2016
Dendrite Maintenance
Katrancha S, Koleske A. Dendrite Maintenance. 2016, 317-355. DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-56050-0_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic spinesArbor stabilityDendrite arborsCytoplasmic nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseDendritic spine formationDendritic spine stabilityProper brain functionPsychiatric illnessSpine stabilityDifferent pathological statesSynaptic connectionsSpine formationBrain functionNormal agingNeurodegenerative diseasesMajor contributing factorSpinePathological statesReceptorsArborsEph receptorsContributing factorTyrosine kinaseCell surface adhesion receptorsMolecular mechanisms
2013
Integrin α3 Is Required for Late Postnatal Stability of Dendrite Arbors, Dendritic Spines and Synapses, and Mouse Behavior
Kerrisk ME, Greer CA, Koleske AJ. Integrin α3 Is Required for Late Postnatal Stability of Dendrite Arbors, Dendritic Spines and Synapses, and Mouse Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 6742-6752. PMID: 23595732, PMCID: PMC3711182, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0528-13.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAlpha-FetoproteinsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsCell MembraneDendritesDendritic SpinesDisks Large Homolog 4 ProteinFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGuanylate KinasesHippocampusImmunoprecipitationIntegrin alpha3LysineMaleMembrane ProteinsMemory DisordersMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicModels, BiologicalNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPhosphopyruvate HydrataseRecognition, PsychologyRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSynapsesConceptsDendritic spinesIntegrin α3Adult rodent forebrainHippocampal-dependent behaviorsPostnatal day 21Excitatory forebrain neuronsMouse behaviorProper hippocampal functionLong-term potentiationArbor stabilityArg nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseRodent forebrainForebrain neuronsSynapse densitySynapse stabilityDendrite arborsDay 21Arbor sizeHippocampal dendritesHippocampal functionMutant miceSynapse maintenanceBrain functionNeurodegenerative diseasesKey mediator
2010
Increased Dendrite Branching in AβPP/PS1 Mice and Elongation of Dendrite Arbors by Fasudil Administration
Couch BA, DeMarco GJ, Gourley SL, Koleske AJ. Increased Dendrite Branching in AβPP/PS1 Mice and Elongation of Dendrite Arbors by Fasudil Administration. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2010, 20: 1003-1008. PMID: 20413901, PMCID: PMC3077946, DOI: 10.3233/jad-2010-091114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendrite arborsPS1 miceAβPP/PS1 miceAmyloid-beta overproductionPS1 transgenic miceCA1 pyramidal neuronsROCK inhibitor fasudilROCK signalingPyramidal neuronsDendritic regressionFasudil administrationPharmacological reductionInhibitor fasudilTransgenic miceAlzheimer's diseaseMiceDendrite branchingRho-kinaseArborsDiseaseNeuronsSignalingAtrophyFasudilAbeta
2007
Inhibition of Rho via Arg and p190RhoGAP in the Postnatal Mouse Hippocampus Regulates Dendritic Spine Maturation, Synapse and Dendrite Stability, and Behavior
Sfakianos MK, Eisman A, Gourley SL, Bradley WD, Scheetz AJ, Settleman J, Taylor JR, Greer CA, Williamson A, Koleske AJ. Inhibition of Rho via Arg and p190RhoGAP in the Postnatal Mouse Hippocampus Regulates Dendritic Spine Maturation, Synapse and Dendrite Stability, and Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 10982-10992. PMID: 17928439, PMCID: PMC6672862, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0793-07.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic spine maturationDendritic regressionSpine maturationDendritic spinesNormal morphological maturationDendritic spine lossPostnatal day 21Late postnatal developmentPostnatal mouse hippocampusDendrite stabilityPyramidal dendritesSpine lossSynaptic refinementProgressive deficitsHippocampal synapsesMature neuronsArbor developmentInhibitory pathwaysMouse hippocampusDendrite arborsDay 21Postnatal developmentMorphological maturationDendritic branchesDendrite morphogenesis