Transcriptomic evidence that von Economo neurons are regionally specialized extratelencephalic-projecting excitatory neurons

Author:

Hodge Rebecca D.ORCID,Miller Jeremy A.,Novotny Mark,Kalmbach Brian E.ORCID,Ting Jonathan T.,Bakken Trygve E.ORCID,Aevermann Brian D.,Barkan Eliza R.,Berkowitz-Cerasano Madeline L.,Cobbs Charles,Diez-Fuertes Francisco,Ding Song-Lin,McCorrison Jamison,Schork Nicholas J.,Shehata Soraya I.ORCID,Smith Kimberly A.,Sunkin Susan M.,Tran Danny N.,Venepally Pratap,Yanny Anna Marie,Steemers Frank J.,Phillips John W.,Bernard AmyORCID,Koch ChristofORCID,Lasken Roger S.,Scheuermann Richard H.ORCID,Lein Ed S.ORCID

Abstract

Abstractvon Economo neurons (VENs) are bipolar, spindle-shaped neurons restricted to layer 5 of human frontoinsula and anterior cingulate cortex that appear to be selectively vulnerable to neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases, although little is known about other VEN cellular phenotypes. Single nucleus RNA-sequencing of frontoinsula layer 5 identifies a transcriptomically-defined cell cluster that contained VENs, but also fork cells and a subset of pyramidal neurons. Cross-species alignment of this cell cluster with a well-annotated mouse classification shows strong homology to extratelencephalic (ET) excitatory neurons that project to subcerebral targets. This cluster also shows strong homology to a putative ET cluster in human temporal cortex, but with a strikingly specific regional signature. Together these results suggest that VENs are a regionally distinctive type of ET neuron. Additionally, we describe the first patch clamp recordings of VENs from neurosurgically-resected tissue that show distinctive intrinsic membrane properties relative to neighboring pyramidal neurons.

Funder

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

General Physics and Astronomy,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Chemistry

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