2017
Corticosteroid-induced dendrite loss and behavioral deficiencies can be blocked by activation of Abl2/Arg kinase
Shapiro LP, Omar MH, Koleske AJ, Gourley SL. Corticosteroid-induced dendrite loss and behavioral deficiencies can be blocked by activation of Abl2/Arg kinase. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2017, 85: 226-234. PMID: 29107098, PMCID: PMC5767942, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2017.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorticosterone exposureHippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuronsStressor exposureArbor structureCA1 pyramidal neuronsAnhedonic-like behaviorClassical neurotransmitter systemsSpecific brain regionsMental health concernsDendrite lossPyramidal neuronsStress-related illnessesArg nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseNeuronal remodelingNeurotransmitter systemsNeural degenerationBehavioral abnormalitiesTrigger pointsCognitive declineBrain regionsKey next stepHealth concernKey mediatorMental healthPharmacological compounds
2013
Integrin α3 Is Required for Late Postnatal Stability of Dendrite Arbors, Dendritic Spines and Synapses, and Mouse Behavior
Kerrisk ME, Greer CA, Koleske AJ. Integrin α3 Is Required for Late Postnatal Stability of Dendrite Arbors, Dendritic Spines and Synapses, and Mouse Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 6742-6752. PMID: 23595732, PMCID: PMC3711182, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0528-13.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAlpha-FetoproteinsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsCell MembraneDendritesDendritic SpinesDisks Large Homolog 4 ProteinFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGuanylate KinasesHippocampusImmunoprecipitationIntegrin alpha3LysineMaleMembrane ProteinsMemory DisordersMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicModels, BiologicalNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPhosphopyruvate HydrataseRecognition, PsychologyRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSynapsesConceptsDendritic spinesIntegrin α3Adult rodent forebrainHippocampal-dependent behaviorsPostnatal day 21Excitatory forebrain neuronsMouse behaviorProper hippocampal functionLong-term potentiationArbor stabilityArg nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseRodent forebrainForebrain neuronsSynapse densitySynapse stabilityDendrite arborsDay 21Arbor sizeHippocampal dendritesHippocampal functionMutant miceSynapse maintenanceBrain functionNeurodegenerative diseasesKey mediator