Cross-species consensus atlas of the primate basal ganglia
Johansen, N. J.; Fu, Y.; Schmitz, M.; Dubuc, A.; Kempynck, N.; Wirthlin, M.; Garcia, A. D.; Hewitt, M.; Turner, M. A.; Seeman, S. C.; Long, B.; Liu, X.-P.; Dan, S.; DeBerardine, M.; Kapen, I.; Yanny, A. M.; Avola, A.; Barlow, S. T.; Bertagnolli, D.; Bhandiwad, A.; Budzillo, A.; Caballero, V. E. N.; Caceres, L.; Casper, T.; Chakka, A. B.; Chakrabarty, R.; Clark, M.; Daniel, S.; Eggermont, J.; Ferrer, R.; French, L.; Gloe, J.; Goldy, J.; Guilford, N.; Guzman, J.; Hirschstein, D.; Ho, W.; James, K.; Jones, D. L.; Jungert, M.; Kannan, M.; Kedzierska, K. Z.; Kroes, T.; Leytze, M.; Manning, A.; McCu
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The basal ganglia (BG) are conserved brain regions essential for motor control, learning, emotion, and cognition, and are implicated in neurological and psychiatric disease. Yet a unified cross-species taxonomy of BG cell types is lacking, limiting translation of BG circuit mechanisms, interpretation of human genetic risk, and development of cell type-targeted tools. We present a multiomic consensus atlas of 1.8 million nuclei from human, macaque, and marmoset spanning eight BG structures. Integrating cross-species gene expression, open chromatin, and spatial profiling enables definition of conserved and divergent cell types. Alignment to existing mouse and human atlases identifies 61 homologous cell types conserved over 80 million years. We identify a STRd D2 StrioMat Hybrid medium spiny neuron (MSN) type with molecular, electrophysiological, and morphological features that clarify hybrid MSN identities. Comparative cis-regulatory analysis reveals conserved sequence grammars that encode cell identity and inform viral targeting strategies, providing a foundational resource for BG evolution, function, and disease.
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