2021
Synaptic recognition molecules in development and disease
Chowdhury D, Watters K, Biederer T. Synaptic recognition molecules in development and disease. Current Topics In Developmental Biology 2021, 142: 319-370. PMID: 33706921, PMCID: PMC8632550, DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2020.12.009.ChaptersConceptsSingle-cell expression studiesRecognition moleculesRecognition factorsKey protein familiesPost-translational modificationsLeucine-rich repeatsCell expression studiesSemaphorin/PlexinAlternative splicingProtein familyProteomic approachCombinatorial actionMolecular playersPartner recognitionExpression studiesMolecular themesSpecific expressionDisease relevanceSynapse specificationVertebrate brainImmunoglobulin SuperfamilyRich repertoireAppropriate brain regionsNeuron type-specific expressionSynaptic wiring
2019
SynGO: An Evidence-Based, Expert-Curated Knowledge Base for the Synapse
Koopmans F, van Nierop P, Andres-Alonso M, Byrnes A, Cijsouw T, Coba M, Cornelisse L, Farrell R, Goldschmidt H, Howrigan D, Hussain N, Imig C, de Jong A, Jung H, Kohansalnodehi M, Kramarz B, Lipstein N, Lovering R, MacGillavry H, Mariano V, Mi H, Ninov M, Osumi-Sutherland D, Pielot R, Smalla K, Tang H, Tashman K, Toonen R, Verpelli C, Reig-Viader R, Watanabe K, van Weering J, Achsel T, Ashrafi G, Asi N, Brown T, De Camilli P, Feuermann M, Foulger R, Gaudet P, Joglekar A, Kanellopoulos A, Malenka R, Nicoll R, Pulido C, de Juan-Sanz J, Sheng M, Südhof T, Tilgner H, Bagni C, Bayés À, Biederer T, Brose N, Chua J, Dieterich D, Gundelfinger E, Hoogenraad C, Huganir R, Jahn R, Kaeser P, Kim E, Kreutz M, McPherson P, Neale B, O'Connor V, Posthuma D, Ryan T, Sala C, Feng G, Hyman S, Thomas P, Smit A, Verhage M. SynGO: An Evidence-Based, Expert-Curated Knowledge Base for the Synapse. Neuron 2019, 103: 217-234.e4. PMID: 31171447, PMCID: PMC6764089, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
The novel synaptogenic protein Farp1 links postsynaptic cytoskeletal dynamics and transsynaptic organization
Cheadle L, Biederer T. The novel synaptogenic protein Farp1 links postsynaptic cytoskeletal dynamics and transsynaptic organization. Journal Of Cell Biology 2012, 199: 985-1001. PMID: 23209303, PMCID: PMC3518221, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201205041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell Adhesion Molecule-1Cell Adhesion MoleculesCytoskeletal ProteinsCytoskeletonDendritic SpinesGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHEK293 CellsHippocampusHumansImmunoglobulinsMiceMice, KnockoutNeurogenesisNeuronsNeuropeptidesProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryProteomicsRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsSignal TransductionSynapsesConceptsSynCAM 1Synapse developmentF-actin assemblyCytoskeletal dynamicsGTPase Rac1Retrograde signalsSynaptic adhesionFARP1Transsynaptic interactionsFilopodial dynamicsProtein 1Synapse formationSynaptic complexImmature neuronsSpine densitySpine morphologySynapse numberPathwayKnockout miceSynaptic membranesPleckstrinFERMRac1
2007
Mixed-culture assays for analyzing neuronal synapse formation
Biederer T, Scheiffele P. Mixed-culture assays for analyzing neuronal synapse formation. Nature Protocols 2007, 2: 670-676. PMID: 17406629, DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2007.92.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebrate central nervous systemIndividual cell surface proteinsSynaptic adhesion complexesCell biological mechanismsPostsynaptic membrane domainsCell surface proteinsAssembly of synapsesAdhesion complexesMembrane domainsNeuronal synapse formationIndividual proteinsSynaptogenic activityGenetic studiesBidirectional signalingPrimary neuronal culturesSynapse formationSynaptic differentiationMixed culture assayBiological mechanismsSynaptic structureProteinNew insightsSynaptic cleftNeuronal culturesAssay system