Ca(2+) signaling initiated by canonical transient receptor potential channels in dendritic development.
The spatial patterns of dendritic structures diverge in different types of neurons as adaptations to their unique functions. Although different intracellular mechanisms underlying dendritic morphogenesis have been suggested, it is evident that the elevation in intracellular Ca(2+) levels plays a major role in the process. Canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) channels, known to be non-selective Ca(2+)-permeable cation channels, act as environmental detectors to sense and transduce extracellular signals into different intracellular responses, including the regulation of dendritic growth, via Ca(2+) influx. Here, we review recent advances in the understanding of Ca(2+) signaling, especially signals mediated by Ca(2+) influx via TRPC channels, and the underlying molecular events in dendritic development.
Laboratory of Neural Signal Transduction, Institute of Neuroscience, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Shengjie
S
Feng
Zhuohao
Z
He
Hongyu
H
Li
Yizheng
Y
Wang
D000818:Animals; D020013:Calcium Signaling; D003712:Dendrites / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D050051:Transient Receptor Potential Channels / Q000378:metabolism*
D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D050051:Transient Receptor Potential Channels