Cerebral Cortex, Vol. 10, No. 4, 400-412,
April 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press
Cellular Mosaics in the Rat Marginal Zone Define an Early Neocortical Territorialization
Instituto de Neurociencias, CSIC, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03550 San Juan de Alicante, Spain
We describe a novel neuronal group of the neocortical primordium that is formed by the pioneer neurons, unlike the Cajal–Retzius cells and the subplate component of the preplate. These pioneer neurons of the preplate and the marginal zone send transient axonal projections into the nascent internal capsule, preceding the formation of the axonal projection from the subplate neurons. In wholemount preparations, the pioneer neurons of the preplate and the marginal zone cover the prospective neocortical territory from embryonic day (E) 12 to E17. Two subpopulations of pioneer neurons (defined by differential expression of calcium-binding proteins) group into well-defined cell clusters, separated by spaces containing a lower packing density of cells immunoreactive to the corresponding calcium-binding protein. In both cases, cell clustering was concomitant with fasciculation of their axons. Although both subpopulations cohabit in the same areas of the marginal zone, their clustering occurs in specific, well-delineated territories, giving a mosaic appearance to the surface of the neocortical primordium before the arrival of thalamocortical axons. We hypothesize that the fascicles of descending axons arising from defined territories of the marginal zone may intervene in the initial guidance of the subcortical projection from the subplate.
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