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Multiple roles of Sonic Hedgehog in the developing human cortex are suggested by its widespread distribution

Memi, F; Zecevic, N; Radonjić, N; (2018) Multiple roles of Sonic Hedgehog in the developing human cortex are suggested by its widespread distribution. Brain Structure and Function , 223 (5) pp. 2361-2375. 10.1007/s00429-018-1621-5. Green open access

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Abstract

Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) plays an instrumental role in brain development, fine-tuning processes such as cell proliferation, patterning, and fate specification. Although, mutations in the SHH pathway in humans are associated with various neurodevelopmental disorders, ranging from holoprosencephaly to schizophrenia, its expression pattern in the developing human brain is not well established. We now determined the previously not reported wide expression of SHH in the human fetal cerebral cortex during most of the gestation period (10-40 gestational weeks). This spatiotemporal distribution puts Shh in a position to influence the fundamental processes involved in corticogenesis. SHH expression increased during development, shifting from progenitor cells in the proliferative zones to neurons, both glutamatergic and GABAergic, and astrocytes in upper cortical compartments. Importantly, the expression of its downstream effectors and complementary receptors revealed evolutionary differences in SHH-pathway gene expression between humans and rodents.

Type: Article
Title: Multiple roles of Sonic Hedgehog in the developing human cortex are suggested by its widespread distribution
Location: Germany
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-018-1621-5
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-018-1621-5
Language: English
Additional information: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: Cerebral cortex, Human fetal brain, Morphogen, SHH receptors
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10045943
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