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A dynamin-3 spliced variant modulates the actin/cortactin-dependent morphogenesis of dendritic spines.
Journal of cell science - 15 Mar 2005
Gray Noah W, Kruchten Anne E, Chen Jing, McNiven Mark A
Abstract excerpt
Immature dendrites extend many actin-rich filopodial structures that can be replaced by synapse-containing dendritic spines as the neuron matures. The large GTPase dynamin-3 (Dyn3) is a component of the postsynapse in hippocampal neurons but its function is undefined. Here, we demonstrate that a specific Dyn3 variant (Dyn3baa) promotes the formation of immature dendritic filopodia in cultured neurons. This effect...
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