SynCAM 1 Adhesion Dynamically Regulates Synapse Number and Impacts Plasticity and Learning
Robbins EM, Krupp AJ, de Arce K, Ghosh AK, Fogel AI, Boucard A, Südhof TC, Stein V, Biederer T. SynCAM 1 Adhesion Dynamically Regulates Synapse Number and Impacts Plasticity and Learning. Neuron 2010, 68: 894-906. PMID: 21145003, PMCID: PMC3026433, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynapse numberSynCAM 1Excitatory synapse numberLong-term depressionActivity-dependent changesTransgenic brainsExcitatory synapsesMature synapsesTransgenic miceNeuronal connectivityNeuronal circuitsSynapse developmentSpatial learningAdhesion moleculesNeuronal networksSynapsesAdult networksMiceBrainOverexpressionPlasticityExpressionSynaptogenesis