Multiciliated ependymal (E1) cells line the brain ventricles and are essential for brain homeostasis. We previously identified in the lateral ventricles a rare ependymal subpopulation (E2) with only two cilia and unique basal bodies. Here we show that E2 cells form a distinct biciliated epithelium extending along the ventral third into the fourth ventricle. In the third ventricle floor, apical profiles with only primary cilia define an additional uniciliated (E3) epithelium. E2 and E3 cells' ultrastructure, marker expression and basal processes indicate that they correspond to subtypes of tanycytes. Using sonic hedgehog lineage tracing, we show that the third and fourth ventricle E2 and E3 epithelia originate from the anterior floor plate. E2 and E3 cells complete their differentiation 2–3 weeks after birth, suggesting a link to postnatal maturation. These data reveal discrete bands of E2 and E3 cells that may relay information from the CSF to underlying neural circuits along the ventral midline.

There has been an increasing influx of nanopesticides into agriculture in recent years. Understanding the interaction between nanopesticides and edible plants is crucial in evaluating the potential impact of nanotechnology on the environment and agriculture. Here we exposed lettuce plants to Cu(OH)2 nanopesticides (1050-2100 mg/L) through foliar spray for one month. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) results indicate that 97-99% (1353-2501 mg/kg) of copper was sequestered in the leaves and only a small percentage (1-3%) (17.5-56.9 mg/kg) was translocated to root tissues through phloem loading. Gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF-MS) based metabolomics combined with partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) multivariate analysis revealed that Cu(OH)2 nanopesticides altered metabolite levels of lettuce leaves. Tricarboxylic (TCA) cycle and a number of amino acid-related biological pathways were disturbed. Some antioxidant levels (cis-caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid, dehydroascorbic acid) were significantly decreased compared to the control, indicating that oxidative stress and a defense response occurred. Nicotianamine, a copper chelator, increased by 12-27 fold compared to the control, which may represent a detoxification mechanism. The up-regulation of polyamines (spermidine and putrescine) and potassium may mitigate oxidative stress and enhance tolerance. The data presented here provide a molecular-scale perspective on the response of plants to copper nanopesticides.

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Title GC-TOF-MS based metabolomics and ICP-MS based metallomics of cucumber (: CucumissativusCopper-based nanoparticles have wide application in agriculture as fungicides and bactericides. Due to the rapid increase in their use, it is imperative to understand their environmental impact, especially on agricultural crops. In this study, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) based metallomics and gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF-MS) based metabolomics were applied to detect metal and molecular changes in cucumber plants exposed to various environmentally-relevant levels of nano copper (nCu at 0, 200, 400, and 800 mg kg) until full maturity. Metallomics studies showed nCu caused the perturbation of Fe uptake in leaves. In fruit, Ca, K, S, P, Zn and Mg increased after exposure to 400 and 800 mg kg −1 nCu. Metabolomics and partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) revealed that the metabolite profile in cucumber fruits was distinctively altered due to exposure to nCu. A number of metabolites were either up-regulated (proline, glycine, valine, pelargonic acid, arachidic acid, xylose, benzoic acid) or down-regulated (citric acid, myo-inositol, ornithine, 1-kestose) in response to nCu exposure. Biological pathway analysis showed a number of C and N related pathways were changed, especially galactose metabolism and the tricarboxylic acid cycle, indicating C and N metabolism was perturbed by nCu. This study showed GC-TOF-MS based metabolomics combined with ICP-MS based metallomics provide the necessary preliminary data to conduct further mechanistic investigations.Environ. Table S1. A summary of analysis of variance for effect of nCu on the biomass, Cu and Fe content are presented in Table S2. The concentration of metabolites in cucumber fruit analyzed by GC-TOF-MS are shown in Table S3. Effect of nCu on biomass of root, stem, leaf and fruit are shown in Fig. S1. Waterextractable Cu in soil solutions are shown in Fig. S2. Score plot and loading plot of mineral nutrient analyzing by PLS-DA are shown in Fig. S3 and S4; VIP scores and pathway impact are shown in Fig. S5. See DOI: 10.1039/c6en00093b Nano impactWith the increasing use of copper-containing nano-pesticides in agriculture, a comprehensive understanding of their implications for terrestrial plants, especially edible crops, is needed. GC-TOF-MS based metabolomics and ICP-MS based metallomics were applied to investigate the response at the molecular level of cucumber plants exposed to nano-Cu. Fruit metabolomics revealed that the metabolite profiles were significantly changed due to exposure to nanoCu. Several metabolites, including 1-kestose, xylose, fructose, ornithine, citrulline, glycine, proline, oxoproline, methionine, aspartic acid, citric acid, glutaric acid, shikimic acid, benzoic acid, pelargonic acid, arachidic acid, linolenic acid, and caprylic acid were either down-or up-regulated. Nano-Cu also significantly changed the concentration of Ca, K, S, P, Zn, and Mg. The biological pathway of galactose met...