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Collège de France
Education•Paris, France•
About: Collège de France is a education organization based out in Paris, France. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Receptor. The organization has 6541 authors who have published 11983 publications receiving 648742 citations. The organization is also known as: College de France.
Topics: Population, Receptor, Dopamine, Dopaminergic, Neural crest
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TL;DR: The pharmacological use of the Otx2 GAG binding domain offers a novel, potent therapeutic tool with which to restore cortical plasticity in the mature brain.
Abstract: Specific transfer of (orthodenticle homeobox 2) Otx2 homeoprotein into GABAergic interneurons expressing parvalbumin (PV) is necessary and sufficient to open, then close, a critical period (CP) of plasticity in the developing mouse visual cortex. The accumulation of endogenous Otx2 in PV cells suggests the presence of specific Otx2 binding sites. Here, we find that perineuronal nets (PNNs) on the surfaces of PV cells permit the specific, constitutive capture of Otx2. We identify a 15 aa domain containing an arginine-lysine doublet (RK peptide) within Otx2, bearing prototypic traits of a glycosaminoglycan (GAG) binding sequence that mediates Otx2 binding to PNNs, and specifically to chondroitin sulfate D and E, with high affinity. Accordingly, PNN hydrolysis by chondroitinase ABC reduces the amount of endogenous Otx2 in PV cells. Direct infusion of RK peptide similarly disrupts endogenous Otx2 localization to PV cells, reduces PV and PNN expression, and reopens plasticity in adult mice. The closure of one eye during this transient window reduces cortical acuity and is specific to the RK motif, as an Alanine-Alanine variant or a scrambled peptide fails to reactivate plasticity. Conversely, this transient reopening of plasticity in the adult restores binocular vision in amblyopic mice. Thus, one function of PNNs is to facilitate the persistent internalization of Otx2 by PV cells to maintain CP closure. The pharmacological use of the Otx2 GAG binding domain offers a novel, potent therapeutic tool with which to restore cortical plasticity in the mature brain.
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01 Jan 2007TL;DR: In this article, the Bloch-Wigner function D(z) and its generalizations are discussed, and the generalization of D(Z) is discussed. But the generalizations do not cover the general case of the Dedekind zeta function.
Abstract: 1. Special values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2. Functional equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3. The Bloch-Wigner function D(z) and its generalizations . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4. Volumes of hyperbolic 3-manifolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5. . . . and values of Dedekind zeta functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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TL;DR: The half-wave potential is proposed as reference potential for the determination of overpotential values for H(2)-evolving catalysts in non-aqueous solvents and the formulas to which the measured potential should be compared are derived, taking into account the effect of homoconjugation.
Abstract: In an effort to standardize the determination of overpotential values for H2-evolving catalysts in non-aqueous solvents and allow a reliable comparison of catalysts prepared and assayed by different groups, we propose to adopt the half-wave potential as reference potential. We provide a simple method for measuring it from usual stationary cyclic voltammograms, and we derive the formulas to which the measured potential should be compared, taking into account the effect of homoconjugation. We also revisit tabulated values of the standard reduction potential of protons in non-aqueous solvents, EH+/H2°.
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TL;DR: It is shown that anandamide is a potent inhibitor of gap-junction conductance and dye permeability in striatal astrocytes and may control intercellular communication in astroCytes and therefore neuron–glial interactions.
Abstract: Anandamide, an endogenous arachidonic acid derivative that is released from neurons and activates cannabinoid receptors, may act as a transcellular cannabimimetic messenger in the central nervous system. The biological actions of anandamide and the identity of its target cells are, however, still poorly documented. Here we show that anandamide is a potent inhibitor of gap-junction conductance and dye permeability in striatal astrocytes. This inhibitory effect is specific for anandamide as compared to co-released congeners or structural analogues, is sensitive to pertussis toxin and to protein-alkylating agents, and is neither mimicked by cannabinoid-receptor agonists nor prevented by a cannabinoid-receptor antagonist. Glutamate released from neurons evokes calcium waves in astrocytes that propagate via gap junctions, and may, in turn, activate neurons distant from their initiation sites in astrocytes. We find that anandamide blocks the propagation of astrocyte calcium waves generated by either mechanical stimulation or local glutamate application. Thus, by regulating gap-junction permeability, anandamide may control intercellular communication in astrocytes and therefore neuron-glial interactions.
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TL;DR: The frontal areas receiving dopaminergic innervation coincide strikingly with the 'prefrontal cortex' as defined by neuroanatomical studies, which is assumed to be more or less equivalent to the prefrontal cortex of primates and derives direct projections from the amygdala.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Pierre Chambon | 211 | 884 | 161565 |
Irving L. Weissman | 201 | 1141 | 172504 |
David R. Williams | 178 | 2034 | 138789 |
Kari Alitalo | 174 | 817 | 114231 |
Pierre Bourdieu | 153 | 592 | 194586 |
Stanislas Dehaene | 149 | 456 | 86539 |
Howard L. Weiner | 144 | 1047 | 91424 |
Alain Fischer | 143 | 770 | 81680 |
Yves Agid | 141 | 669 | 74441 |
Michel Foucault | 140 | 499 | 191296 |
Jean-Pierre Changeux | 138 | 672 | 76462 |
Jean-Marie Tarascon | 136 | 853 | 137673 |
K. Ganga | 132 | 272 | 99004 |
Jacques Delabrouille | 131 | 354 | 94923 |
G. Patanchon | 128 | 241 | 87233 |