2013
Rheb Activation in Subventricular Zone Progenitors Leads to Heterotopia, Ectopic Neuronal Differentiation, and Rapamycin-Sensitive Olfactory Micronodules and Dendrite Hypertrophy of Newborn Neurons
Lafourcade CA, Lin TV, Feliciano DM, Zhang L, Hsieh LS, Bordey A. Rheb Activation in Subventricular Zone Progenitors Leads to Heterotopia, Ectopic Neuronal Differentiation, and Rapamycin-Sensitive Olfactory Micronodules and Dendrite Hypertrophy of Newborn Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 2419-2431. PMID: 23392671, PMCID: PMC3711634, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1840-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell DifferentiationCell EnlargementCell Line, TumorCell MovementCerebral VentriclesDendritesElectroporationFemaleHypertrophyMaleMiceMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisNeuronsNeuropeptidesOlfactory BulbRas Homolog Enriched in Brain ProteinSirolimusStem CellsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsNeural progenitor cellsWild-type miceOlfactory bulbMTOR activitySynaptic inputsEctopic neuronal differentiationSubventricular zone neural progenitor cellsActive ras homologNeuronal differentiationGABAergic synaptic inputsTsc1 mutant miceSubventricular zone progenitorsDendritic complexityNewborn neuronsTuberous sclerosisOlig2 cellsHyperactive mTORHeterozygote miceCircuit formationAction potentialsNeuronal morphologyNewborn cellsMutant miceEctopic cellsMammalian target
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