| RRC ID |
65197
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| 著者 |
Reilly MB, Cros C, Varol E, Yemini E, Hobert O.
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| タイトル |
Unique homeobox codes delineate all the neuron classes of C. elegans.
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| ジャーナル |
Nature
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| Abstract |
It is not known at present whether neuronal cell-type diversity-defined by cell-type-specific anatomical, biophysical, functional and molecular signatures-can be reduced to relatively simple molecular descriptors of neuronal identity1. Here we show, through examination of the expression of all of the conserved homeodomain proteins encoded by the Caenorhabditis elegans genome2, that the complete set of 118 neuron classes of C. elegans can be described individually by unique combinations of the expression of homeodomain proteins, thereby providing-to our knowledge-the simplest currently known descriptor of neuronal diversity. Computational and genetic loss-of-function analyses corroborate the notion that homeodomain proteins not only provide unique descriptors of neuron type, but also have a critical role in specifying neuronal identity. We speculate that the pervasive use of homeobox genes in defining unique neuronal identities reflects the evolutionary history of neuronal cell-type specification.
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| 巻・号 |
584(7822)
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| ページ |
595-601
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| 公開日 |
2020-8-1
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| DOI |
10.1038/s41586-020-2618-9
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| PII |
10.1038/s41586-020-2618-9
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| PMID |
32814896
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| PMC |
PMC7587405
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| MeSH |
Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans / cytology*
Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics*
Caenorhabditis elegans / metabolism
Gene Expression Regulation*
Genes, Homeobox*
Genome / genetics
Homeodomain Proteins / genetics
Homeodomain Proteins / metabolism*
Nervous System / cytology
Nervous System / metabolism
Neurons / classification*
Neurons / cytology
Neurons / metabolism*
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| リソース情報 |
| 線虫 |
tm2747
tm239 |
