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Previous studies of neurogenic activity in the thoracic neuromeres of indirect developing crustaceans indicated that the temporal patterns of neurogenesis can be correlated with the appearance of the thoracic appendages during larval and metamorphic development. To test further the idea that the temporal patterns of neurogenesis in crustaceans are related to their life histories, we examined neurogenesis in the ventral nerve cord of a direct developing crustacean, the freshwater crayfish Cherax destructor, whose life history contains neither larval stages nor metamorphoses. Neurogenesis was examined using the in vivo incorporation of bromodeoxyuridine into DNA. During late embryonic development the thoracic neuromeres of the crayfish contain arrays of mitotically active neuroblasts similar to those previously described in the spider crab and lobster. The arrays in the crayfish abdomen are, however, greatly reduced compared with those of the thorax. On hatching, both the thoracic and abdominal appendages of C. destructor are capable of movement. The pleopods, however, do not beat rhythmically until the second postembryonic stage whereas the pereiopods are not used in coordinated walking movements until the third stage. An examination of the time course of neurogenesis in the ventral nerve cord revealed that neurogenic activity in each neuromere ceases during or before the moult to the developmental stage in which its segmental appendage is first used in coordinated movements. These findings indicate that the patterns of neurogenesis in crustaceans are indeed related to the maturation of the segmental appendages and, in particular, to the maturation of motor behaviours. 相似文献
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Conrad Helm Patrick Beckers Thomas Bartolomaeus Stephan H. Drukewitz Ioannis Kourtesis Anne Weigert Günter Purschke Katrine Worsaae Torsten H. Struck Christoph Bleidorn 《Frontiers in zoology》2018,15(1):36
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A median, segmented, annelid nerve cord has repeatedly been compared to the arthropod and vertebrate nerve cords and became the most used textbook representation of the annelid nervous system. Recent phylogenomic analyses, however, challenge the hypothesis that a subepidermal rope-ladder-like ventral nerve cord (VNC) composed of a paired serial chain of ganglia and somata-free connectives represents either a plesiomorphic or a typical condition in annelids.Results
Using a comparative approach by combining phylogenomic analyses with morphological methods (immunohistochemistry and CLSM, histology and TEM), we compiled a comprehensive dataset to reconstruct the evolution of the annelid VNC. Our phylogenomic analyses generally support previous topologies. However, the so far hard-to-place Apistobranchidae and Psammodrilidae are now incorporated among the basally branching annelids with high support. Based on this topology we reconstruct an intraepidermal VNC as the ancestral state in Annelida. Thus, a subepidermal ladder-like nerve cord clearly represents a derived condition.Conclusions
Based on the presented data, a ladder-like appearance of the ventral nerve cord evolved repeatedly, and independently of the transition from an intraepidermal to a subepidermal cord during annelid evolution. Our investigations thereby propose an alternative set of neuroanatomical characteristics for the last common ancestor of Annelida or perhaps even Spiralia.7.
SummaryWe have isolated and characterized a cDNA from the marine sponge Geodia cydonlum coding for a new member of the tyrosine protein kinase (TK) family. The cDNA encodes a protein of Mr = 68 710, termed GCTK, which is homologous to class II receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). GCTK contains conserved amino acids (aa) characteristic of all protein kinases, and the sequences DLATRN and PIRWMATE which are highly specific for TKs. Furthermore, the sequence N-L-Y-x(3)-Y-Y-R Is highly homologous to the sequence D-[LIV]-Y-x(3)-Y-Y-R found only in class II RTKs. The sponge TK, when compared with mammalian class II RTKs, shows maximum 31% homology in the TK domain indicating that this the oldest member of class II RTK started to diverge from the common ancestral protein kinase 650 million years ago. Using GCTK as a probe we identified three mRNA signals ranging from 2μ6 to 0μ6 kb. Kinase activity was localized only in the cell membranes from G. cydonium (Mr = 65 000), and was not detected in the cytosol of this organism. Antibodies raised against a synthetic peptide, corresponding to the aa residues within the catalytic domain of the sponge TK, recognized strongly two proteins of Mr = 65 000; these proteins, present in membrane fractions, also bound to the anti-phosphotyrosine antibody. These data suggest that the TK cloned from the sponge is a membrane-associated 65 kDa protein. Moreover these results demonstrate that RTKs are present from the lowest group of multicellular eukaryotes, sponges, to mammals, and may suggest that RTKs are involved in a signal transduction pathway. 相似文献
