Linking axon morphology to gene expression: a strategy for neuronal cell-type classification

To study how the brain drives cognition and behavior we need to understand its cellular composition. Advances in single-cell transcriptomics have revolutionized our ability to characterize neuronal diversity. To arrive at meaningful descriptions of cell types, however, gene expression must be linked...

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Published in:Current opinion in neurobiology 2020-12, Vol.65, p.70-76
Main Authors: Winnubst, Johan, Spruston, Nelson, Harris, Julie A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Axons
Brain
Gene Expression
Mice
Neurons
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Summary:To study how the brain drives cognition and behavior we need to understand its cellular composition. Advances in single-cell transcriptomics have revolutionized our ability to characterize neuronal diversity. To arrive at meaningful descriptions of cell types, however, gene expression must be linked to structural and functional properties. Axonal projection patterns are an appropriate measure, as they are diverse, change only gradually over time, and they influence and constrain circuit function. Here, we consider how efforts to map transcriptional and morphological diversity in the mouse brain could be linked to generate a modern taxonomy of the mouse brain.
ISSN:0959-4388
1873-6882
DOI:10.1016/j.conb.2020.10.006