Animal cell type diversity

Animal Diversity: Chordata

Diversity of G-type and P-type of human and animal rotaviruses and its genetic background

Rotavirus is a major etiologic agent of gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide, and also in variety of mammals and birds. The most prevalent species of rotavirus, i.e., group A rotavirus is highly diverse antigenically and genetically. Two major outer capsid proteins of rotavirus, VP7 and VP4, contain neutralization antigens. Based on the antigenicities and gene sequence divers...

GABAergic cell type diversity in the basolateral amygdala.

Here I review the diversity of GABAergic neurons in the rodent basolateral amygdala (BLA). In spite of the recent identification of the role played by certain neurons of BLA in learning and memory of fear, the diversity of GABAergic neurons has not been fully explored. I describe analogies and differences between GABAergic neurons in BLA and cerebral cortex. Emphasis is given to a comprehensive...

Parsing out the embryonic origin of subplate cell-type diversity.

An Extracortical Source of Subplate Neurons The proper wiring of neuronal circuits during development is a prerequisite for normal brain function. Moreover, complex brain function is possible in part because of the extraordinary diversity in neuronal cell types that provides the substrate for networks required for a variety of computational events in the brain. In this context, the characteriza...

Evolution of transcriptional enhancers and animal diversity.

Deciphering the genetic bases that drive animal diversity is one of the major challenges of modern biology. Although four decades ago it was proposed that animal evolution was mainly driven by changes in cis-regulatory DNA elements controlling gene expression rather than in protein-coding sequences, only now are powerful bioinformatics and experimental approaches available to accelerate studies...