M13C has characteristics that are mixed between astrocytes and immature neurons. Such characteristics are thought to exist amongst a heterogeneous population of cells with neurogenic properties in the adult SVZ39,40. Because samples from CN were taken from the head of the caudate nucleus, which includes part of the SVZ, we hypothesized that gene coexpression in this module might relate to adult SVZ neurogenesis and sought experimental validation for this hypothesis on the basis of expression patterns in the brain.
