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. 2024 Jan 10;44(2):e1393222023. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1393-22.2023

Table 1.

Target new spine morphological characteristics and new spine outgrowth rates

Target new spine size
Groups n value (spines/cells) Pixel value/1,000 Groups compared p value Test
Fig. 2 CaMKIIα 16/16 10 ± 1 CaMKIIα vs CaMKIIα-K42R 0.2 Unpaired two-tailed t test
CaMKIIα-K42R 14/14 14 ± 2
Fig. 4 CaMKIIα-shRNA + CaMKIIα* 18/18 13 ± 2 CaMKIIα-shRNA + CaMKIIα* vs CaMKIIα-shRNA + mCaMKIIα* 0.7 One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons
CaMKIIα-shRNA + mCaMKIIα* 10/10 16 ± 2
CaMKIIα-shRNA 20/20 21 ± 2 CaMKIIα-shRNA vs CaMKIIα-shRNA + CaMKIIα* 0.02
CaMKIIα-shRNA vs CaMKIIα-shRNA + mCaMKIIα* 0.3
Fig. 5 GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D 60/9 14 ± 2 GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D vs GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D/K42R 0.5
GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D/K42R 29/6 17 ± 3
Control (dsRed-Express) 51/9 13 ± 1 Control vs GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D 0.9
Control vs GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D/K42R 0.3
Target new spine length
Groups n value (spines/cells) µm Groups compared p value Test
Fig. 2 CaMKIIα 16/16 1.2 ± 0.2 CaMKIIα vs CaMKIIα-K42R 0.6 Unpaired two-tailed t test
CaMKIIα-K42R 14/14 1.3 ± 0.2
Fig. 4 CaMKIIα-shRNA + CaMKIIα* 18/18 1.2 ± 0.1 CaMKIIα-shRNA + CaMKIIα* vs CaMKIIα-shRNA + mCaMKIIα* 0.1 One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons
CaMKIIα-shRNA + mCaMKIIα* 10/10 0.8 ± 0.1
CaMKIIα-shRNA 20/20 1.1 ± 0.1 CaMKIIα-shRNA vs CaMKIIα-shRNA + CaMKIIα* 0.9
CaMKIIα-shRNA vs CaMKIIα-shRNA + mCaMKIIα* 0.2
Fig. 5 GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D 60/9 1.1 ± 0.1 GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D vs GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D/K42R 0.1
GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D/K42R 29/6 1.5 ± 0.2
Control (dsRed-Express) 51/9 1.3 ± 0.1 Control vs GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D 0.6
Control vs GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D/K42R 0.3
New spine outgrowth rate
Groups n value (spines/cells) # spines/µm /60 min Groups compared p value Test
Fig. 2 CaMKIIα 76/16 0.07 ± 0.01 CaMKIIα vs CaMKIIα-K42R 0.8 Unpaired two-tailed t test
CaMKIIα-K42R 86/14 0.07 ± 0.01
Fig. 4 CaMKIIα-shRNA + CaMKIIα* 104/18 0.07 ± 0.01 CaMKIIα-shRNA + CaMKIIα* vs CaMKIIα-shRNA + mCaMKIIα* 0.3 One-Way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons
CaMKIIα-shRNA + mCaMKIIα* 57/10 0.06 ± 0.01
CaMKIIα-shRNA 148/20 0.06 ± 0.01 CaMKIIα-shRNA vs CaMKIIα-shRNA + CaMKIIα* 0.8
CaMKIIα-shRNA vs CaMKIIα-shRNA + mCaMKIIα* 0.6
Fig. 5 GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D 60/9 0.06 ± 0.01 GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D vs GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D/K42R 0.5
GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D/K42R 29/6 0.05 ± 0.01
Control (dsRed-Express) 51/9 0.05 ± 0.01 Control vs GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D 0.7
Control vs GFP-CaMKIIα-T286D/K42R 0.9

The morphological characteristics of target new spines and outgrowth rates are compared at the time of first appearance (at the end of the first 60 min time-lapse interval).