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Handley EE, Pitman KA, Dawkins E, Young KM, Clark RM, Jiang TC, Turner BJ, Dickson TC, Blizzard CA. Synapse Dysfunction of Layer V Pyramidal Neurons Precedes Neurodegeneration in a Mouse Model of TDP-43 Proteinopathies. Cereb Cortex 2018; 27:3630-3647. [PMID: 27496536 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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TDP-43 is a major protein component of pathological neuronal inclusions that are present in frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We report that TDP-43 plays an important role in dendritic spine formation in the cortex. The density of spines on YFP+ pyramidal neurons in both the motor and somatosensory cortex of Thy1-YFP mice, increased significantly from postnatal day 30 (P30), to peak at P60, before being pruned by P90. By comparison, dendritic spine density was significantly reduced in the motor cortex of Thy1-YFP::TDP-43A315T transgenic mice prior to symptom onset (P60), and in the motor and somatosensory cortex at symptom onset (P90). Morphological spine-type analysis revealed that there was a significant impairment in the development of basal mushroom spines in the motor cortex of Thy1-YFP::TDP-43A315T mice compared to Thy1-YFP control. Furthermore, reductions in spine density corresponded to mislocalisation of TDP-43 immunoreactivity and lowered efficacy of synaptic transmission as determined by electrophysiology at P60. We conclude that mutated TDP-43 has a significant pathological effect at the dendritic spine that is associated with attenuated neural transmission.
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- Emily E Handley
- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
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- Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
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This study concerns the effects of microwave on health because they pervade diverse fields of our lives. The brain has been recognized as one of the organs that is most vulnerable to microwave radiation. Therefore, in this article, we reviewed recent studies that have explored the effects of microwave radiation on the brain, especially the hippocampus, including analyses of epidemiology, morphology, electroencephalograms, learning and memory abilities and the mechanisms underlying brain dysfunction. However, the problem with these studies is that different parameters, such as the frequency, modulation, and power density of the radiation and the irradiation time, were used to evaluate microwave radiation between studies. As a result, the existing data exhibit poor reproducibility and comparability. To determine the specific dose-effect relationship between microwave radiation and its biological effects, more intensive studies must be performed.
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- Wei-Jia Zhi
- Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, China.
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, China.
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Penazzi L, Bakota L, Brandt R. Microtubule Dynamics in Neuronal Development, Plasticity, and Neurodegeneration. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 321:89-169. [PMID: 26811287 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2015.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Neurons are the basic information-processing units of the nervous system. In fulfilling their task, they establish a structural polarity with an axon that can be over a meter long and dendrites with a complex arbor, which can harbor ten-thousands of spines. Microtubules and their associated proteins play important roles during the development of neuronal morphology, the plasticity of neurons, and neurodegenerative processes. They are dynamic structures, which can quickly adapt to changes in the environment and establish a structural scaffold with high local variations in composition and stability. This review presents a comprehensive overview about the role of microtubules and their dynamic behavior during the formation and maturation of processes and spines in the healthy brain, during aging and under neurodegenerative conditions. The review ends with a discussion of microtubule-targeted therapies as a perspective for the supportive treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Lorène Penazzi
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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Takizawa H, Hiroi N, Funahashi A. Mathematical modeling of sustainable synaptogenesis by repetitive stimuli suggests signaling mechanisms in vivo. PLoS One 2012; 7:e51000. [PMID: 23284653 PMCID: PMC3530976 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2012] [Accepted: 10/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The mechanisms of long-term synaptic maintenance are a key component to understanding the mechanism of long-term memory. From biological experiments, a hypothesis arose that repetitive stimuli with appropriate intervals are essential to maintain new synapses for periods of longer than a few days. We successfully reproduce the time-course of relative numbers of synapses with our mathematical model in the same conditions as biological experiments, which used Adenosine-3', 5'-cyclic monophosphorothioate, Sp-isomer (Sp-cAMPS) as external stimuli. We also reproduce synaptic maintenance responsiveness to intervals of Sp-cAMPS treatment accompanied by PKA activation. The model suggests a possible mechanism of sustainable synaptogenesis which consists of two steps. First, the signal transduction from an external stimulus triggers the synthesis of a new signaling protein. Second, the new signaling protein is required for the next signal transduction with the same stimuli. As a result, the network component is modified from the first network, and a different signal is transferred which triggers the synthesis of another new signaling molecule. We refer to this hypothetical mechanism as network succession. We build our model on the basis of two hypotheses: (1) a multi-step network succession induces downregulation of SSH and COFILIN gene expression, which triggers the production of stable F-actin; (2) the formation of a complex of stable F-actin with Drebrin at PSD is the critical mechanism to achieve long-term synaptic maintenance. Our simulation shows that a three-step network succession is sufficient to reproduce sustainable synapses for a period longer than 14 days. When we change the network structure to a single step network, the model fails to follow the exact condition of repetitive signals to reproduce a sufficient number of synapses. Another advantage of the three-step network succession is that this system indicates a greater tolerance of parameter changes than the single step network.
