A Genetic Approach to Visualization of Multisynaptic Neural Pathways Using Plant Lectin Transgene
pmid: 10027287
A Genetic Approach to Visualization of Multisynaptic Neural Pathways Using Plant Lectin Transgene
The wiring patterns among various types of neurons via specific synaptic connections are the basis of functional logic employed by the brain for information processing. This study introduces a powerful method of analyzing the neuronal connectivity patterns by delivering a tracer selectively to specific types of neurons while simultaneously transsynaptically labeling their target neurons. We developed a novel genetic approach introducing cDNA for a plant lectin, wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), as a transgene under the control of specific promoter elements. Using this method, we demonstrate three examples of visualization of specific transsynaptic neural pathways: the mouse cerebellar efferent pathways, the mouse olfactory pathways, and the Drosophila visual pathways. This strategy should greatly facilitate studies on the anatomical and functional organization of the developing and mature nervous system.
- RIKEN Brain Science Institute Japan
- Osaka Bioscience Institute Japan
- Osaka University Japan
- Osaka Medical College Japan
Diagnostic Imaging, Neurons, Wheat Germ Agglutinins, Neuroscience(all), Mice, Transgenic, Olfactory Pathways, Efferent Pathways, Mice, Genetic Techniques, Cerebellum, Neural Pathways, Synapses, Animals, Drosophila, Nervous System Physiological Phenomena, Visual Pathways, Transgenes, Cells, Cultured
Diagnostic Imaging, Neurons, Wheat Germ Agglutinins, Neuroscience(all), Mice, Transgenic, Olfactory Pathways, Efferent Pathways, Mice, Genetic Techniques, Cerebellum, Neural Pathways, Synapses, Animals, Drosophila, Nervous System Physiological Phenomena, Visual Pathways, Transgenes, Cells, Cultured
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