Integrin α3 Is Required for Late Postnatal Stability of Dendrite Arbors, Dendritic Spines and Synapses, and Mouse Behavior
Kerrisk ME, Greer CA, Koleske AJ. Integrin α3 Is Required for Late Postnatal Stability of Dendrite Arbors, Dendritic Spines and Synapses, and Mouse Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 6742-6752. PMID: 23595732, PMCID: PMC3711182, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0528-13.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAlpha-FetoproteinsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsCell MembraneDendritesDendritic SpinesDisks Large Homolog 4 ProteinFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGuanylate KinasesHippocampusImmunoprecipitationIntegrin alpha3LysineMaleMembrane ProteinsMemory DisordersMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicModels, BiologicalNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPhosphopyruvate HydrataseRecognition, PsychologyRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSynapsesConceptsDendritic spinesIntegrin α3Adult rodent forebrainHippocampal-dependent behaviorsPostnatal day 21Excitatory forebrain neuronsMouse behaviorProper hippocampal functionLong-term potentiationArbor stabilityArg nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseRodent forebrainForebrain neuronsSynapse densitySynapse stabilityDendrite arborsDay 21Arbor sizeHippocampal dendritesHippocampal functionMutant miceSynapse maintenanceBrain functionNeurodegenerative diseasesKey mediatorDelayed amyloid plaque deposition and behavioral deficits in outcrossed AβPP/PS1 mice
Couch BA, Kerrisk ME, Kaufman AC, Nygaard HB, Strittmatter SM, Koleske AJ. Delayed amyloid plaque deposition and behavioral deficits in outcrossed AβPP/PS1 mice. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2013, 521: 1395-1408. PMID: 23047754, PMCID: PMC3562562, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAβPP/PS1 micePS1 micePlaque burdenPlaque depositionBehavioral deficitsRadial arm water maze performanceBehavioral impairmentsAlzheimer's diseaseAβPP processingPresenilin 1Amyloid-β precursor proteinLower plaque burdenProgressive neurodegenerative dementiaAmyloid plaque depositionAmyloid plaque accumulationAmyloid plaque burdenAD-like featuresNovel object recognitionWater maze performanceMonths of ageDendrite lossAD progressionNeurodegenerative dementiaPlaque accumulationMixed genetic background