We thank Professors Volker Haucke, Marc Kirschner, Alexander Sorisky and Jane Y Wu for constructs. We thank Yuan Lu and Zong-Fang Wan for excellent technical assistance. We thank Dr Qian Hu and ION Optical Imaging Core Facility for confocal microscopy and data analysis support, and Dr Min Jiang and IOBS-Nikon Biological Imaging Center for use of the N-SIM microscope. We are grateful to Drs Xueliang Zhu and Xiumin Yan, colleagues at ION, and members of the Yu laboratory for suggestions and comments. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31321091 and 31530030), the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB02010000) and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (16XD 1404800).
Neurite initiation is critical for neuronal morphogenesis and early neural circuit development. Recent studies showed that local actin aggregation underneath the cell membrane determined the site of neurite initiation...
the ION Optical Imaging Core Facility for technical support;the IOBS-Nikon Biological Imaging Center for use of the N-SIM microscope;supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31125015 and31321091)
A salient feature of neurons is their intrinsic ability to grow and extend neurites, even in the absence of external cues. Compared to the later stages of neuronal development, such as neuronal polarization and dendri...
by grants from the National Key Basic Research Program of China(2011CB504102);Natural Science Foundation of China(31430036,31123002,31321091).
Parkinson’s disease(PD),the second most common age-associated neurodegenerative disorder,is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic(DA)neurons and the presence ofα-synuclein-containing aggregates in the substantia...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation (31330032,31321091,and 61327902);he National Basic Research Development Program of China (2014CB910203)
Caspases, a family of cysteine proteases, mediate programmed cell death during early neural development and neurodegeneration, as well as following neurotoxic insults. Notably, accumulating lines of evidence have show...
supported by grants from the Chinese Academy of Sciences;the National Basic Research Development Program of China (2011CB504102);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31123002 and 31321091)
Postmitotic neurons in the neocortex migrate to appropriate positions and form layered structures of nascent cortex during brain development. The migration of these neurons requires precise control and coordination of...