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- Hiromu Takizawa
- Dept. of Bioscience and Informatics, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Dept. of Bioscience and Informatics, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Dept. of Bioscience and Informatics, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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Marie N, Canestrelli C, Noble F. Transfer of neuroplasticity from nucleus accumbens core to shell is required for cocaine reward. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30241. [PMID: 22272316 PMCID: PMC3260254 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2011] [Accepted: 12/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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It is well established that cocaine induces an increase of dendritic spines density in some brain regions. However, few studies have addressed the role of this neuroplastic changes in cocaine rewarding effects and have often led to contradictory results. So, we hypothesized that using a rigorous time- and subject-matched protocol would demonstrate the role of this spine increase in cocaine reward. We designed our experiments such as the same animals (rats) were used for spine analysis and behavioral studies. Cocaine rewarding effects were assessed with the conditioned place preference paradigm. Spines densities were measured in the two subdivisions of the nucleus accumbens (NAcc), core and shell. We showed a correlation between the increase of spine density in NAcc core and shell and cocaine rewarding effects. Interestingly, when cocaine was administered in home cages, spine density was increase in NAcc core only. With anisomycin, a protein synthesis inhibitor, injected in the core we blocked spine increase in core and shell and also cocaine rewarding effects. Strikingly, whereas injection of this inhibitor in the shell immediately after conditioning had no effect on neuroplasticity or behavior, its injection 4 hours after conditioning was able to block neuroplasticity in shell only and cocaine-induced place preference. Thus, it clearly appears that the neuronal plasticity in the NAcc core is essential to induce plasticity in the shell, necessary for cocaine reward. Altogether, our data revealed a new mechanism in the NAcc functioning where a neuroplasticity transfer occurred from core to shell.
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- Nicolas Marie
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8206, Paris, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U 705, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Laboratoire de Neuropsychopharmacologie des Addictions, Paris, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8206, Paris, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U 705, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Laboratoire de Neuropsychopharmacologie des Addictions, Paris, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8206, Paris, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U 705, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Laboratoire de Neuropsychopharmacologie des Addictions, Paris, France
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Statistical traces of long-term memories stored in strengths and patterns of synaptic connections. J Neurosci 2011; 31:7657-69. [PMID: 21613479 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0255-11.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Learning and long-term memory rely on plasticity of neural circuits. In adult cerebral cortex, plasticity can result from potentiation and depression of synaptic strengths and structural reorganization of circuits through growth and retraction of dendritic spines. By analyzing 166 distributions of spine head volumes and spine lengths from mouse, rat, monkey, and human brains, we determine the "generalized cost" of dendritic spines. This cost universally depends on spine shape, i.e., the dependence is the same in all the analyzed systems. We show that, in adult, synaptic strength and structural synaptic plasticity mechanisms are in statistical equilibrium, the numbers of dendritic spines in different cortical areas are nearly optimally chosen for memory storage, and the distributions of spine lengths and head volumes are governed by a single parameter--the effective temperature. We suggest that the effective temperature may be viewed as a measure of circuit stability or longevity of stored memories.
