2013
Serotonergic Neurosecretory Synapse Targeting Is Controlled by Netrin-Releasing Guidepost Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans
Nelson JC, Colón-Ramos DA. Serotonergic Neurosecretory Synapse Targeting Is Controlled by Netrin-Releasing Guidepost Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 1366-1376. PMID: 23345213, PMCID: PMC3584569, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3471-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUNC-34/EnabledReceptor UNC-40/DCCUNC-6/NetrinUNC-40/DCCNetrin receptor UNC-40/DCCCaenorhabditis elegansUNC-40NSM neuronsSynapse targetingMolecular linkMolecular mechanismsNovel mechanismSpatial specificitySite targetsRelease sitesNetrinPostsynaptic partnersSite formationRing neuronsSpecific regionsTargetingCaenorhabditisElegansLamellipodinGuidepost neurons
2011
A conserved PTEN/FOXO pathway regulates neuronal morphology during C. elegans development
Christensen R, de la Torre-Ubieta L, Bonni A, Colón-Ramos DA. A conserved PTEN/FOXO pathway regulates neuronal morphology during C. elegans development. Development 2011, 138: 5257-5267. PMID: 22069193, PMCID: PMC3210501, DOI: 10.1242/dev.069062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsForkhead Transcription FactorsImmunohistochemistryMicroscopy, FluorescenceNeuritesNeurogenesisPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseProtein IsoformsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTransgenesConceptsDAF-16/FOXOPI3KDAF-18/PTENC. elegans developmentSignal transduction cascadeNeurite outgrowthMajor negative regulatorPI3K pathway activityDaf-18Caenorhabditis elegansDAF-16Transduction cascadeFOXO pathwayNegative regulatorNeuronal cell morphologyNovel roleFOXOMammalian neuronsCorrect developmentPathway activityF isoformsNovel mechanismCell morphologyPathwayNeuronal morphology