblasts - proneural clusters are missing
Dam ASH 
Dam asense
neuroblasts are not spaced
(hemi-neuromere)
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The ancestral pattern of euarthropod neurogenesis

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neuroblasts
• hexapoda
• crustacea
neural precursor groups
• myriapoda
• chelicerata
single neural precursors
• onychophora
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Ek ASh is not up-regulated in

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spatio-temporal domains in the VNE
• ASH upregulated in segregated neural precursors
• low homogenous ASH in VNE

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Onychophoran neurogenesis doesn’t reflect the state of euarthropod neurogenesis

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  • proneural genes are up-regulated in proneural clusters/domains or even single neuroblasts (crustaceans) in a regular spatio-temporal patern in ventral neuroectoderm of euarthropods
  • the onychophoran proneural gene is not spatio-temporally regulated in the ventral neuroectoderm
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Conserved pattern of neuroblasts/neural precursors groups in euarhtropods
(insect, crustacean, millipede, spider)

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  • about 25-35 neuroblasts/NPGs
  • neuroblasts/NPGs are arranged in 7 row
  • molecular marker gene expression (engrailed)
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In contrast to euarthropods, a large number of

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neural precursors segregates in an irregular pattern in onychophorans
• 60-100 neural precursors segregate in each hemi-neuromere

• onychophorans - random precursor arrangement

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Groups of ectodermal cells are selected in the

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ventral neuroectoderm of basal insects

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The ancestral state of neural precursor group selection is

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maintained in diverse neurogenic regions in insects
• 3 groups of neural precursors invaginate from the stomodeal epithelium and directly differentiate into neurons
• part of the neuroendocrine system of Drosophila derives from neural precursor groups that form in the dorsal midline of the embryonic brain

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