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The Rac1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor Tiam1 mediates EphB receptor-dependent dendritic spine development.

The Rac1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor Tiam1 mediates EphB receptor-dependent dendritic spine development. Research Abstract Details 

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  • The Rac1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor Tiam1 mediates EphB receptor-dependent dendritic spine development. Abstract Text:

    kimberley f toliasKimberley F Tolias,jay b bikoffJay B Bikoff,christina g kaneChristina G Kane,christos s toliasChristos S Tolias,linda huLinda Hu,michael e greenbergMichael E Greenberg,

    Dendritic spines are small, actin-rich protrusions on the surface of dendrites that receive the majority of excitatory synaptic inputs in the brain. The formation and remodeling of spines, processes that underlie synaptic development and plasticity, are regulated in part by Eph receptor tyrosine kinases. However, the mechanism by which Ephs regulate actin cytoskeletal remodeling necessary for spine development is not fully understood. Here, we report that the Rac1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor Tiam1 interacts with the EphB2 receptor in a kinase-dependent manner. Activation of EphBs by their ephrinB ligands induces the tyrosine phosphorylation and recruitment of Tiam1 to EphB complexes containing NMDA-type glutamate receptors. Either knockdown of Tiam1 protein by RNAi or inhibition of Tiam1 function with a dominant-negative Tiam1 mutant blocks dendritic spine formation induced by ephrinB1 stimulation. Taken together, these findings suggest that EphBs regulate spine development in part by recruiting, phosphorylating, and activating Tiam1. Tiam1 can then promote Rac1-dependent actin cytoskeletal remodeling required for dendritic spine morphogenesis.

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    kf toliasKF Tolias,jb bikoffJB Bikoff,cg kaneCG Kane,cs toliasCS Tolias,l huL Hu,me greenbergME Greenberg,

    For similar enzymes and coenzymes: enzymes: hydrolases: acid anhydride hydrolases: gtp phosphohydrolases: gtp-binding proteins: monomeric gtp-binding proteins: rho gtp-binding proteins: rac gtp-binding proteins: rac1 gtp-binding protein research abstracts see: enzymes and coenzymes: enzymes: hydrolases: acid anhydride hydrolases: gtp phosphohydrolases: gtp-binding proteins: monomeric gtp-binding proteins: rho gtp-binding proteins: rac gtp-binding proteins: rac1 gtp-binding protein research

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    The Rac1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor Tiam1 mediates EphB receptor-dependent dendritic spine development. Journal Published:

    PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

    Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of

    VOLUME: 104

    Page Numbers: 7265-70

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    ISSN: 0027-8424

    DAY: 17

    MONTH: 04

    YEAR: 2007

    The Rac1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor Tiam1 mediates EphB receptor-dependent dendritic spine development. Information

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    LANGUAGE: eng

    NlmUniqueID: 7505876

    The Rac1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor Tiam1 mediates EphB receptor-dependent dendritic spine development. Keywords Mesh Terms:

    KEYWORDS: rac1 GTP-Binding Protein

    MESH TERMS: metabolism

    Chemical & Substance for Abstract: The Rac1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor Tiam1 mediates EphB receptor-dependent dendritic spine development. Information

    Substance Name: rac1 GTP-Binding Protein

    Registry Number: EC 3.6.5.2

    Grant and Affiliation Information for The Rac1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor Tiam1 mediates EphB receptor-dependent dendritic spine development.

    AFFILIATION: Neurobiology Program, Children's Hospital, and Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

    Country: United States

    United States Research PublicationUnited States Research Publication

    AGENCY: United States NICHD

    GRANT: P30 HD 18655

    ACRONYM: HD

    MEDLINETA: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

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