2011
CPG15 regulates synapse stability in the developing and adult brain
Fujino T, Leslie JH, Eavri R, Chen JL, Lin WC, Flanders GH, Borok E, Horvath TL, Nedivi E. CPG15 regulates synapse stability in the developing and adult brain. Genes & Development 2011, 25: 2674-2685. PMID: 22190461, PMCID: PMC3248687, DOI: 10.1101/gad.176172.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic maturationDendritic spinesFunctional synaptic contactsNeural circuit developmentSynaptic contactsSpine maintenanceDiolistic labelingDendritic arborsMature brainCircuit refinementSynapse stabilityAdult brainKnockout miceSynapse stabilizationCPG15Active synapsesSpine numberActivity-dependent synapseDevelopmental maturationSpineNeuronal branchesCircuit developmentGradual attritionBrainSynapses
2006
Ghrelin controls hippocampal spine synapse density and memory performance
Diano S, Farr SA, Benoit SC, McNay EC, da Silva I, Horvath B, Gaskin FS, Nonaka N, Jaeger LB, Banks WA, Morley JE, Pinto S, Sherwin RS, Xu L, Yamada KA, Sleeman MW, Tschöp MH, Horvath TL. Ghrelin controls hippocampal spine synapse density and memory performance. Nature Neuroscience 2006, 9: 381-388. PMID: 16491079, DOI: 10.1038/nn1656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal spine synapse densitySpine synapse densitySpine synapse formationGrowth hormone releaseNovel therapeutic strategiesLong-term potentiationHigher brain functionsEnhanced spatial learningGut hormonesGhrelin administrationHypothalamic actionSynapse densitySpine synapsesCA1 regionHormone releaseNeuropeptide ghrelinGhrelin bindingHippocampal formationTherapeutic strategiesMelanocortin systemGhrelinBrain areasMetabolic controlSynaptic changesSynaptic plasticity