2019
Synapse-Selective Control of Cortical Maturation and Plasticity by Parvalbumin-Autonomous Action of SynCAM 1
Ribic A, Crair MC, Biederer T. Synapse-Selective Control of Cortical Maturation and Plasticity by Parvalbumin-Autonomous Action of SynCAM 1. Cell Reports 2019, 26: 381-393.e6. PMID: 30625321, PMCID: PMC6345548, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.12.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical plasticityCell adhesion molecule-1Critical periodJuvenile-like plasticityAdhesion molecule-1Primary visual cortexVisual critical periodThalamocortical inputsCortical maturationCircuit maturationV1 plasticityParvalbumin interneuronsFeedforward inhibitionSynaptic cell adhesion molecule 1Cell-autonomous mechanismsBrief lossCortical responsesSynaptic lociMolecule-1Visual cortexSynaptic factorsInterneuronsSpecific knockdownAdulthoodEyes
2017
Transcellular Nanoalignment of Synaptic Function
Biederer T, Kaeser PS, Blanpied TA. Transcellular Nanoalignment of Synaptic Function. Neuron 2017, 96: 680-696. PMID: 29096080, PMCID: PMC5777221, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CommunicationExocytosisHumansNeuronal PlasticityPresynaptic TerminalsSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionSynaptic Vesicles
2010
SynCAM 1 Adhesion Dynamically Regulates Synapse Number and Impacts Plasticity and Learning
Robbins EM, Krupp AJ, de Arce K, Ghosh AK, Fogel AI, Boucard A, Südhof TC, Stein V, Biederer T. SynCAM 1 Adhesion Dynamically Regulates Synapse Number and Impacts Plasticity and Learning. Neuron 2010, 68: 894-906. PMID: 21145003, PMCID: PMC3026433, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynapse numberSynCAM 1Excitatory synapse numberLong-term depressionActivity-dependent changesTransgenic brainsExcitatory synapsesMature synapsesTransgenic miceNeuronal connectivityNeuronal circuitsSynapse developmentSpatial learningAdhesion moleculesNeuronal networksSynapsesAdult networksMiceBrainOverexpressionPlasticityExpressionSynaptogenesis