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Regulation of postsynaptic signaling in structural synaptic plasticity
Amy Ky Fu, Nancy Y Ip. Current opinion in neurobiology, 2017-06-07
Topic: Disease mechanisms in lab and animal studies
Morphological changes of dendritic spines are strongly associated with synaptic development and synaptic plasticity, which underlies learning and memory. These changes are driven by alterations of F-actin dynamics under the control of Rho GTPases or by synaptic trafficking and insertion of glutamate receptors. Understanding the molecular events that occur during the formation and stabilization of dendritic spines, and the signaling pathways regulating these processes, provides insights into the mechanisms of learning and memory. In this review, we discuss the recent advances on these postsynaptic signaling pathways, in particular, we discuss the specific signaling events that couple the cell-surface receptors to intracellular targets. In addition, we discuss the deregulation of these signaling pathways and their subsequent impact on synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease.
Key findings
- Morphological changes of dendritic spines are strongly associated with synaptic development and synaptic plasticity, which underlies learning and memory.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 39/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 22 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 39 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Current opinion in neurobiology) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2017 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 28600964) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 22 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 22 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 39 out of 100. |
| Total | 39 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Fu, A. K., & Ip, N. Y. (2017). Regulation of postsynaptic signaling in structural synaptic plasticity. Current opinion in neurobiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2017.05.016
Vancouver
Fu AK, Ip NY. Regulation of postsynaptic signaling in structural synaptic plasticity. Current opinion in neurobiology. 2017. doi:10.1016/j.conb.2017.05.016. PMID: 28600964.
BibTeX
@article{fu2017-28600964,
author = {Fu, Amy Ky and Ip, Nancy Y},
title = {{Regulation of postsynaptic signaling in structural synaptic plasticity}},
journal = {Current opinion in neurobiology},
year = {2017},
doi = {10.1016/j.conb.2017.05.016},
pmid = {28600964},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2017.05.016}
}
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