Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan, Kyoto University Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan, New York University Neuroscience Institute, Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Smilow Research Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, Department of Basic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan, World Premier International Research Initiative-Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan, Hakubi Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan, and Japan Science and Technology Agency, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
J Neurosci. 2014 Apr 23;34(17):5788-99. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0674-14.2014.
The olfactory bulb (OB) is one of the two major loci in the mammalian brain where newborn neurons are constantly integrated into the neural circuit during postnatal life. Newborn neurons are generated from neural stem cells in the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the lateral ventricle and migrate to the OB through the rostral migratory stream. The majority of these newborn neurons differentiate into inhibitory interneurons, such as granule cells and periglomerular cells. It has been reported that prolonged supply of newborn neurons leads to continuous addition/turnover of the interneuronal populations and contributes to functional integrity of the OB circuit. However, it is not still clear how and to what extent postnatal-born neurons contribute to OB neural circuit formation, and the functional role of postnatal neurogenesis in odor-related behaviors remains elusive. To address this question, here by using genetic strategies, we first determined the unique integration mode of newly born interneurons during postnatal development of the mouse OB. We then manipulated these interneuron populations and found that continuous postnatal neurogenesis in the SVZ-OB plays pivotal roles in flexible olfactory associative learning and memory.
嗅球(OB)是哺乳动物大脑中两个主要的新生神经元不断整合到神经回路的区域之一。新生神经元由侧脑室室下区(SVZ)的神经干细胞产生,并通过前脑迁移流迁移到 OB。这些新生神经元中的大多数分化为抑制性中间神经元,如颗粒细胞和丛状细胞。据报道,新生神经元的持续供应导致中间神经元群体的持续添加/更新,并有助于 OB 电路的功能完整性。然而,目前尚不清楚新生神经元如何以及在何种程度上有助于 OB 神经回路的形成,并且新生神经发生在与气味相关的行为中的功能作用仍然难以捉摸。为了解决这个问题,我们在这里通过使用遗传策略,首先确定了小鼠 OB 出生后发育过程中新生成的中间神经元的独特整合模式。然后,我们操纵这些中间神经元群体,发现 SVZ-OB 中的持续新生神经元在灵活的嗅觉联想学习和记忆中起着关键作用。