2019
Regulation of the apical extension morphogenesis tunes the mechanosensory response of microvilliated neurons
Desban L, Prendergast A, Roussel J, Rosello M, Geny D, Wyart C, Bardet PL. Regulation of the apical extension morphogenesis tunes the mechanosensory response of microvilliated neurons. PLOS Biology 2019, 17: e3000235. PMID: 31002663, PMCID: PMC6493769, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell Surface ExtensionsCerebrospinal FluidMechanotransduction, CellularMicrovilliMorphogenesisNeuronsSensory Receptor CellsSpinal CordZebrafishConceptsRing of actinApical junctional complexApical extensionSensory cellsApical actin ringSensory cell typesInner ear sensory cellsTime-lapse imagingVivo time-lapse imagingZebrafish embryosMorphogenesisActin ringsCell typesHair bundlesMechanosensory responsesProtrusion elongationJunctional complexesActinTail bendingMolecular factorsCerebrospinal fluid-contacting neuronsApical attachmentCritical roleOsmolarity changesApical processes
2018
Pkd2l1 is required for mechanoception in cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons and maintenance of spine curvature
Sternberg JR, Prendergast AE, Brosse L, Cantaut-Belarif Y, Thouvenin O, Orts-Del’Immagine A, Castillo L, Djenoune L, Kurisu S, McDearmid JR, Bardet PL, Boccara C, Okamoto H, Delmas P, Wyart C. Pkd2l1 is required for mechanoception in cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons and maintenance of spine curvature. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 3804. PMID: 30228263, PMCID: PMC6143598, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06225-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCerebrospinal FluidCiliaMechanotransduction, CellularNeuronsSpinal CordZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsCentral canalCSF-cNsSpontaneous activityCSF flowCerebrospinal fluid-contacting neuronsSpine curvatureCSF-contacting neuronsCerebrospinal fluid flowSpinal cordIdiopathic scoliosisSingle-channel openingsCalcium activityPKD2L1 channelPKD2L1Mechanosensory cellsNeuronsCanalChannel openingMechanoceptionKyphosisCilia motilityCord
2016
Innervation regulates synaptic ribbons in lateral line mechanosensory hair cells
Suli A, Pujol R, Cunningham DE, Hailey DW, Prendergast A, Rubel EW, Raible DW. Innervation regulates synaptic ribbons in lateral line mechanosensory hair cells. Journal Of Cell Science 2016, 129: 2250-2260. PMID: 27103160, PMCID: PMC4920245, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.182592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsHair Cells, Auditory, InnerLateral Line SystemMechanotransduction, CellularMembranesMutationSynapsesSynaptic VesiclesZebrafishConceptsMechanosensory hair cellsHair cellsWild-type larvaeZebrafish lateral line systemElectron-dense structuresRibbon formationProper synapsisLateral line systemMature synapseSynaptic vesiclesHair cell innervationPost-synaptic elementsSensory cellsBasolateral membranePresynaptic zoneAfferent fibersSynaptic ribbonsFunctional synapsesBalance disordersCellsInnervationMutantsSynapsesLarvaeCytoplasm