Vasodilator-stimulated Phosphoprotein (VASP) Induces Actin Assembly in Dendritic Spines to Promote Their Development and Potentiate Synaptic Strength

Defining mechanisms of actin polymerization and depolymerization during dendritic spine morphogenesis

(2009) Pirta Hotulainen et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Molecular Architecture of Synaptic Actin Cytoskeleton in Hippocampal Neurons Reveals a Mechanism of Dendritic Spine Morphogenesis

(2009) Farida Korobova et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Myosin Vb Mobilizes Recycling Endosomes and AMPA Receptors for Postsynaptic Plasticity

(2008) Zhiping Wang et al.   CELL

The PAR-6 Polarity Protein Regulates Dendritic Spine Morphogenesis through p190 RhoGAP and the Rho GTPase

(2008) Huaye Zhang et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Clustering of VASP actively drives processive, WH2 domain-mediated actin filament elongation

(2008) Dennis Breitsprecher et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

N-WASP and the Arp2/3 Complex Are Critical Regulators of Actin in the Development of Dendritic Spines and Synapses

(2008) Adam M. Wegner et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Smaller Dendritic Spines, Weaker Synaptic Transmission, but Enhanced Spatial Learning in Mice Lacking Shank1

(2008) A. Y. Hung et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Inhibition of Arp2/3-mediated actin polymerization by PICK1 regulates neuronal morphology and AMPA receptor endocytosis

(2008) Daniel L. Rocca et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Motor protein–dependent transport of AMPA receptors into spines during long-term potentiation

(2008) Susana S Correia et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE