2023
The human milk component myo-inositol promotes neuronal connectivity
Paquette A, Carbone B, Vogel S, Israel E, Maria S, Patil N, Sah S, Chowdhury D, Kondratiuk I, Labhart B, Morrow A, Phillips S, Kuang C, Hondmann D, Pandey N, Biederer T. The human milk component myo-inositol promotes neuronal connectivity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2221413120. PMID: 37433002, PMCID: PMC10374161, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221413120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman milkNeuronal connectionsInfant brainBreast milk componentsExcitatory synapse densityCultured rat neuronsMature brain tissueHuman milk samplesAbility of neuronsHuman excitatory neuronsDose-dependent mannerExcitatory postsynaptic sitesSlice culture systemSynapse densityExcitatory neuronsDietary supplementationPostsynaptic sitesRat neuronsNeuronal connectivityOrganotypic slicesBrain tissuePostsynaptic specializationsOrganotypic slice culture systemBrain developmentBrain connectivity
2019
Synapse-Selective Control of Cortical Maturation and Plasticity by Parvalbumin-Autonomous Action of SynCAM 1
Ribic A, Crair MC, Biederer T. Synapse-Selective Control of Cortical Maturation and Plasticity by Parvalbumin-Autonomous Action of SynCAM 1. Cell Reports 2019, 26: 381-393.e6. PMID: 30625321, PMCID: PMC6345548, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.12.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical plasticityCell adhesion molecule-1Critical periodJuvenile-like plasticityAdhesion molecule-1Primary visual cortexVisual critical periodThalamocortical inputsCortical maturationCircuit maturationV1 plasticityParvalbumin interneuronsFeedforward inhibitionSynaptic cell adhesion molecule 1Cell-autonomous mechanismsBrief lossCortical responsesSynaptic lociMolecule-1Visual cortexSynaptic factorsInterneuronsSpecific knockdownAdulthoodEyes
2014
Activity-Dependent Regulation of Dendritic Complexity by Semaphorin 3A through Farp1
Cheadle L, Biederer T. Activity-Dependent Regulation of Dendritic Complexity by Semaphorin 3A through Farp1. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 7999-8009. PMID: 24899721, PMCID: PMC4044256, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3950-13.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic complexityTotal dendritic branch lengthActivity-dependent regulationDendritic shaftsDendritic arborizationDendritic arborsHippocampal neuronsSynaptic inputsNeuronal activityRat neuronsSemaphorin 3ANeuronal structuresSema3ADendrite differentiationNeuronsRac1 activatorDendritic morphologyComplex neuronal structuresPlexinA1Soluble cuesSignaling proteinsArborizationFARP1Coreceptor
2010
SynCAM 1 participates in axo-dendritic contact assembly and shapes neuronal growth cones
Stagi M, Fogel AI, Biederer T. SynCAM 1 participates in axo-dendritic contact assembly and shapes neuronal growth cones. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 7568-7573. PMID: 20368431, PMCID: PMC2867738, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0911798107.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
SynCAMs Organize Synapses through Heterophilic Adhesion
Fogel AI, Akins MR, Krupp AJ, Stagi M, Stein V, Biederer T. SynCAMs Organize Synapses through Heterophilic Adhesion. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 12516-12530. PMID: 18003830, PMCID: PMC6673342, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2739-07.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell AdhesionCell Adhesion MoleculesCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCell DifferentiationCell LineCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesHippocampusHumansImmunoglobulinsMacromolecular SubstancesMiceNeural PathwaysPresynaptic TerminalsProtein IsoformsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySynapsesSynaptic MembranesSynaptic TransmissionTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsAdhesion complexesDivergent expression profilesImmunoglobulin superfamily memberHeterophilic complexesProtein familyPosttranslational modificationsHeterophilic adhesionSuperfamily membersCell adhesion moleculeSynapse organizationExpression profilesSynapse developmentSynCAM 1Cell junctionsActive presynaptic terminalsPostsynaptic sideMolecular compositionAdhesion moleculesAdhesive patternsProteinSynaptic cleftPresynaptic terminalsComplexesExcitatory neurotransmissionFunctional synapses
2002
SynCAM, a Synaptic Adhesion Molecule That Drives Synapse Assembly
Biederer T, Sara Y, Mozhayeva M, Atasoy D, Liu X, Kavalali ET, Südhof T. SynCAM, a Synaptic Adhesion Molecule That Drives Synapse Assembly. Science 2002, 297: 1525-1531. PMID: 12202822, DOI: 10.1126/science.1072356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBrainBrain ChemistryCell Adhesion MoleculesCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCell LineCoculture TechniquesExocytosisHumansImmunoglobulinsMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsProsencephalonProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsReceptors, AMPARecombinant Fusion ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionTransfectionTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsSynapse assemblyHomophilic cell adhesion moleculeDomain-containing proteinsPDZ domain proteinsNonneuronal cellsAdhesion moleculesSynaptic adhesion moleculesImmunoglobulin domain-containing proteinsGlutamate receptorsCoordinated assemblyCytoplasmic tailCell adhesion moleculeGlutamatergic synaptic transmissionSynapse formationPostsynaptic specializationsPostsynaptic responsesHippocampal neuronsSynaptic transmissionProteinNerve cellsAssemblyCellsExpressionTight attachmentNeurons
2001
CASK and Protein 4.1 Support F-actin Nucleation on Neurexins*
Biederer T, Südhof T. CASK and Protein 4.1 Support F-actin Nucleation on Neurexins*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 47869-47876. PMID: 11604393, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m105287200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCytoplasmCytoskeletal ProteinsGlycophorinsGuanylate KinasesMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuropeptidesNucleoside-Phosphate KinaseProtein BindingRatsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpectrinConceptsProtein 4.1Actin cytoskeletonActin filamentsBrain-enriched isoformF-actin nucleationCytosolic C-terminusClass of proteinsCell surface proteinsCytosolic tailPDZ domainAdaptor proteinCellular processesMembrane organizationC-terminusNeurexinsProtein p55Glycophorin CCell surfaceRat brain extractsIntercellular junctionsSpectrin filamentsErythrocyte isoformsCytoskeletonProteinLocomotion of cells