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NG2 glia are required for vessel network formation during embryonic development

  1. Shilpi Minocha
  2. Delphine Valloton
  3. Isabelle Brunet
  4. Anne Eichmann
  5. Jean-Pierre Hornung
  6. Cecile Lebrand  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Lausanne, Switzerland
  2. Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Collège de France, France
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09102
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  1. Shilpi Minocha
  2. Delphine Valloton
  3. Isabelle Brunet
  4. Anne Eichmann
  5. Jean-Pierre Hornung
  6. Cecile Lebrand
(2015)
NG2 glia are required for vessel network formation during embryonic development
eLife 4:e09102.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09102
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Abstract

The NG2+ glia, also known as polydendrocytes or oligodendrocyte precursor cells, represent a new entity among glial cell populations in the central nervous system. However, the complete repertoire of their roles is not yet identified. The embryonic NG2+ glia originate from the Nkx2.1+ progenitors of the ventral telencephalon. Our analysis unravels that, beginning from E12.5 until E16.5, the NG2+ glia populate the entire dorsal telencephalon. Interestingly, their appearance temporally coincides with the establishment of blood vessel network in the embryonic brain. NG2+ glia are closely apposed to developing cerebral vessels by being either positioned at the sprouting tip cells or tethered along the vessel walls. Absence of NG2+ glia drastically affects the vascular development leading to severe reduction of ramifications and connections by E18.5. By revealing a novel and fundamental role for NG2+ glia, our study brings new perspectives to mechanisms underlying proper vessels network formation in embryonic brains.

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  1. Shilpi Minocha

    Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  2. Delphine Valloton

    Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  3. Isabelle Brunet

    Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Collège de France, Paris, France
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  4. Anne Eichmann

    Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Collège de France, Paris, France
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  5. Jean-Pierre Hornung

    Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, University of Lausanne, Lausnne, Switzerland
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  6. Cecile Lebrand

    Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  1. Joseph G Gleeson, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, United States

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Animal experimentation: All studies on mice of either sex have been performed in compliance with the national and international guidelines and with the approval of the Federation of Swiss cantonal Veterinary Officers (2164).

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  1. Received: June 1, 2015
  2. Accepted: November 29, 2015
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: December 10, 2015 (version 1)
  4. Accepted Manuscript updated: January 5, 2016 (version 2)
  5. Version of Record published: February 11, 2016 (version 3)

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© 2015, Minocha et al.

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  1. Shilpi Minocha
  2. Delphine Valloton
  3. Isabelle Brunet
  4. Anne Eichmann
  5. Jean-Pierre Hornung
  6. Cecile Lebrand
(2015)
NG2 glia are required for vessel network formation during embryonic development
eLife 4:e09102.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09102

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