2012
Arg Kinase Regulates Prefrontal Dendritic Spine Refinement and Cocaine-Induced Plasticity
Gourley SL, Olevska A, Warren MS, Taylor JR, Koleske AJ. Arg Kinase Regulates Prefrontal Dendritic Spine Refinement and Cocaine-Induced Plasticity. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 2314-2323. PMID: 22396406, PMCID: PMC3386297, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2730-11.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine densityAdolescent wild-type mouseHippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuronsDendritic spine densityCA1 pyramidal neuronsPostnatal day 60Wild-type miceDendritic spine developmentCocaine-Induced PlasticityAddictive-like behaviorsPyramidal neuronsCocaine sensitizationDendritic spinesPsychomotor sensitizationProtective consequencesSpine headsNeuropsychiatric disordersOrbitofrontal cortexDay 60Local applicationArg inhibitionPsychomotor sensitivityIntracellular mechanismsPsychostimulant sensitivitySpine development
2009
Loss of dendrite stabilization by the Abl-related gene (Arg) kinase regulates behavioral flexibility and sensitivity to cocaine
Gourley SL, Koleske AJ, Taylor JR. Loss of dendrite stabilization by the Abl-related gene (Arg) kinase regulates behavioral flexibility and sensitivity to cocaine. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 16859-16864. PMID: 19805386, PMCID: PMC2742404, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0902286106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine D2 receptor levelsLocomotor depressant actionsD2 receptor levelsWild-type micePsychomotor stimulant actionDendritic simplificationAntagonist haloperidolStimulant actionCocaine exposureCortical axonsDendritic arborsReceptor levelsCocaine administrationSynaptic pruningDendrite stabilizationNeuropsychiatric disordersArg inhibitionMiceNormal sensitivityDendritic refinementCytoskeletal stabilizationCocaineAdolescenceReversal taskRhoA GTPase