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Intracellular pH was measured with the pH-sensitive fluorescent probe BCECF in spinal cord neurones cultured from rat embryos. At an external pH of 7.3, the average steady-state pHi was 7.18 +/- 0.03 (SEM, n = 97) and 7.02 +/- 0.01 (n = 221) in HEPES-buffered and in bicarbonate-buffered medium, respectively. In both external media, pHi was strongly dependent on external pH (pHe). In HEPES-buffered medium, pHi recovery following an acid load induced by transient application of ammonium required external Na+ and was inhibited by amiloride, indicating the presence of a Na+/H+ exchange. Na(+)- and HCO3(-)-dependent, DIDS-sensitive alkalinizing mechanisms also contributed to pHi regulation in CO2/bicarbonate-buffered medium. The presence of an electrogenic Na(+)-HCO3- cotransporter was confirmed by the alkalinizing effect of KCl application. The fact that pHi is lower in CO2/bicarbonate- than in HEPES-buffered medium and the alkalinization observed upon suppression of external Cl- suggest that the acidifying Cl-/HCO3- transporter plays an important role in defining pHi. 相似文献
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A sonic hedgehog-independent, retinoid-activated pathway of neurogenesis in the ventral spinal cord. 总被引:12,自引:0,他引:12
Sonic hedgehog (Shh) is thought to control the generation of motor neurons and interneurons in the ventral CNS. We show here that a Shh-independent pathway of interneuron generation also operates in the ventral spinal cord. Evidence for this parallel pathway emerged from an analysis of the induction of ventral progenitors that express the Dbx homeodomain proteins and of Evx1/2 (V0) and En1 (V1) neurons. Shh signaling is sufficient to induce Dbx cells and V0 and V1 neurons but is not required for their generation in vitro or in vivo. Retinoids appear to mediate this parallel pathway. These findings reveal an unanticipated Shh-independent signaling pathway that controls progenitor cell identity and interneuron diversity in the ventral spinal cord. 相似文献
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Adherens junction (AJ) between dopaminergic (DA) progenitors maintains the structure of ventricular zone and polarity of radial glia cells in the ventral midbrain (vMB) during embryonic development. However, it is unclear how loss of N‐cadherin might influence the integrity of the AJ and the process of DA neurogenesis. Here, we used conditional gene targeting approaches to perform the region‐specific removal of N‐cadherin in the neurogenic niche of DA neurons in the vMB. Removal of N‐cadherin in the vMB using Shh‐Cre disrupts the AJs of DA progenitors and radial glia processes in the vMB. Surprisingly, loss of N‐cadherin in the vMB leads to a significant expansion of DA progenitors, including those expressing Sox2, Ngn2, and Otx2. Cell cycle analyses reveal that the cell cycle exit in the progenitor cells is decreased in the mutants from E11.5 to E12.5. In addition, the efficiency of DA progenitors in differentiating into DA neurons is decreased from E10.5 to E12.5, leading to a marked reduction in the number of DA neurons at E11.5, E12.5, and E17.5. Loss of N‐cadherin leads to the diffuse distribution of β‐catenin proteins, which are a critical component of AJ and Wnt signaling, from the AJ throughout the entire cytoplasm in neuroepithelial cells, suggesting that canonical Wnt signaling might be activated in the DA progenitors in vMB. Taken together, these results support the notion that N‐cadherin regulates the proliferation of DA progenitors and the differentiation of DA neurons through canonical Wnt‐β‐catenin signaling in the vMB. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Develop Neurobiol 73: 518–529, 2013 相似文献
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Neurogenesis was examined in the central nervous system of embryos of the primitively wingless insect, the silverfish, Ctenolepisma longicaudata, using staining with toluidine blue (TB) and the incorporation of bromodeoxyuridine (BUdR). The silverfish has the same number
and positioning of neuroblasts as seen in more advanced insects and the relative order in which the different neuroblasts
segregate from the neuroectoderm is highly conserved between Ctenolepisma and the grasshopper, Schistocerca. Of the 31 different neuroblasts found in a thoracic segment, one (NB 6–3) has a much longer proliferative period in silverfish.
