2013
Serotonergic Neurosecretory Synapse Targeting Is Controlled by Netrin-Releasing Guidepost Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans
Nelson JC, Colón-Ramos DA. Serotonergic Neurosecretory Synapse Targeting Is Controlled by Netrin-Releasing Guidepost Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 1366-1376. PMID: 23345213, PMCID: PMC3584569, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3471-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUNC-34/EnabledReceptor UNC-40/DCCUNC-6/NetrinUNC-40/DCCNetrin receptor UNC-40/DCCCaenorhabditis elegansUNC-40NSM neuronsSynapse targetingMolecular linkMolecular mechanismsNovel mechanismSpatial specificitySite targetsRelease sitesNetrinPostsynaptic partnersSite formationRing neuronsSpecific regionsTargetingCaenorhabditisElegansLamellipodinGuidepost neurons
2012
Netrin instructs synaptic vesicle clustering through Rac GTPase, MIG-10, and the actin cytoskeleton
Stavoe AK, Colón-Ramos DA. Netrin instructs synaptic vesicle clustering through Rac GTPase, MIG-10, and the actin cytoskeleton. Journal Of Cell Biology 2012, 197: 75-88. PMID: 22451697, PMCID: PMC3317799, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201110127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive zone proteinsActin cytoskeletonUNC-40Synaptic vesiclesSynapse assemblyVesicle clusteringCED-10/Rac1CED-5/DOCK180Receptor UNC-40/DCCPresynaptic regionUNC-40/DCCNetrin receptor UNC-40/DCCZone proteinSynaptic vesicle clusteringSeparate pathways downstreamRole of netrinsCED-5MIG-10Subcellular localizationRac GTPasePathways downstreamCytoskeletonCell migrationNetrinVesicles