Extracellular matrix control of dendritic spine and synapse structure and plasticity in adulthood
Levy AD, Omar MH, Koleske AJ. Extracellular matrix control of dendritic spine and synapse structure and plasticity in adulthood. Frontiers In Neuroanatomy 2014, 8: 116. PMID: 25368556, PMCID: PMC4202714, DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2014.00116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic spinesMost excitatory synapsesCentral nervous systemLate-onset diseaseBrain extracellular matrixExcitatory synapsesExtracellular matrixSynapse stabilityOnset diseaseNervous systemSpine stabilityAlzheimer's diseaseSynapse formationAdult spineSynapse structureAdult animalsSpineDiseaseNormal functionSpine structureCircuit functionCritical regulatorAdulthoodMeshwork of proteinsECM receptorsChapter 5 ECM receptors in neuronal structure, synaptic plasticity, and behavior
Kerrisk ME, Cingolani LA, Koleske AJ. Chapter 5 ECM receptors in neuronal structure, synaptic plasticity, and behavior. Progress In Brain Research 2014, 214: 101-131. PMID: 25410355, PMCID: PMC4640673, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63486-3.00005-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic plasticityNeuronal structuresCentral nervous system developmentForm synapsesNervous system developmentDendritic projectionsSynaptic activityPostsynaptic partnersPostsynaptic cellECM receptorsReceptor activationGuidance moleculesSynapse structureReceptorsStable synapsesExtracellular matrix receptorsNeuronsSynapsesCell adhesion receptorsMatrix receptorsAdhesion receptorsReceptor transitionPreECM compositionECM ligands