2016
Disruption of Coordinated Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Maturation Underlies the Defects in Hippocampal Synapse Stability and Plasticity in Abl2/Arg-Deficient Mice
Xiao X, Levy AD, Rosenberg BJ, Higley MJ, Koleske AJ. Disruption of Coordinated Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Maturation Underlies the Defects in Hippocampal Synapse Stability and Plasticity in Abl2/Arg-Deficient Mice. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 6778-6791. PMID: 27335408, PMCID: PMC4916252, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4092-15.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornDendritic SpinesExcitatory Amino Acid AgentsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlutamic AcidHippocampusHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeuronal PlasticityNeurotransmitter AgentsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, GlutamateReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSubcellular FractionsSynapsesSynaptic PotentialsConceptsNMDA receptorsHippocampal synapsesEarly adulthoodFocal glutamate uncagingImmature glutamatergic synapsesDendritic spine numberNormal synaptic plasticityPostnatal day 21NMDA receptor currentsLate postnatal developmentHigh release probabilityArg kinaseForms of plasticityGlutamate uncagingSynapse lossPresynaptic sitesGlutamatergic synapsesSynapse stabilityPostsynaptic sitesSynaptic stabilityCultured neuronsMice ageReceptor currentsDay 21Synaptic plasticity
2010
Synaptic Clustering of PSD-95 Is Regulated by c-Abl through Tyrosine Phosphorylation
de Arce K, Varela-Nallar L, Farias O, Cifuentes A, Bull P, Couch BA, Koleske AJ, Inestrosa NC, Alvarez AR. Synaptic Clustering of PSD-95 Is Regulated by c-Abl through Tyrosine Phosphorylation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 3728-3738. PMID: 20220006, PMCID: PMC2872795, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2024-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPSD-95Protein postsynaptic density protein 95Postsynaptic density protein 95PSD-95 clusteringHippocampal neuron culturesFirst postnatal weekC-AblC-Abl levelsPresynaptic markersTyrosine phosphorylationRat hippocampusPostnatal weekPostsynaptic sitesSynaptic clusteringNeuron culturesSynaptic functionC-Abl kinase activityReduced synapsesSynapse formationPostsynaptic compartmentsBrain synapsesGenetic inhibitionSynapsesTyrosine kinaseC-Abl tyrosine kinase