La transcriptómica espacial revela la especificación de la capa cortical y el área humana

Xuyu Qian1,2, Kyle Coleman3, Shunzhou Jiang3

  • 1Division of Genetics and Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. qianxuyu@gmail.com.

Nature
|May 14, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Este estudio mapea el desarrollo del cerebro fetal humano utilizando resolución espacial de una sola célula, revelando modos distintos de formación del área cortical y establecimiento temprano de la capa. Los hallazgos destacan la importancia del contexto espacial en el desarrollo del cerebro y la especificación molecular.

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