Activity-dependent dendritic spine shrinkage and growth involve downregulation of cofilin via distinct mechanisms.

A current model posits that cofilin-dependent actin severing negatively impacts dendritic spine volume. Studies suggested that increased cofilin activity underlies activity-dependent spine shrinkage, and that reduced cofilin activity induces activity-dependent spine growth. We suggest instead that b...

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Main Authors: Barbara Calabrese, Jean-Michel Saffin, Shelley Halpain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3989342?pdf=render