2012
Integrin β1 Signals through Arg to Regulate Postnatal Dendritic Arborization, Synapse Density, and Behavior
Warren MS, Bradley WD, Gourley SL, Lin YC, Simpson MA, Reichardt LF, Greer CA, Taylor JR, Koleske AJ. Integrin β1 Signals through Arg to Regulate Postnatal Dendritic Arborization, Synapse Density, and Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 2824-2834. PMID: 22357865, PMCID: PMC3313657, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3942-11.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-FetoproteinsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAvoidance LearningBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsCells, CulturedCocaineDendritesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayExploratory BehaviorGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGTPase-Activating ProteinsHippocampusImmunoprecipitationIntegrin beta1MaleMiceMice, KnockoutMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsOrgan Culture TechniquesPost-Synaptic DensityProtein BindingRecognition, PsychologyRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionSrc Homology DomainsSynapsesConceptsIntegrin β1Vertebrate nervous systemExtracellular matrix receptorsGenetic experimentsIntracellular tailGenetic manipulationRhoA GTPaseArg kinaseMatrix receptorsProper hippocampal functionProper developmentSynapse maintenanceDose-sensitive mannerImpaired hippocampus-dependent learningHippocampal dendritic arborsHippocampal synapse lossDendritic arbor sizeHippocampus-dependent learningΒ1ArgSelective lossGTPaseP190RhoGAPPsychomotor sensitivityKinase
2009
Loss of dendrite stabilization by the Abl-related gene (Arg) kinase regulates behavioral flexibility and sensitivity to cocaine
Gourley SL, Koleske AJ, Taylor JR. Loss of dendrite stabilization by the Abl-related gene (Arg) kinase regulates behavioral flexibility and sensitivity to cocaine. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 16859-16864. PMID: 19805386, PMCID: PMC2742404, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0902286106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine D2 receptor levelsLocomotor depressant actionsD2 receptor levelsWild-type micePsychomotor stimulant actionDendritic simplificationAntagonist haloperidolStimulant actionCocaine exposureCortical axonsDendritic arborsReceptor levelsCocaine administrationSynaptic pruningDendrite stabilizationNeuropsychiatric disordersArg inhibitionMiceNormal sensitivityDendritic refinementCytoskeletal stabilizationCocaineAdolescenceReversal taskRhoA GTPase