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Embryonic and postnatal neurogenesis produce functionally distinct subclasses of dopaminergic neuron

  1. Elisa Galliano  Is a corresponding author
  2. Eleonora Franzoni
  3. Marine Breton
  4. Annisa N Chand
  5. Darren J Byrne
  6. Venkatesh N Murthy
  7. Matthew Grubb  Is a corresponding author
  1. King's College London, United Kingdom
  2. Harvard University, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.32373
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  1. Elisa Galliano
  2. Eleonora Franzoni
  3. Marine Breton
  4. Annisa N Chand
  5. Darren J Byrne
  6. Venkatesh N Murthy
  7. Matthew Grubb
(2018)
Embryonic and postnatal neurogenesis produce functionally distinct subclasses of dopaminergic neuron
eLife 7:e32373.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.32373
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Abstract

Most neurogenesis in the mammalian brain is completed embryonically, but in certain areas the production of neurons continues throughout postnatal life. The functional properties of mature postnatally-generated neurons often match those of their embryonically-produced counterparts. However, we show here that in the olfactory bulb (OB), embryonic and postnatal neurogenesis produce functionally distinct subpopulations of dopaminergic (DA) neurons. We define two subclasses of OB DA neuron by the presence or absence of a key subcellular specialisation: the axon initial segment (AIS). Large AIS-positive axon-bearing DA neurons are exclusively produced during early embryonic stages, leaving small anaxonic AIS-negative cells as the only DA subtype generated via adult neurogenesis. These populations are functionally distinct: large DA cells are more excitable, yet display weaker and - for certain long-latency or inhibitory events - more broadly-tuned responses to odorant stimuli. Embryonic and postnatal neurogenesis can therefore generate distinct neuronal subclasses, placing important constraints on the functional roles of adult-born neurons in sensory processing.

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  1. Elisa Galliano

    Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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  2. Eleonora Franzoni

    Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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  3. Marine Breton

    Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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  4. Annisa N Chand

    Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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  5. Darren J Byrne

    Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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  6. Venkatesh N Murthy

    Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
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  7. Matthew Grubb

    Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Funding

Wellcome (103044)

  • Elisa Galliano

National Institutes of Health (DC013329)

  • Venkatesh N Murthy

European Research Council (725729 FUNCOPLAN)

  • Matthew Grubb

Wellcome (88301)

  • Matthew Grubb

Medical Research Council (MR/M501645/1)

  • Darren J Byrne

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: All experiments were performed under the auspices of UK Home Office personal and project licences held by the authors (Project Licenses: 70/7246 and 70/8906), or were within institutional (Harvard University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee; Animal Protocol 29/20)) and USA national guidelines.

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© 2018, Galliano et al.

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  1. Elisa Galliano
  2. Eleonora Franzoni
  3. Marine Breton
  4. Annisa N Chand
  5. Darren J Byrne
  6. Venkatesh N Murthy
  7. Matthew Grubb
(2018)
Embryonic and postnatal neurogenesis produce functionally distinct subclasses of dopaminergic neuron
eLife 7:e32373.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.32373

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