2008
Early involvement of synapsin III in neural progenitor cell development in the adult hippocampus
Kao H, Li P, Chao HM, Janoschka S, Pham K, Feng J, Mcewen BS, Greengard P, Pieribone VA, Porton B. Early involvement of synapsin III in neural progenitor cell development in the adult hippocampus. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2008, 507: 1860-1870. PMID: 18271024, DOI: 10.1002/cne.21643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsBiomarkersCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDentate GyrusDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueIntermediate Filament ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsNestinNeural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1Neuronal PlasticityNeuronsNuclear ProteinsSialic AcidsStem CellsSynapsinsTime FactorsTubulinConceptsHippocampal dentate gyrusWild-type miceAdult hippocampal dentate gyrusNeural progenitor cellsDentate gyrusNeural progenitor cell developmentProgenitor cellsProgenitor cell developmentSynapsin IIISynaptic vesicle-associated proteinsCell developmentSubgranular layerAdult neurogenesisKnockout miceSynaptic vesicle proteinsVesicle-associated proteinBrain regionsGyrusMiceNeurogenesisEarly involvementMarker of mitosisNovel roleVesicle proteinsProliferation
2004
The role of actin in the regulation of dendritic spine morphology and bidirectional synaptic plasticity
Chen Y, Bourne J, Pieribone VA, Fitzsimonds RM. The role of actin in the regulation of dendritic spine morphology and bidirectional synaptic plasticity. Neuroreport 2004, 15: 829-832. PMID: 15073524, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200404090-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCytochalasin DDendritesElectric StimulationExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsHippocampusIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMicroscopy, ElectronNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsNucleic Acid Synthesis InhibitorsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySynapsesThiazolesThiazolidinesConceptsExcitatory synaptic transmissionDendritic spine morphologySynaptic transmissionSpine morphologyRat hippocampal slicesHigh-frequency stimulationLong-term depressionBidirectional synaptic plasticityHippocampal slicesIrreversible depressionExcitatory synapsesDendritic spinesMammalian CNSSynaptic efficacySynaptic plasticityDepressionSpineCNSPotentiationSynapses
1999
Synapsins as regulators of neurotransmitter release
Hilfiker S, Pieribone V, Czernik A, Kao H, Augustine G, Greengard P. Synapsins as regulators of neurotransmitter release. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1999, 354: 269-279. PMID: 10212475, PMCID: PMC1692497, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynapsin functionSynaptic vesiclesSynaptic vesicle life cycleReserve poolNeuron-specific phosphoproteinNeurotransmitter releaseSelective disruptionVesicle dockingMultigene familyNumerous proteinsCytoskeletal meshworkAbundant proteinsCytoskeletal proteinsMolecular mechanismsProtein componentsSynapsinSynapse formationPresynaptic nerve terminalsVesiclesProteinSecond roleRelease of neurotransmittersLife cycleCurrent understandingSquid giant synapse
1994
The reticulospinal glutamate synapse in lamprey: plasticity and presynaptic variability
Brodin L, Shupliakov O, Pieribone VA, Hellgren J, Hill RH. The reticulospinal glutamate synapse in lamprey: plasticity and presynaptic variability. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1994, 72: 592-604. PMID: 7983521, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1994.72.2.592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsReticulospinal axonsAction potentialsPulse stimulationSynaptic areaBody stimulationElectrotonic componentUse-dependent modulationAxonal action potentialsSecond action potentialDifferent postsynaptic cellsGiant reticulospinal axonsNet facilitationSpinal neuronsPostsynaptic potentialsEPSP componentsGlutamatergic synapsesPresynaptic elementsSynaptic responsesPresynaptic axonsTransmitter releaseGlutamate synapsePostsynaptic cellDegree of facilitationDirect stimulation