Neuronal cell types, projections, and spatial organization of the central amygdala

Autor: Timothy P. O’Leary, Rennie M. Kendrick, Brianna N. Bristow, Kaitlin E. Sullivan, Lihua Wang, Jody Clements, Andrew L. Lemire, Mark S. Cembrowski
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 25, Iss 12, Pp 105497- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105497
Popis: Summary: The central amygdala (CEA) has been richly studied for interpreting function and behavior according to specific cell types and circuits. Such work has typically defined molecular cell types by classical inhibitory marker genes; consequently, whether marker-gene-defined cell types exhaustively cover the CEA and co-vary with connectivity remains unresolved. Here, we combined single-cell RNA sequencing, multiplexed fluorescent in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and long-range projection mapping to derive a “bottom-up” understanding of CEA cell types. In doing so, we identify two major cell types, encompassing one-third of all CEA neurons, that have gone unresolved in previous studies. In spatially mapping these novel types, we identify a non-canonical CEA subdomain associated with Nr2f2 expression and uncover an Isl1-expressing medial cell type that accounts for many long-range CEA projections. Our results reveal new CEA organizational principles across cell types and spatial scales and provide a framework for future work examining cell-type-specific behavior and function.
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