pographic O rganization Embryonic Motor Neurons Defined by Expression of LIM Homeobox Gene

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  • M. Ensini
  • S. B. Morton
  • M. Baldassare
  • T. Edlund
  • T. M. Jessell
چکیده

otor neurons located at different positions in the emryonic spinal cord innervate distinct targets in the , establishing a topographic neural map. The organization of motor projections dee generation of subclasses of motor neuect specific paths to their targets. We have cloned a family of LIM homeobox genes in chick and show here that the combinatorial expression of four of these genes, Islet-l, Islet-2, Lim.7, and Lim-3, defines subclasses of motor neurons that segregate into columns in the spinal cord and select distinct axonal pathways. These genes are expressed prior to the formaion of distinct motor axon pathways and before motor columns appear. Our results suggest that LIM homeobox genes contribute to the generation of motor neuron diversity and may confer subclasses of motor neurons with the ability to select specific axon pathways, thereby initiating the topographic organization of motor projections.

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تاریخ انتشار 2003