A transcriptomic taxonomy of mouse brain-wide spinal projecting neurons

Author:

Winter Carla C.ORCID,Jacobi AnneORCID,Su JunfengORCID,Chung Leeyup,van Velthoven Cindy T. J.ORCID,Yao ZizhenORCID,Lee Changkyu,Zhang Zicong,Yu Shuguang,Gao Kun,Duque Salazar Geraldine,Kegeles EvgeniiORCID,Zhang Yu,Tomihiro Makenzie C.,Zhang Yiming,Yang Zhiyun,Zhu JunjieORCID,Tang Jing,Song Xuan,Donahue Ryan J.ORCID,Wang Qing,McMillen DelissaORCID,Kunst Michael,Wang NingORCID,Smith Kimberly A.ORCID,Romero Gabriel E.ORCID,Frank Michelle M.ORCID,Krol Alexandra,Kawaguchi Riki,Geschwind Daniel H.ORCID,Feng GuopingORCID,Goodrich Lisa V.ORCID,Liu YuanyuanORCID,Tasic BosiljkaORCID,Zeng HongkuiORCID,He ZhigangORCID

Abstract

AbstractThe brain controls nearly all bodily functions via spinal projecting neurons (SPNs) that carry command signals from the brain to the spinal cord. However, a comprehensive molecular characterization of brain-wide SPNs is still lacking. Here we transcriptionally profiled a total of 65,002 SPNs, identified 76 region-specific SPN types, and mapped these types into a companion atlas of the whole mouse brain1. This taxonomy reveals a three-component organization of SPNs: (1) molecularly homogeneous excitatory SPNs from the cortex, red nucleus and cerebellum with somatotopic spinal terminations suitable for point-to-point communication; (2) heterogeneous populations in the reticular formation with broad spinal termination patterns, suitable for relaying commands related to the activities of the entire spinal cord; and (3) modulatory neurons expressing slow-acting neurotransmitters and/or neuropeptides in the hypothalamus, midbrain and reticular formation for ‘gain setting’ of brain–spinal signals. In addition, this atlas revealed a LIM homeobox transcription factor code that parcellates the reticulospinal neurons into five molecularly distinct and spatially segregated populations. Finally, we found transcriptional signatures of a subset of SPNs with large soma size and correlated these with fast-firing electrophysiological properties. Together, this study establishes a comprehensive taxonomy of brain-wide SPNs and provides insight into the functional organization of SPNs in mediating brain control of bodily functions.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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