Human-Specific ARHGAP11B Acts in Mitochondria to Expand Neocortical Progenitors by Glutaminolysis

Takashi Namba*, Judit Dóczi, Anneline Pinson, Lei Xing, Nereo Kalebic, Michaela Wilsch-Bräuninger, Katherine R. Long, Samir Vaid, Janelle Lauer, Aliona Bogdanova, Barbara Borgonovo, Anna Shevchenko, Patrick Keller, David Drechsel, Teymuras Kurzchalia, Pauline Wimberger, Christos Chinopoulos, Wieland B. Huttner

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Abstract

Namba et al. demonstrate that increased glutaminolysis is essential for the ability of human-specific ARHGAP11B, which is localized in mitochondria, to increase cycling basal progenitor levels in developing neocortex, an effect implicated in the evolutionary expansion of the human neocortex.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)867-881.e9
JournalNeuron
Volume105
Issue number5
Early online date26 Dec 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Mar 2020

Keywords

  • evolution
  • metabolism
  • neocortex
  • neural progenitor cells

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