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EGFRs mediate chemotactic migration in the developing telencephalon.

D Caric1, H Raphael, J Viti

  • 1Department of Neurobiology and Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, W1454 Biomedical Science Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.

Development (Cambridge, England)
|October 31, 2001
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Epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs) enable stem cells, neurons, and astrocytes to migrate during brain development. EGFRs guide cell movement in specific pathways, but not all, highlighting a complex regulatory mechanism.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Biology
  • Cell Biology

Background:

  • Epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs) are known to influence cell migration in the telencephalon.
  • The precise mechanisms by which EGFRs control neuronal and glial cell movement during brain development remain incompletely understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of EGFR expression levels in conferring chemotactic competence to various cell types in the developing telencephalon.
  • To determine how EGFRs mediate cell migration along specific developmental pathways, including the rostral migratory stream (RMS), lateral cortical stream (LCS), and radial migration routes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized cortical explants to assess EGFR expression and its correlation with chemotactic competence in stem cells, neurons, and astrocytes.
  • Employed viral transduction in vivo to increase the population of cells expressing threshold levels of EGFRs.

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  • Analyzed cell migration patterns in response to altered EGFR expression within established telencephalic migratory pathways.

    • Main Results:

    • A threshold level of EGFR expression was found to be essential for chemotactic competence in telencephalic progenitor cells and differentiated cell types.
    • EGFRs were shown to mediate radial migration to the cortical plate and ventrolateral migration in the LCS.
    • EGFRs did not mediate tangential migration in the RMS but were involved in radial migration within the olfactory bulb.

    Conclusions:

    • Developmental regulation of EGFR expression, alongside ligand availability (HB-EGF, TGFalpha), is crucial for orchestrating targeted cell migration in the telencephalon via chemotaxis.
    • EGFR signaling plays a differential role in various migratory pathways, suggesting pathway-specific regulatory mechanisms.