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ArticleElectronic journal of biotechnology : EJB2001

A herpes simplex viral vector expressing green fluorescent protein can be used to visualize morphological changes in high-density neuronal culture.

Torsten Falk, Lori A Strazdas, Rebecca S Borders, Ramsey K Kilani, Andrea J Yool, Scott J Sherman

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Article in Electronic journal of biotechnology : EJB, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Torsten FalkDepartment of Physiology, The University of Arizona, PO Box 245051, 1609 N Warren Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724, USA, .
Lori A Strazdas
Rebecca S Borders
Ramsey K Kilani
Andrea J Yool
Scott J Sherman
University of Arizona · US

Funding

MODULATION OF K+ CHANNEL PROPERTIES BY ANTISENSE DNAK08NS002015 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI SHERMAN, SCOTT J · 1997 to 2002
$235k
NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS002015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-density cultures of mammalian neurons offer a model system for studies of brain development, but the morphological features of individual neurons is difficult to ascertain. We show that a herpes virus vector expressing a bioluminescent protein allows detailed morphometric analyses of living neurons in complex culture environments. Expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) was constitutively driven in neurons using the herpes simplex virus amplicon system. This system allowed us to make novel observations regarding development in high-density cultures from rat hippocampus and cerebellum. After the phase of initial neurite outgrowth, maturing neurons continue to show rapid remodeling of the neurite branches (0.79 +/- 0.11 mum/h per neurite; mean +/- SEM, n=8), and displacement of the soma within the neurite arbor (1.35 +/- 0.74 mum/h). These results demonstrate that a substantial capacity for morphological plasticity persists in maturing mammalian CNS neurons after cessation of net neurite outgrowth in early development.

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PMID20811504
PMCPMC2930604
OpenAlexW2149724782

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