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He K, Lee A, Song L, Kanold PO, Lee HK. AMPA receptor subunit GluR1 (GluA1) serine-845 site is involved in synaptic depression but not in spine shrinkage associated with chemical long-term depression. J Neurophysiol 2011; 105:1897-907. [PMID: 21307330 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00913.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The structure of dendritic spines is highly plastic and can be modified by neuronal activity. In addition, there is evidence that spine head size correlates with the synaptic α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) receptor (AMPAR) content, which suggests that they may be coregulated. Although there is evidence that there are overlapping mechanisms for structural and functional plasticity, the extent of the overlap needs further investigation. Specifically, it is unknown whether AMPAR levels determine spine size or whether both are regulated via parallel pathways. We studied the correlation between spine structural plasticity and long-term synaptic plasticity following chemical-induced long-term depression (chemLTD). In particular, we examined whether the regulation of AMPARs, which is implicated in LTD, is critical for spine morphological plasticity. We used mutant mice specifically lacking the serine-845 site on the type 1 glutamate receptor (GluR1, or GluA1) subunit of AMPARs (mutants). These mice specifically lack N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor (NMDAR)-dependent LTD and NMDAR activation-induced AMPAR endocytosis. We found that chemLTD causes a rapid and persistent shrinkage in spine head volume of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons in wild types similar to that reported in other studies using low-frequency stimulation (LFS)-induced LTD. Surprisingly, we found that although S845A mutant mice display impaired chemLTD, the shrinkage of spine head volume occurred to a similar magnitude to that observed in wild types. Our results suggest that there is dissociation in the molecular mechanisms underlying functional LTD and spine shrinkage and that GluR1-S845 regulation is not necessary for spine morphological plasticity.
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- Kaiwen He
- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Radulovic J, Tronson NC. Protein synthesis inhibitors, gene superinduction and memory: too little or too much protein? Neurobiol Learn Mem 2007; 89:212-8. [PMID: 17904877 PMCID: PMC2323246 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2007.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2007] [Revised: 08/14/2007] [Accepted: 08/15/2007] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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To date, the effects of protein synthesis inhibitors (PSI) in learning and memory processes have been attributed to translational arrest and consequent inhibition of de novo protein synthesis. Here we argue that amnesia produced by PSI can be the direct result of their abnormal induction of mRNA-a process termed gene superinduction. This action exerted by PSI involves an abundant and prolonged accumulation of mRNA transcripts of genes that are normally transiently induced. We summarize experimental evidence for the multiple mechanisms and signaling pathways mediating gene superinduction and consider its relevance for PSI-induced amnesia. This mechanistic alternative to protein synthesis inhibition is compared to models of electroconvulsive seizures and fragilexsyndrome associated with enhanced mRNA/protein levels and cognitive deficits.
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- Jelena Radulovic
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Johnson OL, Ouimet CC. A regulatory role for actin in dendritic spine proliferation. Brain Res 2006; 1113:1-9. [PMID: 16934781 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.06.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2006] [Revised: 06/07/2006] [Accepted: 06/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Dendritic spines are small protrusions that receive 90% of excitatory cortical synapses and are critically important to neural function. Each dendritic spine is supported by a dynamic actin cytoskeleton that responds to internal and external cues to allow spine development, elongation, retraction and movement. Multiple proteins have roles in spinogenesis, but until now, a regulatory role for actin itself has not been established. Here, we show that, in the acute slice preparation, actin expression increases during a period of rapid spinogenesis. Furthermore, actin overexpression in organotypic hippocampal cultures leads to a significant increase in spine density on CA1 pyramidal cells. Specifically, the number of filopodia (long, thin protrusions without heads) increases by 38% on secondary apical dendrites and 88% on basal dendrites and the number of elongated spines with heads increases by 162% on secondary apical dendrites and 113% on basal dendrites. Synapsin-I immunostaining demonstrated that the majority of filopodia and elongated spines are apposed by axon terminals. Additionally, we show that overexpressed actin enters both new and established spines within 24 h. These data demonstrate that neurons undertaking spinogenesis upregulate actin expression, that actin overexpression per se increases spine density, and that both new and established spines incorporate exogenous actin.
