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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2020

δ-Catenin engages the autophagy pathway to sculpt the developing dendritic arbor.

Cheryl Ligon, Eunju Seong, Ethan J Schroeder, Nicholas W DeKorver, Li Yuan, Tammy R Chaudoin, Yu Cai, Shilpa Buch, Stephen J Bonasera, Jyothi Arikkath

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Roles and regulation of δ-catenin in tumorigenesis and neuronal diseases.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  7. Aberrant Autophagy Impacts Growth and Multicellular Development in aFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cheryl LigonDevelopmental Neuroscience, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Eunju SeongDevelopmental Neuroscience, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Ethan J SchroederDepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Nicholas W DeKorverDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7629-352X
Li YuanDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Tammy R ChaudoinDivision of Geriatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Yu CaiDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Shilpa BuchDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Stephen J BonaseraDivision of Geriatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6808-2821
Jyothi ArikkathDepartment of Anatomy, Howard University, Washington, D. C., USA Jyothi.arikkath@howard.edu.
University of Nebraska Medical Center · USNebraska Medical Center · USHoward University · US

Funding

The Molecular Biology of Neurosurgery SystemsP20GM103471 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI SMITH, SHELLEY D · 2012 to 2013
$4.1M
Modifying age-related changes in mouse neuroinflammation & functional behaviorsR01AG031158 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI BONASERA, STEPHEN J · 2009 to 2013
$2.9M
PDGF-CC Mediated Reversal of Synaptodendritic Injury in HANDR01MH106425 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI BUCH, SHILPA J. · 2015 to 2019
$2.3M
Signaling Pathways in AutismR03MH110726 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ARIKKATH, JYOTHI · 2016 to 2017
$149k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG031158NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103471NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH106425NIMH NIH HHS R03 MH110726
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of the dendritic arbor in pyramidal neurons is critical for neural circuit function. Here, we uncovered a pathway in which δ-catenin, a component of the cadherin-catenin cell adhesion complex, promotes coordination of growth among individual dendrites and engages the autophagy mechanism to sculpt the developing dendritic arbor. Using a rat primary neuron model, time-lapse imaging, immunohistochemistry, and confocal microscopy, we found that apical and basolateral dendrites are coordinately sculpted during development. Loss or knockdown of δ-catenin uncoupled this coordination, leading to retraction of the apical dendrite without altering basolateral dendrite dynamics. Autophagy is a key cellular pathway that allows degradation of cellular components. We observed that the impairment of the dendritic arbor resulting from δ-catenin knockdown could be reversed by knockdown of autophagy-related 7 (ATG7), a component of the autophagy machinery. We propose that δ-catenin regulates the dendritic arbor by coordinating the dynamics of individual dendrites and that the autophagy mechanism may be leveraged by δ-catenin and other effectors to sculpt the developing dendritic arbor. Our findings have implications for the management of neurological disorders, such as autism and intellectual disability, that are characterized by dendritic aberrations.

Indexed as

AutophagyAnimalsAutophagy-Related Protein 7CateninsCells, CulturedDelta CateninDendritic CellsGene Knockdown TechniquesHippocampusMicePyramidal CellsRatsAtg7 protein, ratAutophagy-Related Protein 7CateninsDelta CateninATG7autismautophagycatenin delta 2 (CTNND2)dendritedendritic arbordevelopmenthippocampal neuronshippocampusneuronneuronal developmentδ-catenin

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PMID32554807
PMCPMC7415987
OpenAlexW3036152451

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