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The Journal of Neuroscience, August 1, 2000, 20(15):5792-5801
Netrin-1 Promotes Thalamic Axon Growth and Is Required for Proper
Development of the Thalamocortical Projection
Janet E.
Braisted1,
Susan M.
Catalano2,
Robert
Stimac1,
Timothy E.
Kennedy3,
Marc
Tessier-Lavigne3,
Carla J.
Shatz2, and
Dennis D. M.
O'Leary1
1 Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, The Salk
Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, 2 Department of
Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley,
California 94720, and 3 Departments of Anatomy and of
Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco,
California 94143
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.
Key words:
axon guidance; chemoattraction; DCC; dorsal thalamus; internal capsule; neocortex; neogenin; striatum; Unc5 homologs
Copyright © 2000 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/00/20155792-10$05.00/0
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