dendritic spine morphogenesis Gene Set

Dataset	GO Biological Process Annotations 2025
Category	structural or functional annotations
Type	biological process
Description	The process in which the anatomical structures of a dendritic spine are generated and organized. A dendritic spine is a protrusion from a dendrite and a specialized subcellular compartment involved in synaptic transmission. (Gene Ontology, GO_0060997)
External Link	http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0060997
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16 genes participating in the dendritic spine morphogenesis biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 dataset.

Symbol	Name
ARC	activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein
ARHGEF7	Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) 7
CDC42	cell division cycle 42
CTNND2	catenin (cadherin-associated protein), delta 2
DIP2A	DIP2 disco-interacting protein 2 homolog A (Drosophila)
DOCK10	dedicator of cytokinesis 10
EPHB1	EPH receptor B1
EPHB2	EPH receptor B2
EPHB3	EPH receptor B3
LLGL1	lethal giant larvae homolog 1 (Drosophila)
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
SHANK1	SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains 1
SHANK3	SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains 3
WASL	Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome-like
WNT7A	wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 7A
ZNF365	zinc finger protein 365