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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Is Required for the Maintenance of Cortical Dendrites

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Gorski, Jessica A., Zeiler, Steven R., Tamowski, Susan, Jones, Kevin R.·2003·The Journal of Neuroscience

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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is thought to be involved in neuronal survival, migration, morphological and biochemical differentiation, and modulation of synaptic function in the CNS. In the rodent cortex, postnatal BDNF expression is initially low but subsequently increases to reach maximal levels around weaning. Thus, BDNF expression peaks at a time when both structural and functional maturation of cortical circuitry occurs. Although the function of BDNF has been probed using many approaches, its requirements during this phase of life have not previously been examined genetically. To test the in vivo requirements for BDNF during this important phase of development we generated early-onset forebrain-specific BDNF mutant mice. Although these mice undergo forebrain-restricted deletion of BDNF by Cre-mediated recombination during embryogenesis, they are healthy, and we did not detect the loss of specific cortical excitatory or inhibitory neurons. However, the neocortex of 5-week-old mice was thinner, attributable at least partly to neuronal shrinkage. Importantly, although visual cortical layer 2/3 neurons in the mutants initially developed normal dendrite structure, dendritic retraction became apparent by 3 weeks of age. Thus, our observations suggest that cortically expressed BDNF functions to support the maintenance of cortical neuron size and dendrite structure rather than the initial development of these features. This is consistent with a role for BDNF in stabilizing the "survival" of circuitry during the phase of activity-dependent reorganization of cortical connectivity.

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  1. Gorski JA, Balogh SA, Wehner JM, Jones KR (2003) Learning deficits in forebrain-restricted BDNF mutant mice. Neuroscience (in press).

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Authors
Gorski, J. A., Zeiler, S. R., Tamowski, S., & Jones, K. R.
Affiliations
University of Colorado Boulder (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2003-07-30
Volume
23
Issue
17
Pages
6856-6865
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2110442840
Cited by
411
References
79
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FWCI
6.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Cancer Society
  • Muscular Dystrophy Association
  • Wellcome Trust
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
brain-derived neurotrophic factor, dendritic retraction, neocortex development, neuronal survival, neuronal shrinkage, postnatal development
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Cell Count, Cell Survival, Cerebral Cortex, Dendrites, Female, Lysine, Male, Mice, Mutant Strains, Neurons, Organ Specificity, Prosencephalon, Pyramidal Cells, Gene Targeting, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Cell Size, Mice

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