TY - JOUR
T1 - Not Just Actin? A Role for Dynamic Microtubules in Dendritic Spines
AU - Penzes, Peter
AU - Srivastava, Deepak P.
AU - Woolfrey, Kevin M.
PY - 2009/1/15
Y1 - 2009/1/15
N2 - Despite intense attention, the mechanisms regulating dendritic spine structure remain elusive. In this issue of Neuron, Jaworski and colleagues explore the morphological consequences of periodic spine incursions of dynamic microtubules and their associated protein, EB3. Microtubules, long thought to be absent from dendritic spines, are capable of controlling spine morphology, opening up a new line of investigation into mechanisms of spine plasticity and maintenance.
AB - Despite intense attention, the mechanisms regulating dendritic spine structure remain elusive. In this issue of Neuron, Jaworski and colleagues explore the morphological consequences of periodic spine incursions of dynamic microtubules and their associated protein, EB3. Microtubules, long thought to be absent from dendritic spines, are capable of controlling spine morphology, opening up a new line of investigation into mechanisms of spine plasticity and maintenance.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.12.018
DO - 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.12.018
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 19146807
AN - SCOPUS:58149231221
SN - 0896-6273
VL - 61
SP - 3
EP - 5
JO - Neuron
JF - Neuron
IS - 1
ER -