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ArticleDevelopmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists2025

Elp1 function in placode-derived neurons is critical for proper trigeminal ganglion development.

Margaret A Hines, Lisa A Taneyhill

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Article in Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Elp1 function in placode-derived neurons is critical for proper trigeminal ganglion development.Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2025
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  2. From neural crest migration to the onset of gangliogenesis.Current topics in developmental biology · 2025
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Margaret A HinesDepartment of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-3131-3688
Lisa A TaneyhillDepartment of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8630-2514

Funding

Neural crest and placode cell interactions during cranial gangliogenesisR01DE024217 · NIDCR · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI TANEYHILL, LISA A · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
Understanding trigeminal ganglion development through the lens of Familial DysautonomiaR03HD108480 · NICHD · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI TANEYHILL, LISA A · 2022 to 2023
$155k
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R03HD108480NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD108480NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE024217NIDCR NIH HHS R01DE024217
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe trigeminal nerve is the largest cranial nerve and functions in somatosensation. Cell bodies of this nerve are positioned in the trigeminal ganglion, which arises from the coalescence of neural crest and placode cells. While this dual cellular origin has been known for decades, the molecular mechanisms controlling trigeminal ganglion development remain obscure. We performed RNA sequencing on the forming chick trigeminal ganglion and identified Elongator acetyltransferase complex subunit 1 (Elp1) for further study. Mutations in ELP1 cause familial dysautonomia (FD), a fatal disorder characterized by the presence of smaller trigeminal nerves and sensory deficits. While Elp1 has established roles in neurogenesis, its function in placode cells during trigeminal gangliogenesis has not been investigated.

resultsTo this end, we used morpholinos to deplete Elp1 from chick trigeminal placode cells. Elp1 knockdown decreased trigeminal ganglion size and led to aberrant innervation of the eye by placode-derived neurons. Trigeminal nerve branches also appeared to exhibit reduced axon outgrowth to target tissues.

conclusionsThese findings reveal a new role for Elp1 in placode-derived neurons during chick trigeminal ganglion development. These results have potential high significance to provide new insights into trigeminal ganglion development and the etiology of FD.

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AcetyltransferasesNeuronsTrigeminal GanglionAnimalsChick EmbryoNeural CrestNeurogenesisAcetyltransferasesElp1neural crest cellsplacode‐derived neuronstrigeminal ganglion

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PMID39381860
PMCPMC11978919

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