1. Studying the significance of neuronal microtubule polarity and the influence of support cells on microtubule nucleation in dendrites Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Thyagarajan, Pankajam Title: Studying the significance of neuronal microtubule polarity and the influence of support cells on microtubule nucleation in dendrites Graduate Program: Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (PHD) Keywords: microtubulecytoskeletonneurondendritemicrotubule nucleationmicrotubule polaritysignificance of microtubule polarityregulation of microtubule nucleationsites of nucleationendosomesendocytosisclathrinsupport cellsskin cellsgliaWntWnt signalingfrizzledAP2sites of endocytosisdendrite branchpointdshaxinFrizzledg-tubulinEB1-GFP File: Login to Download Committee Members: Melissa Rolls, Program Head/ChairLorraine Santy, Major Field MemberWilliam Hancock, Outside Unit & Field MemberMelissa Rolls, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorSanthosh Girirajan, Major Field Member