2022
Control of Synapse Structure and Function by Actin and Its Regulators
Gentile JE, Carrizales MG, Koleske AJ. Control of Synapse Structure and Function by Actin and Its Regulators. Cells 2022, 11: 603. PMID: 35203254, PMCID: PMC8869895, DOI: 10.3390/cells11040603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin poolsOrganization of proteinsSynaptic actinOrganization of actinDisease risk genesKey neuronal functionsPost-synaptic compartmentsActin regulatorsDynamic regulationActin filamentsWhole-exome sequencingRisk genesIon channelsGenetic variantsActinRegulatorNeuronal functionSynapse structureExome sequencingPostsynaptic dendritic spinesKey functionsSpecialized junctionsGenesPresynaptic axon terminalsAxon terminals
2014
Extracellular matrix control of dendritic spine and synapse structure and plasticity in adulthood
Levy AD, Omar MH, Koleske AJ. Extracellular matrix control of dendritic spine and synapse structure and plasticity in adulthood. Frontiers In Neuroanatomy 2014, 8: 116. PMID: 25368556, PMCID: PMC4202714, DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2014.00116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic spinesMost excitatory synapsesCentral nervous systemLate-onset diseaseBrain extracellular matrixExcitatory synapsesExtracellular matrixSynapse stabilityOnset diseaseNervous systemSpine stabilityAlzheimer's diseaseSynapse formationAdult spineSynapse structureAdult animalsSpineDiseaseNormal functionSpine structureCircuit functionCritical regulatorAdulthoodMeshwork of proteinsECM receptorsChapter 5 ECM receptors in neuronal structure, synaptic plasticity, and behavior
Kerrisk ME, Cingolani LA, Koleske AJ. Chapter 5 ECM receptors in neuronal structure, synaptic plasticity, and behavior. Progress In Brain Research 2014, 214: 101-131. PMID: 25410355, PMCID: PMC4640673, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63486-3.00005-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic plasticityNeuronal structuresCentral nervous system developmentForm synapsesNervous system developmentDendritic projectionsSynaptic activityPostsynaptic partnersPostsynaptic cellECM receptorsReceptor activationGuidance moleculesSynapse structureReceptorsStable synapsesExtracellular matrix receptorsNeuronsSynapsesCell adhesion receptorsMatrix receptorsAdhesion receptorsReceptor transitionPreECM compositionECM ligands