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- Orenda L Johnson
- Program in Neuroscience and Department of Psychology, College of Medicine, 1115 W. Call Street, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4340, USA.
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Bourne JN, Kirov SA, Sorra KE, Harris KM. Warmer preparation of hippocampal slices prevents synapse proliferation that might obscure LTP-related structural plasticity. Neuropharmacology 2006; 52:55-9. [PMID: 16895730 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2006.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Revised: 06/23/2006] [Accepted: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The hippocampal slice is a popular model system in which to study the cellular properties of long-term potentiation (LTP). Synaptogenesis induced by exposure to ice-cold artificial cerebrospinal fluid (ACSF), however, raises the concern that morphological correlates of LTP might be obscured, especially in mature slices. Here we demonstrate that preparation of mature hippocampal slices at room temperature (approximately 25 degrees C) maintains excellent ultrastructure and a synapse density comparable to perfusion-fixed hippocampus. These results suggest that slices prepared at room temperature might provide a better basis from which to detect LTP-related changes in synapse number and morphology.
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- Jennifer N Bourne
- Synapses and Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-2630, USA
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Petrak LJ, Harris KM, Kirov SA. Synaptogenesis on mature hippocampal dendrites occurs via filopodia and immature spines during blocked synaptic transmission. J Comp Neurol 2005; 484:183-90. [PMID: 15736233 DOI: 10.1002/cne.20468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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During development, dendritic spines emerge as stubby protrusions from single synapses on dendritic shafts or from retracting filopodia, many of which have more than one synapse. These structures are rarely encountered in the mature brain. Recently, confocal and two-photon microscopy have revealed a proliferation of new filopodia-like protrusions in mature hippocampal slices, especially when synaptic transmission was blocked. It was not known whether these protrusions have synapses nor whether they are accompanied by the other immature spine forms. Here, reconstruction from serial section electron microscopy (ssEM) was used to answer these questions. Acute hippocampal slices from mature male rats, ages 56 and 63 days, were maintained in vitro in control medium or in a nominally calcium-free medium with high magnesium, glutamate receptor antagonists, and sodium and calcium channel blockers. At the end of each 8-hour experiment, all slices were fixed, coded, and processed for ssEM. In agreement with light microscopy, there were more filopodia along dendrites in slices with blocked synaptic transmission. These filopodia were identified by their pointy tips and either the absence of synapses or presence of multiple synapses along them. There was also a proliferation of stubby spines. Filopodia along mature dendrites were typically shorter than developmental filopodia, with outgrowth likely being constrained by reduced extracellular space and compact neuropil, providing numerous candidate presynaptic partners in the vicinity of the mature dendrites. These findings suggest that synaptogenesis and spine formation are readily initiated under conditions of reduced activity in the mature brain.
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- Lara J Petrak
- Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Sutton MA, Wall NR, Aakalu GN, Schuman EM. Regulation of dendritic protein synthesis by miniature synaptic events. Science 2004; 304:1979-83. [PMID: 15218151 DOI: 10.1126/science.1096202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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We examined dendritic protein synthesis after a prolonged blockade of action potentials alone and after a blockade of both action potentials and miniature excitatory synaptic events (minis). Relative to controls, dendrites exposed to a prolonged blockade of action potentials showed diminished protein synthesis. Dendrites in which both action potentials and minis were blocked showed enhanced protein synthesis, suggesting that minis inhibit dendritic translation. When minis were acutely blocked or stimulated, an immediate increase or decrease, respectively, in dendritic translation was observed. Taken together, these results reveal a role for miniature synaptic events in the acute regulation of dendritic protein synthesis in neurons.
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- Michael A Sutton
- Division of Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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