Orderly specification and precise laminar deployment of cortical glutamatergic projection neuron types through intermediate progenitors
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The cerebral cortex comprises diverse types of glutamatergic projection neurons (PNs) generated from radial glial progenitors (RGs) through either direct neurogenesis or indirect neurogenesis (iNG) via intermediate progenitors (IPs). A foundational concept in corticogenesis is the “inside-out” model whereby successive generations of PNs sequentially migrate to deep then progressively more superficial layers, but its biological significance remains unclear; and the role of iNG in this process is unknown. Using genetic strategies linking PN birth-dating to projection mapping in mice, we found that the laminar deployment of IP-derived PNs substantially deviate from an inside-out rule: PNs destined to non-consecutive layers are generated at the same time, and different PN types of the same layer are generated at non-contiguous times. The overarching scheme of iNG is the sequential specification and precise laminar deployment of projection-defined PN types, which may contribute to the orderly assembly of cortical output channels and processing streams.
HIGHLIGHTS
Each IP is fate-restricted to generate a pair of near-identical PNs
Corticogenesis involves the orderly generation of fate-restricted IP temporal cohorts
IP temporal cohorts sequentially as well as concurrently specify multiple PN types
The deployment of PN types to specific layers does not follow an inside-out order