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Isolation of Mouse Lung Dendritic Cells
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2011
A highly purified preparation of mouse lung dendritic cells is described. Specific emphasis is given to the isolation of conventional dendritic cell subset.
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Bone Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells Generation: A Method to Generate Dendritic Cells from Mouse Bone Marrow
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2023
This video describes a protocol for the generation of dendritic cells--key antigen-presenting cells that activate T cells--from the bone marrow of an adult mouse.
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Analyzing Dendritic Morphology in Columns and Layers
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2017
Here, we show how to analyze dendritic routing of Drosophila medulla neurons in columns and layers. The workflow includes a dual-view imaging technique to improve the image quality and computational tools for tracing, registering dendritic arbors to the reference column array and for analyzing the dendritic structures in 3D space.
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Voltage-sensitive Dye Recording from Axons, Dendrites and Dendritic Spines of Individual Neurons in Brain Slices
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2012
An imaging technique for monitoring of membrane potential changes with sub-micrometer spatial and sub-millisecond temporal resolution is described. The technique, based on laser excitation of voltage-sensitive dyes, allows measurements of signals in axons and axon collaterals, terminal dendritic branches, and individual dendritic spines.
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T Cells Capture Bacteria by Transinfection from Dendritic Cells
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2016
Here a protocol is presented to measure bacterial capture by CD4+ T cells which occurs during antigen presentation via transinfection from pre-infected dendritic cells (DC). We show how to perform the necessary steps: isolation of primary cells, infection of DC, DC/T cell conjugate formation, and measurement of bacterial T cell transfection.
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Cytoskeletal remodeling provides the structural basis for neurite growth, branching, and stabilization during dendrite formation. These internal changes allow developing neuronal extensions to expand and organize into architectures capable of receiving signals. Examining this process helps researchers connect changes in cellular structure with the later assembly and function of neural circuits.
Molecular guidance cues help regulate where dendritic extensions grow and how they organize within developing neural tissue. Their effects work alongside cytoskeletal remodeling rather than replacing it, linking external signals to changes in neuronal structure. Studying these cues clarifies how neurons develop coordinated architectures instead of forming branches without spatial organization.
Neuronal activity helps regulate dendritic architecture and the positioning of synaptic contacts as networks develop. This means dendritic structure is shaped not only by intrinsic growth programs and molecular cues, but also by signals associated with neural function. The interaction is important for understanding how developing circuits become responsive to experience and changing patterns of communication.
Following dendrite formation allows researchers to examine how individual neurons acquire the structural organization needed to participate in developing circuits. Changes in growth, branching, stabilization, and synaptic-contact positioning can be related to the establishment of connectivity. This provides a framework for studying how cellular development contributes to broader neural network function.
Researchers examine dendritic architecture and its regulation to investigate how disrupted growth, branching, stabilization, or synaptic-contact placement may affect neural connectivity. Because dendrites help establish communication within developing circuits, abnormalities in these processes can offer clues about neurodevelopmental disorders. The topic therefore connects cellular structure with potential changes in network organization and function.
Dendrite formation is relevant to injury-related repair because restoring disrupted neural communication may require renewed organization of neuronal extensions and their connections. Studying the mechanisms that regulate dendritic growth and stabilization can identify processes involved in rebuilding circuit structure. This research also informs potential strategies for restoring communication between neurons after neural networks have been damaged.