期刊
CEREBRAL CORTEX
卷 27, 期 2, 页码 1644-1659出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw004
关键词
apoptosis; Cajal-Retzius neuron; cerebral cortex; development; GABA
资金
- DFG [SFB 1080, 1665 HU 800/8-1]
During early development, a substantial proportion of central neurons undergoes programmed cell death. This activity-dependent process is essential for the proper structural and functional development of the brain. To uncover cell type-specific differences in the regulation of neuronal survival versus apoptosis, we studied activity-regulated cell death in Cajal-Retzius neurons (CRNs) and the overall neuronal population in the developing mouse cerebral cortex. CRNs in the upper neocortical layer represent an early-born neuronal population, which is important for cortical development and largely disappears by apoptosis during neonatal stages. In contrast to the overall neuronal population, activity blockade with tetrodotoxin improved survival of CRNs in culture. Activation of GABA(A) receptors also blocked spontaneous activity and caused overall cell death including apoptosis of CRNs. Blockade of the Na-K-Cl transporter NKCC1 in vitro or its genetic deletion in vivo rescued CRNs from apoptosis. This effect was mediated by blockade of the p75(NTR) receptor signaling pathway. In summary, we discovered a novel developmental death pathway mediated by NKCC1, via GABA(A) receptor-mediated membrane depolarization and p75(NTR) signaling in CRNs. This pathway controls apoptosis of CRNs and may be critically involved in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.
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