2017
βIII Spectrin Is Necessary for Formation of the Constricted Neck of Dendritic Spines and Regulation of Synaptic Activity in Neurons
Efimova N, Korobova F, Stankewich MC, Moberly AH, Stolz DB, Wang J, Kashina A, Ma M, Svitkina T. βIII Spectrin Is Necessary for Formation of the Constricted Neck of Dendritic Spines and Regulation of Synaptic Activity in Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 6442-6459. PMID: 28576936, PMCID: PMC5511878, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3520-16.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic spinesSynaptic activitySpinocerebellar ataxia type 5Spine neckAberrant spine morphologyMushroom-shaped spinesType 5Autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia type 1Spiny synapsesPostsynaptic excitationMiniature EPSCsShaft synapsesDamage neuronsNeuronal pathologyCortical neuronsSomatodendritic compartmentPresynaptic terminalsNeurodegenerative syndromePostsynaptic structuresSpine headsNeuropsychiatric disordersSynaptic strengthType 1Spine morphologyBrain function
2012
A Distal Axonal Cytoskeleton Forms an Intra-Axonal Boundary that Controls Axon Initial Segment Assembly
Galiano MR, Jha S, Ho TS, Zhang C, Ogawa Y, Chang KJ, Stankewich MC, Mohler PJ, Rasband MN. A Distal Axonal Cytoskeleton Forms an Intra-Axonal Boundary that Controls Axon Initial Segment Assembly. Cell 2012, 149: 1125-1139. PMID: 22632975, PMCID: PMC3361702, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original Research