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In vivo imaging of dendritic pruning in dentate granule cells

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posted on 2016-05-02, 22:19 authored by J. Tiago GonçalvesJ. Tiago Gonçalves, Cooper W Bloyd, Matthew Shtrahman, Stephen T Johnston, Simon T Schafer, Sarah L Parylak, Thanh Tran, Tina Chang, Fred H Gage
Data files of the dendritic arbors of all neurons imaged for the following publication:

Gonçalves J.T., Bloyd C.W., Shtrahman M, Johnston S.T., Schafer S.T., Parylak S.L., Thanh T., Chang T., Gage F.H., In vivo imaging of dendritic pruning in dentate granule cells, Nature Neurosci., in press, doi:10.1038/nn.4301 (2016)

Abstract:
We longitudinally imaged the developing dendrites of adult-born mouse dentate granule cells (DGCs) in vivo and found that they underwent over-branching and pruning. Exposure to an enriched environment and constraint of dendritic growth by disrupting Wnt signaling led to increased branch addition and accelerated growth, which were, however, counteracted by earlier and more extensive pruning. Our results indicate that pruning is regulated in a homeostatic fashion to oppose excessive branching and promote a similar dendrite structure in DGCs.

Funding

The James S. McDonnell Foundation (J.T.G., S.T.J., S.T.S. and F.H.G.), CIRM Grant TB1-01175 (C.W.B.), G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation, Annette Merle-Smith, JPB Foundation, NIH Grants MH095741 and MH092758, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helm

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