2020
Functional interactions of ion channels with the actin cytoskeleton: does coupling to dynamic actin regulate NMDA receptors?
Shaw JE, Koleske AJ. Functional interactions of ion channels with the actin cytoskeleton: does coupling to dynamic actin regulate NMDA receptors? The Journal Of Physiology 2020, 599: 431-441. PMID: 32034761, PMCID: PMC7416480, DOI: 10.1113/jp278702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin cytoskeletonIon channelsPostsynaptic compartmentsCytoskeletal protein actinActin binding proteinsNeurotransmitter release machineryNeurotransmitter receptorsProtein actinSynaptic neurotransmitter receptorsΑ-actininMolecular mechanismsBinding proteinCytoskeletonMolecular linkageFunctional interactionRelease machineryDiverse collectionActinNMDA receptorsTraffickingChannel openingProteinVoltage-gated NaReceptorsCompartments
2016
Dendrite Maintenance
Katrancha S, Koleske A. Dendrite Maintenance. 2016, 317-355. DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-56050-0_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic spinesArbor stabilityDendrite arborsCytoplasmic nonreceptor tyrosine kinaseDendritic spine formationDendritic spine stabilityProper brain functionPsychiatric illnessSpine stabilityDifferent pathological statesSynaptic connectionsSpine formationBrain functionNormal agingNeurodegenerative diseasesMajor contributing factorSpinePathological statesReceptorsArborsEph receptorsContributing factorTyrosine kinaseCell surface adhesion receptorsMolecular mechanisms
2014
Chapter 5 ECM receptors in neuronal structure, synaptic plasticity, and behavior
Kerrisk ME, Cingolani LA, Koleske AJ. Chapter 5 ECM receptors in neuronal structure, synaptic plasticity, and behavior. Progress In Brain Research 2014, 214: 101-131. PMID: 25410355, PMCID: PMC4640673, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63486-3.00005-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic plasticityNeuronal structuresCentral nervous system developmentForm synapsesNervous system developmentDendritic projectionsSynaptic activityPostsynaptic partnersPostsynaptic cellECM receptorsReceptor activationGuidance moleculesSynapse structureReceptorsStable synapsesExtracellular matrix receptorsNeuronsSynapsesCell adhesion receptorsMatrix receptorsAdhesion receptorsReceptor transitionPreECM compositionECM ligands
2013
Molecular mechanisms of dendrite stability
Koleske AJ. Molecular mechanisms of dendrite stability. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2013, 14: 536-550. PMID: 23839597, PMCID: PMC3947514, DOI: 10.1038/nrn3486.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
The Abl and Arg Kinases Mediate Distinct Modes of Phagocytosis and Are Required for Maximal Leishmania Infection
Wetzel DM, McMahon-Pratt D, Koleske AJ. The Abl and Arg Kinases Mediate Distinct Modes of Phagocytosis and Are Required for Maximal Leishmania Infection. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2012, 32: 3176-3186. PMID: 22665498, PMCID: PMC3434515, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00086-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplement receptor 3Leishmania infectionIgG-coated beadsMurine cutaneous leishmaniasisPotential therapeutic targetLeishmania uptakeVisceral diseaseObligate intracellular parasitesCutaneous leishmaniasisTherapeutic targetFc receptorsAmastigote uptakeTreatment resultsReceptor 3Small lesionsInfection severityLeishmania amazonensisKinase inhibitorsIntracellular parasitesBead phagocytosisPhagocytosisReceptorsC3biInfectionLeishmaniasis