Of the remainder, 14 have similar proliferative phases, while16 neuroblasts have extended their proliferative period by 10%
of embryogenesis or greater in the grasshopper as compared with the silverfish. Both insects had similar periods of abdominal
neurogenesis except that in the silverfish terminal ganglion a prominent set of neuroblasts continued dividing until close
to hatching, possibly reflecting the importance of cercal sensory input in this insect. This comparison between silverfish
and grasshopper shows that the shift from wingless to flying insects was not accompanied by the addition of any new neuronal
lineages in the thorax. Instead, selected lineages underwent a proliferative expansion to supply the additional neurons presumably
needed for flight. The expansion of specific thoracic lineages was accompanied by the reduction of the terminal abdominal
lineages as flying insects began to de-emphasize their cercal sensory system.
Received:16 March 1998 / Accepted: 21 May 1998 相似文献
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Curcumin stimulates proliferation of embryonic neural progenitor cells and neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Kim SJ Son TG Park HR Park M Kim MS Kim HS Chung HY Mattson MP Lee J 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2008,283(21):14497-14505
Curcumin is a natural phenolic component of yellow curry spice, which is used in some cultures for the treatment of diseases associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. Curcumin has been reported to be capable of preventing the death of neurons in animal models of neurodegenerative disorders, but its possible effects on developmental and adult neuroplasticity are unknown. In the present study, we investigated the effects of curcumin on mouse multi-potent neural progenitor cells (NPC) and adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Curcumin exerted biphasic effects on cultured NPC; low concentrations stimulated cell proliferation, whereas high concentrations were cytotoxic. Curcumin activated extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) and p38 kinases, cellular signal transduction pathways known to be involved in the regulation of neuronal plasticity and stress responses. Inhibitors of ERKs and p38 kinases effectively blocked the mitogenic effect of curcumin in NPC. Administration of curcumin to adult mice resulted in a significant increase in the number of newly generated cells in the dentate gyrus of hippocampus, indicating that curcumin enhances adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Our findings suggest that curcumin can stimulate developmental and adult hippocampal neurogenesis, and a biological activity that may enhance neural plasticity and repair. 相似文献
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Gary Schindelman Allyson J Whittaker Jian Yuan Thum Shahla Gharib Paul W Sternberg 《BMC biology》2006,4(1):26-21
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The Caenorhabditis elegans male exhibits a stereotypic behavioral pattern when attempting to mate. This behavior has been divided into the following steps: response, backing, turning, vulva location, spicule insertion, and sperm transfer. We and others have begun in-depth analyses of all these steps in order to understand how complex behaviors are generated. Here we extend our understanding of the sperm-transfer step of male mating behavior. 相似文献17.
This article provides an overview of our understanding of life-long neurogenesis in the decapod crustacean brain, where the proliferation of sensory and interneurons is controlled by many of the same factors as is neurogenesis in the mammalian brain. The relative simplicity, spatial organization and accessibility of the crustacean brain provide opportunities to examine specific neuronal pathways that regulate neurogenesis and the sequence of gene expression that leads to neuronal differentiation. 相似文献
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In the developing vertebrate brain, growing axons establish a scaffold of axon tracts connected across the midline via commissures. We have previously identified a population of telencephalic neurons that express NOC-2, a novel glycoform of the neural cell adhesion molecule N-CAM that is involved in axon guidance in the forebrain. These axons arise from the presumptive telencephalic nucleus, course caudally along the principal longitudinal tract of the forebrain, cross the ventral midline in the midbrain, and then project to the contralateral side of the brain. In the present study we have investigated mechanisms controlling the growth of these axons across the ventral midline of the midbrain. The axon guidance receptor DCC is expressed by the NOC-2 population of axons both within the longitudinal tract and within the ventral midbrain commissure. Disruption of DCC-dependent interactions, both in vitro and in vivo, inhibited the NOC-2 axons from crossing the ventral midbrain. Instead, these axons grew along aberrant trajectories away from the midline, suggesting that DCC-dependent interactions are important for overcoming inhibitory mechanisms within the midbrain of the embryonic vertebrate brain. Thus, coordinated responsiveness of forebrain axons to both chemostimulatory and chemorepulsive cues appears to determine whether they cross the ventral midline in the midbrain. 相似文献
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