2021
Abl2:Cortactin Interactions Regulate Dendritic Spine Stability via Control of a Stable Filamentous Actin Pool
Shaw JE, Kilander MBC, Lin YC, Koleske AJ. Abl2:Cortactin Interactions Regulate Dendritic Spine Stability via Control of a Stable Filamentous Actin Pool. Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 41: 3068-3081. PMID: 33622779, PMCID: PMC8026353, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2472-20.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic spine stabilityDendritic spinesSpine stabilityTonic increaseSubset of spinesSexes of miceMost excitatory synapsesCortactin interactionsGluN2B levelsSpine densitySpine lossArg nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseKinetically distinct poolsExcitatory synapsesHippocampal neuronsSynaptic activitySpine enlargementSpineSpine sizeSpine actinActivity-dependent spine enlargementSpine shapeStructural plasticityDistinct poolsTyrosine kinase
2017
CNS Neurons Deposit Laminin α5 to Stabilize Synapses
Omar MH, Campbell M, Xiao X, Zhong Q, Brunken WJ, Miner JH, Greer CA, Koleske AJ. CNS Neurons Deposit Laminin α5 to Stabilize Synapses. Cell Reports 2017, 21: 1281-1292. PMID: 29091766, PMCID: PMC5776391, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.10.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic spine head sizeLaminin α5Larger postsynaptic densitiesDendritic spine densitySpine head sizeAge-dependent lossDendritic spine sizeEnhanced neurotransmissionSpine densityHippocampal neuronsDendritic spinesConditional deletionLaminin β2Postsynaptic densitySynapsesSpine sizeEarly adulthoodBehavioral defectsNeuronsBrainHead sizeMolecular mechanismsΑ5LamininNeurotransmission