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Developmental Origin of PreBotzinger Complex Respiratory Neurons
Gray, Paul A Hayes, John A Ling, Guang Y Llona, Isabel Tupal, Srinivasan Picardo, Marina Cristina D Ross, Sarah E Hirata, Tsutomu Corbin, Joshua G Eugenin, Jaime
Gray, Paul A
Hayes, John A
Ling, Guang Y
Llona, Isabel
Tupal, Srinivasan
Picardo, Marina Cristina D
Ross, Sarah E
Hirata, Tsutomu
Corbin, Joshua G
Eugenin, Jaime
Abstract
A subset of preBötzinger Complex (preBötC) neurokinin 1 receptor (NK1R) and somatostatin peptide (SST)-expressing neurons are necessary for breathing in adult rats, in vivo. Their developmental origins and relationship to other preBötC glutamatergic neurons are unknown. Here we show, in mice, that the “core” of preBötC SST+/NK1R+/SST 2a receptor+ (SST2aR) neurons, are derived from Dbx1-expressing progenitors. We also show that Dbx1-derived neurons heterogeneously coexpress NK1R and SST2aR within and beyond the borders of preBötC. More striking, we find that nearly all non-catecholaminergic glutamatergic neurons of the ventrolateral medulla (VLM) are also Dbx1 derived. PreBötC SST+ neurons are born between E9.5 and E11.5 in the same proportion as non-SST-expressing neurons. Additionally, preBötC Dbx1 neurons are respiratory modulated and show an early inspiratory phase of firing in rhythmically active slice preparations. Loss of Dbx1 eliminates all glutamatergic neurons from the respiratory VLM including preBötC NK1R+/SST+ neurons. Dbx1 mutant mice do not express any spontaneous respiratory behaviors in vivo. Moreover, they do not generate rhythmic inspiratory activity in isolated en bloc preparations even after acidic or serotonergic stimulation. These data indicate that preBötC core neurons represent a subset of a larger, more heterogeneous population of VLM Dbx1-derived neurons. These data indicate that Dbx1-derived neurons are essential for the expression and, we hypothesize, are responsible for the generation of respiratory behavior both in vitro and in vivo.
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2010-11-03
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https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4031-10.2010