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The Journal of Neuroscience, December 15, 1999, 19(24):10856-10868
Involvement of Cajal-Retzius Neurons in Spontaneous Correlated
Activity of Embryonic and Postnatal Layer 1 from Wild-Type and Reeler
Mice
Agustí
Aguiló1, 2,
Theodore H.
Schwartz1,
Vikram S.
Kumar1,
Zita A.
Peterlin1,
Areti
Tsiola1,
Eduardo
Soriano2, and
Rafael
Yuste1
1 Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia
University, New York, New York 10027, and 2 Department of
Animal and Plant Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of
Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain
Cajal-Retzius (CR) cells are a transient population of neurons in
developing cortical layer 1 that secrete reelin, a protein necessary
for cortical lamination. Combining calcium imaging of cortical
hemispheres and cross-correlation analysis, we previously found
spontaneous correlated activity among non-CR neurons in postnatal rat
layer 1. This correlated activity was blocked by GABAergic and
glutamatergic antagonists, and we postulated that it was controlled by
CR cells. We now investigate the correlated activity of embryonic and
postnatal layer 1 in wild-type and reeler mice, mutant in the
production of reelin. We find that mouse layer 1 also sustains
patterned spontaneous activity and that CR cells participate in
correlated networks. These networks are present in embryonic marginal
zone and are blocked by GABAergic and glutamatergic antagonists.
Surprisingly, network activity in reeler mice displays similar
characteristics and pharmacological profile as in wild-type mice,
although small differences are detected. Our results demonstrate that
the embryonic marginal zone has correlated spontaneous activity that
could serve as the scaffold for the development of intracortical connections. Our data also suggest that reelin does not have a major
impact in the development of specific synaptic circuits in layer 1.
Key words:
reelin; marginal; neocortex; fura-2; imaging; networks
Copyright © 1999 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/99/192410856-13$05.00/0
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