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The misplaced mouse Pax6 interneuron subclass: A cross-species transcriptomic reassignment.

Jonathan M Werner¹, Hamsini Suresh¹, Jesse Gillis¹

¹Physiology Department and Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Genomics
Evolutionary Biology

Background:

Cell-type conservation across mammalian brains is well-established.
Previous mouse transcriptional atlases unexpectedly showed an absence of a caudal ganglionic eminence (CGE) Pax6 interneuron subclass.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify and characterize a missing Pax6 interneuron subclass in mouse brain atlases.
To investigate evolutionary divergence in interneuron subclasses across mammals.
To develop improved methods for cross-mammal comparative transcriptomics.

Main Methods:

Cross-species transcriptomic analysis.
Comparative genomics.
Bioinformatic analysis of transcriptional atlases.

Main Results:

A Pax6 interneuron subclass homolog was identified in the mouse brain.
Primate-specific divergence was observed in the Sncg subclass.
The study revealed limitations of relying on single marker genes for cell-type identification.

Conclusions:

The findings necessitate an update to mouse brain atlases regarding Pax6 interneuron subclasses.
Evolution-aware annotations and marker sets are crucial for accurate cross-mammal interneuron comparisons.
This research underscores the importance of considering evolutionary history in transcriptomic studies.