2016
Excitatory Synaptic Drive and Feedforward Inhibition in the Hippocampal CA3 Circuit Are Regulated by SynCAM 1
Park KA, Ribic A, Gaupp F, Coman D, Huang Y, Dulla CG, Hyder F, Biederer T. Excitatory Synaptic Drive and Feedforward Inhibition in the Hippocampal CA3 Circuit Are Regulated by SynCAM 1. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 7464-7475. PMID: 27413156, PMCID: PMC4945666, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0189-16.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCA3 Region, HippocampalCell Adhesion Molecule-1Cell Adhesion MoleculesConditioning, ClassicalFearFemaleGABA AntagonistsGene Expression RegulationImmunoglobulinsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMemory DisordersMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeural InhibitionNeural PathwaysParvalbuminsPyridazinesSynapsesSynaptic PotentialsTime FactorsConceptsDiffusion tensor imagingHippocampal CA3 areaKO miceMagnetic resonance imagingExcitatory inputsFeedforward inhibitionSynCAM 1Pyramidal neuronsNetwork excitabilityCA3 areaMossy fibersExcitatory mossy fiber inputBrain regionsTensor imagingHippocampal CA3 circuitsParvalbumin-positive interneuronsCA3 pyramidal neuronsPV-positive interneuronsExcitatory synaptic driveKnock-out (KO) miceDevelopment of synapsesDifferent neuronal populationsMossy fiber inputsDistinct brain regionsSynaptic imbalance
2014
Structural organization and function of mouse photoreceptor ribbon synapses involve the immunoglobulin protein synaptic cell adhesion molecule 1
Ribic A, Liu X, Crair MC, Biederer T. Structural organization and function of mouse photoreceptor ribbon synapses involve the immunoglobulin protein synaptic cell adhesion molecule 1. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2014, 522: 900-920. PMID: 23982969, PMCID: PMC3947154, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol OxidoreductasesAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell Adhesion Molecule-1Cell Adhesion MoleculesCo-Repressor ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsElectroretinographyFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalImmunoglobulinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronNerve Tissue ProteinsPhosphoproteinsReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateRetinaRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsSynapsesVesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 1ConceptsCell adhesion molecule-1Adhesion molecule-1Ribbon synapsesKO retinasSynaptic cell adhesion molecule 1Molecule-1Mouse photoreceptor ribbon synapsesInner retinal layersPhotoreceptor ribbon synapsesRod visual pathwayEarly postnatal stagesPlexiform layerKO micePhotoreceptor synapsesSynaptic organizationExcitatory synapsesQuantitative ultrastructural analysisRetinal layersKnockout miceOuter nuclearVisual pathwaySynapse developmentElectroretinogram recordingsPostnatal stagesAdhesion molecules
2012
The Synaptic Adhesion Molecule SynCAM 1 Contributes to Cocaine Effects on Synapse Structure and Psychostimulant Behavior
Giza JI, Jung Y, Jeffrey RA, Neugebauer NM, Picciotto MR, Biederer T. The Synaptic Adhesion Molecule SynCAM 1 Contributes to Cocaine Effects on Synapse Structure and Psychostimulant Behavior. Neuropsychopharmacology 2012, 38: 628-638. PMID: 23169347, PMCID: PMC3572459, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2012.226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleus accumbensDrugs of abuseSynCAM 1Cocaine effectsSynapse structureMushroom-type spinesExcitatory synapse numberMedium spiny neuronsAddiction-related behaviorsKO miceSpiny neuronsStubby spinesSynapse numberAdhesion molecule proteinsExcitatory synapsesCocaine administrationTrans-synaptic interactionsKnockout micePsychostimulant effectsNAc synapsesStructural remodelingTherapeutic interventionsSynaptic cleftPsychostimulant cocaineSynapse development