2016
Disruption of Coordinated Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Maturation Underlies the Defects in Hippocampal Synapse Stability and Plasticity in Abl2/Arg-Deficient Mice
Xiao X, Levy AD, Rosenberg BJ, Higley MJ, Koleske AJ. Disruption of Coordinated Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Maturation Underlies the Defects in Hippocampal Synapse Stability and Plasticity in Abl2/Arg-Deficient Mice. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 6778-6791. PMID: 27335408, PMCID: PMC4916252, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4092-15.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornDendritic SpinesExcitatory Amino Acid AgentsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlutamic AcidHippocampusHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeuronal PlasticityNeurotransmitter AgentsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, GlutamateReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSubcellular FractionsSynapsesSynaptic PotentialsConceptsNMDA receptorsHippocampal synapsesEarly adulthoodFocal glutamate uncagingImmature glutamatergic synapsesDendritic spine numberNormal synaptic plasticityPostnatal day 21NMDA receptor currentsLate postnatal developmentHigh release probabilityArg kinaseForms of plasticityGlutamate uncagingSynapse lossPresynaptic sitesGlutamatergic synapsesSynapse stabilityPostsynaptic sitesSynaptic stabilityCultured neuronsMice ageReceptor currentsDay 21Synaptic plasticity
2014
Ablation of ErbB4 from excitatory neurons leads to reduced dendritic spine density in mouse prefrontal cortex
Cooper MA, Koleske AJ. Ablation of ErbB4 from excitatory neurons leads to reduced dendritic spine density in mouse prefrontal cortex. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2014, 522: 3351-3362. PMID: 24752666, PMCID: PMC4107058, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Cell FractionationCells, CulturedDendritic SpinesDisks Large Homolog 4 ProteinGene Expression RegulationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGuanylate KinasesMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3NestinNeuronsPrefrontal CortexReceptor, ErbB-4SynapsesTransfectionConceptsDendritic spine densitySpine densityExcitatory pyramidal cellsExcitatory neuronsPrefrontal cortexPyramidal cellsDendritic spinesErbB4 functionAblation of ErbB4Dendritic spine lossCortical neuronal culturesMouse prefrontal cortexDendritic spine developmentMonths of ageSynaptic plasma membrane preparationsSpine lossWeanling miceDorsomedial prefrontal cortexPsychiatric disordersKnockout miceMature spinesErbB4 signalingSynaptic plasticityNeuronal culturesDisease pathologyChapter 5 ECM receptors in neuronal structure, synaptic plasticity, and behavior
Kerrisk ME, Cingolani LA, Koleske AJ. Chapter 5 ECM receptors in neuronal structure, synaptic plasticity, and behavior. Progress In Brain Research 2014, 214: 101-131. PMID: 25410355, PMCID: PMC4640673, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63486-3.00005-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic plasticityNeuronal structuresCentral nervous system developmentForm synapsesNervous system developmentDendritic projectionsSynaptic activityPostsynaptic partnersPostsynaptic cellECM receptorsReceptor activationGuidance moleculesSynapse structureReceptorsStable synapsesExtracellular matrix receptorsNeuronsSynapsesCell adhesion receptorsMatrix receptorsAdhesion receptorsReceptor transitionPreECM compositionECM ligands