Netrin-1 promotes thalamic axon growth and is required for proper development of the thalamocortical projection

被引:154
作者
Braisted, JE
Catalano, SM
Stimac, R
Kennedy, TE
Tessier-Lavigne, M
Shatz, CJ
O'Leary, DDM
机构
[1] Salk Inst Biol Studies, MNLO, Mol Neurobiol Lab, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Mol & Cell Biol, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[3] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Anat, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[4] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Biochem & Biophys, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
关键词
axon guidance; chemoattraction; DCC; dorsal thalamus; internal capsule; neocortex; neogenin; striatum; Unc5; homologs;
D O I
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.20-15-05792.2000
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The thalamocortical axon (TCA) projection originates in dorsal thalamus, conveys sensory input to the neocortex, and has a critical role in cortical development. We show that the secreted axon guidance molecule netrin-1 acts in vitro as an attractant and growth promoter for dorsal thalamic axons and is required for the proper development of the TCA projection in vivo. As TCAs approach the hypothalamus, they turn laterally into the ventral telencephalon and extend toward the cortex through a population of netrin-1-expressing cells. DCC and neogenin, receptors implicated in mediating the attractant effects of netrin-1, are expressed in dorsal thalamus, whereas unc5h2 and unc5h3, netrin-1 receptors implicated in repulsion, are not. In vitro, dorsal thalamic axons show biased growth toward a source of netrin-1, which can be abolished by netrin-1-blocking antibodies. Netrin-1 also enhances overall axon outgrowth from explants of dorsal thalamus. The biased growth of dorsal thalamic axons toward the internal capsule zone of ventral telencephalic explants is attenuated, but not significantly, by netrin-1-blocking antibodies, suggesting that it releases another attractant activity for TCAs in addition to netrin-1. Analyses of netrin-1 -/- mice reveal that the TCA projection through the ventral telencephalon is disorganized, their pathway is abnormally restricted, and fewer dorsal thalamic axons reach cortex. These findings demonstrate that netrin-1 promotes the growth of TCAs through the ventral telencephalon and cooperates with other guidance cues to control their pathfinding from dorsal thalamus to cortex.
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页数:10
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