Silencing neurons: tools, applications, and experimental constraints

JS Wiegert, M Mahn, M Prigge, Y Printz, O Yizhar - Neuron, 2017‏ - cell.com
Reversible silencing of neuronal activity is a powerful approach for isolating the roles of
specific neuronal populations in circuit dynamics and behavior. In contrast with neuronal …

Filopodia: molecular architecture and cellular functions

PK Mattila, P Lappalainen - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2008‏ - nature.com
Filopodia are thin, actin-rich plasma-membrane protrusions that function as antennae for
cells to probe their environment. Consequently, filopodia have an important role in cell …

Incorporating neuro-inspired adaptability for continual learning in artificial intelligence

L Wang, X Zhang, Q Li, M Zhang, H Su, J Zhu… - Nature Machine …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Continual learning aims to empower artificial intelligence with strong adaptability to the real
world. For this purpose, a desirable solution should properly balance memory stability with …

Labelling and optical erasure of synaptic memory traces in the motor cortex

A Hayashi-Takagi, S Yagishita, M Nakamura, F Shirai… - Nature, 2015‏ - nature.com
Dendritic spines are the major loci of synaptic plasticity and are considered as possible
structural correlates of memory. Nonetheless, systematic manipulation of specific subsets of …

Epigenetic modulation of inflammation and synaptic plasticity promotes resilience against stress in mice

J Wang, GE Hodes, H Zhang, S Zhang, W Zhao… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Major depressive disorder is associated with abnormalities in the brain and the immune
system. Chronic stress in animals showed that epigenetic and inflammatory mechanisms …

Mammalian Rho GTPases: new insights into their functions from in vivo studies

SJ Heasman, AJ Ridley - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2008‏ - nature.com
Rho GTPases are key regulators of cytoskeletal dynamics and affect many cellular
processes, including cell polarity, migration, vesicle trafficking and cytokinesis. These …

Dentritic spines: structure, dynamics and regulation

H Hering, M Sheng - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2001‏ - nature.com
Dendritic spines are tiny protrusions that receive excitatory synaptic input and
compartmentalize postsynaptic responses. Heterogeneous in size and shape, and …

Rho GTPases and signaling networks

L Van Aelst, C D'Souza-Schorey - Genes & development, 1997‏ - genesdev.cshlp.org
The Rho GTPases form a subgroup of the Ras superfamily of 20-to 30-kD GTP-binding
proteins that have been shown to regulate a wide spectrum of cellular functions. These …

Near‐infrared optogenetic genome engineering based on photon‐upconversion hydrogels

Y Sasaki, M Oshikawa, P Bharmoria… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photon upconversion (UC) from near‐infrared (NIR) light to visible light has enabled
optogenetic manipulations in deep tissues. However, materials for NIR optogenetics have …

Guanine nucleotide exchange factors for Rho GTPases: turning on the switch

A Schmidt, A Hall - Genes & development, 2002‏ - genesdev.cshlp.org
Rho GTPases control many aspects of cell behavior through the regulation of multiple signal
transduction pathways (Van Aelst and D'Souza-Schorey 1997; Hall 1998). Rho, Rac, and …