2012
miR-132 Enhances Dendritic Morphogenesis, Spine Density, Synaptic Integration, and Survival of Newborn Olfactory Bulb Neurons
Pathania M, Torres-Reveron J, Yan L, Kimura T, Lin TV, Gordon V, Teng ZQ, Zhao X, Fulga TA, Van Vactor D, Bordey A. miR-132 Enhances Dendritic Morphogenesis, Spine Density, Synaptic Integration, and Survival of Newborn Olfactory Bulb Neurons. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e38174. PMID: 22693596, PMCID: PMC3364964, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory bulb neuronsSynaptic integrationMiR-132Bulb neuronsSpine densityFrequency of GABAergicGlutamatergic synaptic inputsSubventricular zone neurogenesisMiR-132 overexpressionMiR-132 expressionMicroRNA miR-132Neonatal SVZTransplanted neuronsDendritic complexityNewborn neuronsNeuronal survivalPostnatal neurogenesisSynaptic inputsTransplant therapyDendritic morphogenesisNeuronsVivo electroporationSurvivalSignificant increasePlasticity program
2010
MicroRNA miR‐137 Regulates Neuronal Maturation by Targeting Ubiquitin Ligase Mind Bomb‐1
Smrt RD, Szulwach KE, Pfeiffer RL, Li X, Guo W, Pathania M, Teng Z, Luo Y, Peng J, Bordey A, Jin P, Zhao X. MicroRNA miR‐137 Regulates Neuronal Maturation by Targeting Ubiquitin Ligase Mind Bomb‐1. Stem Cells 2010, 28: 1060-1070. PMID: 20506192, PMCID: PMC3140955, DOI: 10.1002/stem.431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal maturationMiR-137Dendritic morphogenesisSpine developmentNovel miRNA-mediated mechanismCultured primary neuronsMiR-137 overexpressionConserved target sitesMiR-137 targetsBrain-enriched microRNAYoung neuronsMicroRNA miR-137Phenotypic maturationPrimary neuronsAxonal growthMiRNA-mediated mechanismMIB1Mind bomb-1NeuronsMessenger RNAMaturationOpposite effectOverexpressionMicroRNAsNeurodevelopment