Branching out: mechanisms of dendritic arborization

YN Jan, LY Jan - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2010 - nature.com
Type-specific dendrite morphology is a hallmark of the neuron and has important functional
implications in determining what signals a neuron receives and how these signals are …

The dendritic tree and brain disorders

VA Kulkarni, BL Firestein - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2012 - Elsevier
Dendrite morphogenesis is a complex but well-orchestrated process and includes the
development of dendritic branches, forming characteristic dendrite arbors, and dendritic …

The mechanosensitive ion channel piezo inhibits axon regeneration

Y Song, D Li, O Farrelly, L Miles, F Li, SE Kim, TY Lo… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Neurons exhibit a limited ability of repair. Given that mechanical forces affect neuronal
outgrowth, it is important to investigate whether mechanosensitive ion channels may …

One rule to grow them all: a general theory of neuronal branching and its practical application

H Cuntz, F Forstner, A Borst… - PLoS computational …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the principles governing axonal and dendritic branching is essential for
unravelling the functionality of single neurons and the way in which they connect …

Calcium signaling in neuronal development

SS Rosenberg, NC Spitzer - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2011 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The development of the nervous system involves the generation of a stunningly diverse
array of neuronal subtypes that enable complex information processing and behavioral …

Communication between the synapse and the nucleus in neuronal development, plasticity, and disease

S Cohen, ME Greenberg - Annual review of cell and …, 2008 - annualreviews.org
Sensory experience is critical for the proper development and plasticity of the brain
throughout life. Successful adaptation to the environment is necessary for the survival of an …

Cux1 and Cux2 regulate dendritic branching, spine morphology, and synapses of the upper layer neurons of the cortex

B Cubelos, A Sebastián-Serrano, L Beccari… - Neuron, 2010 - cell.com
Dendrite branching and spine formation determines the function of morphologically distinct
and specialized neuronal subclasses. However, little is known about the programs …

Plasma membrane expansion: a neuron's Herculean task

KH Pfenninger - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2009 - nature.com
The formation of axons and dendrites and maintenance of the neuron's vastly expanded
surface require the continuous addition of new membrane. This is achieved by membrane …

Deficient or excess folic acid supply during pregnancy alter cortical neurodevelopment in mouse offspring

A Harlan De Crescenzo, AA Panoutsopoulos… - Cerebral …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Folate is an essential micronutrient required for both cellular proliferation through de novo
nucleotide synthesis and epigenetic regulation of gene expression through methylation. This …

Mechanisms of developmental neurite pruning

O Schuldiner, A Yaron - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2015 - Springer
The precise wiring of the nervous system is a combined outcome of progressive and
regressive events during development. Axon guidance and synapse formation intertwined …