[HTML][HTML] Sculpting the dendritic landscape: Actin, microtubules, and the art of arborization

VR Ouzounidis, B Prevo, DK Cheerambathur - Current Opinion in Cell …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dendrites are intricately designed neuronal compartments that play a vital role in the
gathering and processing of sensory or synaptic inputs. Their diverse and elaborate …

Drosophila dendritic arborisation neurons: fantastic actin dynamics and where to find them

L Kilo, T Stürner, G Tavosanis, AB Ziegler - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neuronal dendrites receive, integrate, and process numerous inputs and therefore serve as
the neuron's “antennae”. Dendrites display extreme morphological diversity across different …

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 …

Transmembrane formins as active cargoes of membrane trafficking

F Cvrčková, R Ghosh, H Kočová - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Formins are a large, evolutionarily old family of cytoskeletal regulators whose roles include
actin capping and nucleation, as well as modulation of microtubule dynamics. The plant …

Advances in understanding the roles of actin scaffolding and membrane trafficking in dendrite development

W Wang, M Rui - Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 2024 - Elsevier
Dendritic morphology is typically highly branched, and the branching and synaptic
abundance of dendrites can enhance the receptive range of neurons and the diversity of …

Crosstalk between basal extracellular matrix adhesion and building of apical architecture during morphogenesis

M Barrera-Velázquez, LD Ríos-Barrera - Biology Open, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Tissues build complex structures like lumens and microvilli to carry out their functions. Most
of the mechanisms used to build these structures rely on cells remodelling their apical …

The Zinc-BED transcription factor Bedwarfed promotes proportional dendritic growth and branching through transcriptional and translational regulation in Drosophila

S Bhattacharjee, EPR Iyer, SC Iyer, S Nanda… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dendrites are the primary points of sensory or synaptic input to a neuron and play an
essential role in synaptic integration and neural function. Despite the functional importance …

Local Microtubule and F-Actin Distributions Fully Constrain the Spatial Geometry of Drosophila Sensory Dendritic Arbors

S Nanda, S Bhattacharjee, DN Cox… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dendritic morphology underlies the source and processing of neuronal signal inputs.
Morphology can be broadly described by two types of geometric characteristics. The first is …

Local microtubule and F-actin distributions fully determine the spatial geometry of Drosophila sensory dendritic arbors

S Nanda, S Bhattacharjee, DN Cox, GA Ascoli - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Dendritic morphology underlies the source and processing of neuronal signal inputs.
Morphology can be broadly described by two types of geometric characteristics. The first is …

CXCR5 Regulates Neuronal Polarity Development and Migration in the Embryonic Stage via F-Actin Homeostasis and Results in Epilepsy-Related Behavior

Z Zhang, H Zhang, A Antonic-Baker, P Kwan, Y Yan… - Neuroscience …, 2023 - Springer
Epilepsy is a common, chronic neurological disorder that has been associated with impaired
neurodevelopment and immunity. The chemokine receptor CXCR5 is involved in seizures …