RRC ID 33019
著者 Williams DW, Kondo S, Krzyzanowska A, Hiromi Y, Truman JW.
タイトル Local caspase activity directs engulfment of dendrites during pruning.
ジャーナル Nat Neurosci
Abstract Pruning is important for sculpting neural circuits, as it removes excessive or inaccurate projections. Here we show that the removal of sensory neuron dendrites during pruning in Drosophila melanogaster is directed by local caspase activity. Suppressing caspase activity prevented dendrite removal, whereas a global activation of caspases within a neuron caused cell death. A new genetically encoded caspase probe revealed that caspase activity is confined to the degenerating dendrites of pruning neurons.
巻・号 9(10)
ページ 1234-6
公開日 2006-10-1
DOI 10.1038/nn1774
PII nn1774
PMID 16980964
MeSH Analysis of Variance Animals Animals, Genetically Modified Apoptosis Caspases / genetics Caspases / metabolism* Dendrites / enzymology* Dendrites / physiology* Drosophila Proteins / genetics Drosophila Proteins / metabolism* Drosophila melanogaster Enzyme Activation / physiology Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology Fluorescent Antibody Technique / methods Ganglia, Spinal / cytology Neurons, Afferent / cytology* Time Factors
IF 20.071
引用数 219
WOS 分野 NEUROSCIENCES
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