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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2015

The RhoGEF DOCK10 is essential for dendritic spine morphogenesis.

Fanny Jaudon, Fabrice Raynaud, Rosine Wehrlé, Jean-Michel Bellanger, Mohamed Doulazmi, Guilan Vodjdani, Stéphane Gasman, Laurent Fagni, Isabelle Dusart, Anne Debant and 1 more

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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11 authors.

Fanny JaudonCentre de Recherche en Biochimie Macromoléculaire, CNRS-UMR 5237, Université de Montpellier, 34293 Montpellier, France.
Fabrice RaynaudInstitute of Functional Genomics, CNRS-UMR 5203, INSERM U661, Université de Montpellier, 34094 Montpellier, France.
Rosine WehrléUniversité Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS-UMR 7102, Université Paris 06, 75005 Paris, France.
Jean-Michel BellangerCentre de Recherche en Biochimie Macromoléculaire, CNRS-UMR 5237, Université de Montpellier, 34293 Montpellier, France.
Mohamed DoulazmiUniversité Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS-UMR 7102, Université Paris 06, 75005 Paris, France.
Guilan VodjdaniPROTECT, Neuroprotection du cerveau en développement, UMR1141-INSERM, Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, 75019 Paris, France.
Stéphane GasmanInstitut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, CNRS-UPR 3212, Centre de Neurochimie, Université de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
Laurent FagniInstitute of Functional Genomics, CNRS-UMR 5203, INSERM U661, Université de Montpellier, 34094 Montpellier, France.
Isabelle DusartUniversité Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS-UMR 7102, Université Paris 06, 75005 Paris, France.
Anne DebantCentre de Recherche en Biochimie Macromoléculaire, CNRS-UMR 5237, Université de Montpellier, 34293 Montpellier, France susanne.schmidt@crbm.cnrs.fr anne.debant@crbm.cnrs.fr.
Susanne SchmidtCentre de Recherche en Biochimie Macromoléculaire, CNRS-UMR 5237, Université de Montpellier, 34293 Montpellier, France susanne.schmidt@crbm.cnrs.fr anne.debant@crbm.cnrs.fr.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

By regulating actin cytoskeleton dynamics, Rho GTPases and their activators RhoGEFs are implicated in various aspects of neuronal differentiation, including dendritogenesis and synaptogenesis. Purkinje cells (PCs) of the cerebellum, by developing spectacular dendrites covered with spines, represent an attractive model system in which to decipher the molecular signaling underlying these processes. To identify novel regulators of dendritic spine morphogenesis among members of the poorly characterized DOCK family of RhoGEFs, we performed gene expression profiling of fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS)-purified murine PCs at various stages of their postnatal differentiation. We found a strong increase in the expression of the Cdc42-specific GEF DOCK10. Depleting DOCK10 in organotypic cerebellar cultures resulted in dramatic dendritic spine defects in PCs. Accordingly, in mouse hippocampal neurons, depletion of DOCK10 or expression of a DOCK10 GEF-dead mutant led to a strong decrease in spine density and size. Conversely, overexpression of DOCK10 led to increased spine formation. We show that DOCK10 function in spinogenesis is mediated mainly by Cdc42 and its downstream effectors N-WASP and PAK3, although DOCK10 is also able to activate Rac1. Our global approach thus identifies an unprecedented function for DOCK10 as a novel regulator of dendritic spine morphogenesis via a Cdc42-mediated pathway.

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NeurogenesisAnimalscdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCerebellumDendritic SpinesFemaleFlow CytometryGene Expression ProfilingGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHippocampusMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronsNeuropeptidesp21-Activated Kinasescdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCdc42 protein, mouseDOCK10 protein, mouseGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsNeuropeptidesp21-Activated KinasesPak3 protein, mouserac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRac1 protein, mouseWasl protein, mouseWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein, Neuronal

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PMCPMC4472020

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