Direct and indirect neurogenesis generate a mosaic of distinct glutamatergic projection neuron types in cerebral cortex.
Variations in size and complexity of the cerebral cortex result from differences in neuron number and composition, rooted in evolutionary changes in direct and indirect neurogenesis (dNG and iNG) that are mediated by radial glia and intermediate progenitors (IPs), respectively. How dNG and iNG differentially contribute to neuronal number, diversity, and connectivity are unknown. Establishing a genetic fate-mapping method to differentially visualize dNG and iNG in mice, we found that while both dNG and iNG contribute to all cortical structures, iNG contributes the largest relative proportions to the hippocampus and neocortex. Within the neocortex, whereas dNG generates all major glutamatergic projection neuron (PN) classes, iNG differentially amplifies and diversifies PNs within each class; the two pathways generate distinct PN types and assemble fine mosaics of lineage-based cortical subnetworks. Our results establish a ground-level lineage framework for understanding cortical development and evolution by linking foundational progenitor types and neurogenic pathways to PN types.
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
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Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
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Related Subject Headings
- Neurons
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Neurogenesis
- Neocortex
- Mice
- Interneurons
- Hippocampus
- Cerebral Cortex
- Animals
- 5202 Biological psychology