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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

Metabolic trajectories in developing human neocortical neurons.

Gianmarco Ferri, Francesco Finamore, Francesco Greco, Alessio Zanelli, Fabrizia Carli, Alessandro Passera, Elisa Degl'Innocenti, Francesco Olimpico, Riccardo Ducoli, Agnese Sgalippa and 6 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Gianmarco Ferri *Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza ONLUS, San Giuliano Terme, Italy 56017, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4341-8920
Francesco Finamore *Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza ONLUS, San Giuliano Terme, Italy 56017, Italy.
Francesco GrecoFondazione Pisana per la Scienza ONLUS, San Giuliano Terme, Italy 56017, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7059-528X
Alessio ZanelliDepartment of Biology Unit of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa 56127, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-0650-8070
Fabrizia CarliInstitute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa 56124, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2540-1110
Alessandro PasseraFondazione Pisana per la Scienza ONLUS, San Giuliano Terme, Italy 56017, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-5924-8276
Elisa Degl'InnocentiFondazione Pisana per la Scienza ONLUS, San Giuliano Terme, Italy 56017, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3819-0116
Francesco OlimpicoFondazione Pisana per la Scienza ONLUS, San Giuliano Terme, Italy 56017, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-0392-2983
Riccardo DucoliInstitute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa 56124, Italy.
Agnese SgalippaFondazione Pisana per la Scienza ONLUS, San Giuliano Terme, Italy 56017, Italy.
Gian Carlo DemontisDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Pisa 56126, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7641-0426
Amalia GastaldelliInstitute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa 56124, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2594-1651
Francesco CardarelliNational Enterprise for nanoScience and nanoTechnology Laboratory, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa 56127, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3049-5940
Marco OnoratiDepartment of Biology Unit of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa 56127, Italy.
Liam A McDonnellFondazione Pisana per la Scienza ONLUS, San Giuliano Terme, Italy 56017, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0595-9491
Maria Teresa Dell'AnnoFondazione Pisana per la Scienza ONLUS, San Giuliano Terme, Italy 56017, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1825-671X

Funding

European Resuscitation Council (ERC) 866127European Union Next generation EU B83C22003930001European Union Next Generation EU B13D21011850006Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza Seed Grant n.a.Human Developmental Biology Resource (HDBR) MR/R006237/1Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca (MUR) I53D23006630001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The shift from glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation is a key step in neural differentiation. Yet, the timing of metabolic rewiring in the development from progenitors to neurons remains elusive, especially in human corticogenesis. To bridge this gap, here we adopted a unique cell platform based on neocortex-derived human neuroepithelial stem cells, modeling their physiological transition into functional neurons in a 4-mo longitudinal study and until the acquisition of electrophysiological competence. Using quantitative proteomics, combined with NAD(P)H fluorescence lifetime imaging and metabolomics, we investigated the entire differentiation process and describe how metabolic pathways drive cortical neuron maturation. The prevalent metabolic adaptations were then confirmed in a human neocortical specimen. This study provides a spatiotemporal map of neocortical metabolism during development and offers a framework to investigate human neurometabolic disorders.

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NeocortexNeurogenesisNeuronsCell DifferentiationHumansNeural Stem CellsNeurodevelopmentProteomicsmetabolismneocortical developmentneuronal differentiation

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PMID41915746
PMCPMC13056095

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