Experience-dependent plasticity of dendritic spines of layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons in the mouse cortex.
Experience-dependent plasticity of dendritic spines of layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons in the mouse cortex.
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DOI:
10.1002/dneu.22313
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发表时间:
2016-03
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
Gan WB
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作者:
Ma L;Qiao Q;Tsai JW;Yang G;Li W;Gan WB
Previous studies have shown that sensory and motor experiences play an important role in the remodeling of dendritic spines of layer 5 pyramidal neurons in the cortex. In this study, we examined the effects of sensory deprivation and motor learning on dendritic spine remodeling of layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons in the barrel and motor cortices. Similar to layer 5 pyramidal neurons, spines on apical dendrites of layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons are plastic during development and largely stable in adulthood. Sensory deprivation via whisker trimming reduces the elimination rate of existing spines without significant effect on the rate of spine formation in the developing barrel cortex. Furthermore, we show that motor training increases the formation and elimination of dendritic spines in the primary motor cortex. Unlike layer 5 pyramidal neurons, however, there is no significant difference in the rate of spine formation between sibling dendritic branches of layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons. Our studies indicate that sensory and motor learning experiences have important impact on dendritic spine remodeling in layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons. They also suggest that the rules governing experience-dependent spine remodeling are largely similar, but not identical, between layer 2/3 and layer 5 pyramidal neurons.