A gene expression atlas of the central nervous system based on bacterial artificial chromosomes.
Journal:
Nature 2003 OctAuthors:
Gong S, Zheng C, Doughty ML, Losos K, Didkovsky N, Schambra UB, Nowak NJ, Joyner A, Leblanc G, Hatten ME, Heintz N
Abstract
The mammalian central nervous system (CNS) contains a remarkable array of neural cells, each with a complex pattern of connections that together generate perceptions and higher brain functions. Here we describe a large-scale screen to create an atlas of CNS gene expression at the cellular level, and to provide a library of verified bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) vectors and transgenic mouse lines that offer experimental access to CNS regions, cell classes and pathways. We illustrate the u
...[more]se of this atlas to derive novel insights into gene function in neural cells, and into principal steps of CNS development. The atlas, library of BAC vectors and BAC transgenic mice generated in this screen provide a rich resource that allows a broad array of investigations not previously available to the neuroscience community.[less]
Mesh Headings:
Animals, Axons, Cell Differentiation, Cell Lineage, Cell Movement, Central Nervous System, Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial, Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 1, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Gene Library, Genes, Reporter, Genetic Vectors, Green Fluorescent Proteins, Homeodomain Proteins, LIM-Homeodomain Proteins, Luminescent Proteins, Membrane Glycoproteins, Mice, Mice, Transgenic, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neurosciences, Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases, Synapses, Transcription Factors, Transgenes