2016
Early Activation of Experience-Independent Dendritic Spine Turnover in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.
Heiss JK, Barrett J, Yu Z, Haas LT, Kostylev MA, Strittmatter SM. Early Activation of Experience-Independent Dendritic Spine Turnover in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Cerebral Cortex 2016, 27: 3660-3674. PMID: 27365298, PMCID: PMC6059166, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsCerebral CortexDendritic SpinesDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression ProfilingGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHippocampusHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalImmunoprecipitationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMutationNeuroimagingPlaque, AmyloidPresenilin-1Prion ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosSensory DeprivationTime FactorsVibrissaeConceptsAPP/PS1 miceDendritic spine turnoverSpine turnoverAlzheimer's diseasePS1 miceAged APP/PS1 miceYoung APP/PS1 miceAPP/PS1 mouse brainSoluble Aβ oligomersLipid-metabolizing genesAPPswe/Synaptic lossCerebral cortexSynapse densityAβ plaquesSynaptic dysregulationLack responsivenessMouse modelDendritic spinesPersistent spinesSynapse turnoverPlaque formationMouse brainYounger ageCellular prion protein
2013
Anatomical Plasticity of Adult Brain Is Titrated by Nogo Receptor 1
Akbik FV, Bhagat SM, Patel PR, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Anatomical Plasticity of Adult Brain Is Titrated by Nogo Receptor 1. Neuron 2013, 77: 859-866. PMID: 23473316, PMCID: PMC3594793, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNgr1-/- miceNogo receptor 1Somatosensory cortexReceptor 1Adult cerebral cortexDendritic spine turnoverDendritic spine dynamicsAnatomical plasticityCerebral cortexControl miceSpine turnoverAxonal varicositiesWhisker removalAdult brainDendritic spinesSpine dynamicsNull miceAge 26Synaptic turnoverAnatomical connectivityConditional deletionMiceLower set pointNgR1Cortex