Publications

Neural Plasticity

Spines, Plasticity, and Cognition in Alzheimer's Model Mice

The pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD)—widespread synaptic and neuronal loss and the pathological accumulation of amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) in senile plaques, as well as hyperphosphorylated tau in neurofibrillary tangles—have been known for many decades, but the links between...

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Cerebral Cortex

WIP Is a Negative Regulator of Neuronal Maturation and Synaptic Activity

Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) –interacting protein (WIP) is an actin-binding protein involved in the regulation of actin polymerization in cells, such as fibroblasts and lymphocytes. Despite its recognized function in non-neuronal cells, the role of WIP in the central nervous system...

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Hippocampus

Layer-specific alterations to CA1 dendritic spines in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Why memory is a particular target for the pathological changes in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) has long been a fundamental question when considering the mechanisms underlying this disease. It has been established from numerous biochemical and morphological studies that AD is, at least initially, a...

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EMBO Journal

PTEN is recruited to the postsynaptic terminal for NMDA receptor-dependent long-term depression

Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN) is an important regulator of phosphatidylinositol-(3,4,5,)-trisphosphate signalling, which controls cell growth and differentiation. However, PTEN is also highly expressed in the adult brain, in which it can be found in dendritic...

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Cerebral Cortex

Widespread Changes in Dendritic Spines in a Model of Alzheimer's Disease

The mechanism by which dementia occurs in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is not known. We assessed changes in hippocampal dendritic spines of APP/PS1 transgenic mice that accumulate amyloid beta throughout the brain. Three-dimensional analysis of 21 507 dendritic spines in the dentate...

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Nature Neuroscience

PIP3 controls synaptic function by maintaining AMPA receptor clustering at the postsynaptic membrane

Despite their low abundance, phosphoinositides are critical regulators of intracellular signaling and membrane compartmentalization. However, little is known of phosphoinositide function at the postsynaptic membrane. Here we show that continuous synthesis and availability of...

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Journal of Pathology

Morphological alterations to neurons of the amygdala and impaired fear conditioning in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) suffer from impaired memory and emotional disturbances, the pathogenesis of which is not entirely clear. In APP/PS1 transgenic mice, a model of AD in which amyloid β (Aβ) accumulates in the brain, we have examined neurons in the lateral nucleus of the...

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