Development of dendritic form and function

JL Lefebvre, JR Sanes, JN Kay - Annual review of cell and …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The nervous system is populated by numerous types of neurons, each bearing a dendritic
arbor with a characteristic morphology. These type-specific features influence many aspects …

[HTML][HTML] Neuronal morphology goes digital: a research hub for cellular and system neuroscience

R Parekh, GA Ascoli - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
The importance of neuronal morphology in brain function has been recognized for over a
century. The broad applicability of" digital reconstructions" of neuron morphology across …

[HTML][HTML] Sensory neuron fates are distinguished by a transcriptional switch that regulates dendrite branch stabilization

CJ Smith, T O'Brien, M Chatzigeorgiou, WC Spencer… - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
Sensory neurons adopt distinct morphologies and functional modalities to mediate
responses to specific stimuli. Transcription factors and their downstream effectors …

Functional Genomic Analyses of Two Morphologically Distinct Classes of Drosophila Sensory Neurons: Post-Mitotic Roles of Transcription Factors in Dendritic …

EPR Iyer, SC Iyer, L Sullivan, D Wang, R Meduri… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Neurons are one of the most structurally and functionally diverse cell types
found in nature, owing in large part to their unique class specific dendritic architectures …

Transcription factors and effectors that regulate neuronal morphology

C Santiago, GJ Bashaw - Development, 2014 - journals.biologists.com
Transcription factors establish the tremendous diversity of cell types in the nervous system
by regulating the expression of genes that give a cell its morphological and functional …

Molecular mechanisms that mediate dendrite morphogenesis

JL Lefebvre - Current topics in developmental biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Neurons develop dendritic morphologies that bear cell type-specific features in dendritic
field size and geometry, branch placement and density, and the types and distributions of …

Development of the embryonic and larval peripheral nervous system of Drosophila

A Singhania, WB Grueber - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) of embryonic and larval stage Drosophila consists of
diverse types of sensory neurons positioned along the body wall. Sensory neurons, and …

PP2A phosphatase regulates cell-type specific cytoskeletal organization to drive dendrite diversity

S Bhattacharjee, EN Lottes, S Nanda… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Uncovering molecular mechanisms regulating dendritic diversification is essential to
understanding the formation and modulation of functional neural circuitry. Transcription …

Formin 3 directs dendritic architecture via microtubule regulation and is required for somatosensory nociceptive behavior

R Das, S Bhattacharjee, JM Letcher, JM Harris… - …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Dendrite shape impacts functional connectivity and is mediated by organization and
dynamics of cytoskeletal fibers. Identifying the molecular factors that regulate dendritic …

Basal autophagy is required for promoting dendritic terminal branching in Drosophila sensory neurons

SG Clark, LL Graybeal, S Bhattacharjee, C Thomas… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Dendrites function as the primary sites for synaptic input and integration with impairments in
dendritic arborization being associated with dysfunctional neuronal circuitry. Post-mitotic …