Dendritic spines in alzheimer’s disease : How the actin cytoskeleton contributes to synaptic failure
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Citazione:
Dendritic spines in alzheimer’s disease : How the actin cytoskeleton contributes to synaptic failure / S. Pelucchi, R. Stringhi, E. Marcello. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1661-6596. - 21:3(2020 Jan 30), pp. 908.1-908.23. [10.3390/ijms21030908]
Abstract:
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by Aβ-driven synaptic dysfunction in the early phases of pathogenesis. In the synaptic context, the actin cytoskeleton is a crucial element to maintain the dendritic spine architecture and to orchestrate the spine’s morphology remodeling driven by synaptic activity. Indeed, spine shape and synaptic strength are strictly correlated and precisely governed during plasticity phenomena in order to convert short-term alterations of synaptic strength into long-lasting changes that are embedded in stable structural modification. These functional and structural modifications are considered the biological basis of learning and memory processes. In this review we discussed the existing evidence regarding the role of the spine actin cytoskeleton in AD synaptic failure. We revised the physiological function of the actin cytoskeleton in the spine shaping and the contribution of actin dynamics in the endocytosis mechanism. The internalization process is implicated in different aspects of AD since it controls both glutamate receptor membrane levels and amyloid generation. The detailed understanding of the mechanisms controlling the actin cytoskeleton in a unique biological context as the dendritic spine could pave the way to the development of innovative synapse-tailored therapeutic interventions and to the identification of novel biomarkers to monitor synaptic loss in AD.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Actin cytoskeleton; Actin-binding proteins; Amyloid; Synaptic plasticity; Synaptopathy
Elenco autori:
S. Pelucchi, R. Stringhi, E. Marcello
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