Molecular interrogation of hypothalamic organization reveals distinct dopamine neuronal subtypes

RA Romanov, A Zeisel, J Bakker, F Girach… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The hypothalamus contains the highest diversity of neurons in the brain. Many of these
neurons can co-release neurotransmitters and neuropeptides in a use-dependent manner …

Ontogenetic rules for the molecular diversification of hypothalamic neurons

M Benevento, T Hökfelt, T Harkany - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
The hypothalamus is an evolutionarily conserved endocrine interface that, among other
roles, links central homeostatic control to adaptive bodily responses by releasing hormones …

A molecular census of arcuate hypothalamus and median eminence cell types

JN Campbell, EZ Macosko, H Fenselau, TH Pers… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The hypothalamic arcuate–median eminence complex (Arc-ME) controls energy balance,
fertility and growth through molecularly distinct cell types, many of which remain unknown …

[HTML][HTML] HypoMap—a unified single-cell gene expression atlas of the murine hypothalamus

L Steuernagel, BYH Lam, P Klemm, GKC Dowsett… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The hypothalamus plays a key role in coordinating fundamental body functions. Despite
recent progress in single-cell technologies, a unified catalog and molecular characterization …

[HTML][HTML] Functionally distinct POMC-expressing neuron subpopulations in hypothalamus revealed by intersectional targeting

N Biglari, I Gaziano, J Schumacher… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)-expressing neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the
hypothalamus represent key regulators of metabolic homeostasis. Electrophysiological and …

The neonatal ventromedial hypothalamus transcriptome reveals novel markers with spatially distinct patterning

DM Kurrasch, CC Cheung, FY Lee… - Journal of …, 2007 - Soc Neuroscience
The ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is a distinct morphological nucleus involved in
feeding, fear, thermoregulation, and sexual activity. It is essentially unknown how VMH …

[PDF][PDF] Single-cell RNA-seq reveals hypothalamic cell diversity

R Chen, X Wu, L Jiang, Y Zhang - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
The hypothalamus is one of the most complex brain structures involved in homeostatic
regulation. Defining cell composition and identifying cell-type-specific transcriptional …

Pomc-expressing progenitors give rise to antagonistic neuronal populations in hypothalamic feeding circuits

SL Padilla, JS Carmody, LM Zeltser - Nature medicine, 2010 - nature.com
Hypothalamic neuron circuits regulating energy balance are highly plastic and develop in
response to nutrient and hormonal cues. To identify processes that might be susceptible to …

Molecular, spatial, and functional single-cell profiling of the hypothalamic preoptic region

JR Moffitt, D Bambah-Mukku, SW Eichhorn, E Vaughn… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION A mechanistic understanding of brain function requires the identification of
distinct cell types in the brain at a molecular, spatial, and functional level. The preoptic …

Molecular design of hypothalamus development

RA Romanov, EO Tretiakov, ME Kastriti, M Zupancic… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
A wealth of specialized neuroendocrine command systems intercalated within the
hypothalamus control the most fundamental physiological needs in vertebrates …