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Biochem Soc Trans (2025) BST20240425.
Published: 28 January 2025
... of the Biochemical Society. 2025 functional coupling ion channel macromolecular complexes Large-conductance Ca 2+ - and voltage-activated K + channels (BK) N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDAR) synaptic plasticity Large conductance voltage- and Ca 2+ - activated K + channels (KCa1.1, BK, MaxiK...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2024) 52 (3): 1459–1471.
Published: 16 May 2024
... 4.0 (CC BY) . calcium signaling synapse synaptic plasticity Calcium's story in cell biology begins with a lucky mistake. In 1882, Sydney Ringer published his findings on the ionic requirements for cardiac contraction [ 1 ]. But when only a year later he failed to reproduce...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2023) 51 (1): 315–330.
Published: 11 January 2023
...Elisa Corti; Carlos B. Duarte AMPA-type receptors for the neurotransmitter glutamate are very dynamic entities, and changes in their synaptic abundance underlie different forms of synaptic plasticity, including long-term synaptic potentiation (LTP), long-term depression (LTD) and homeostatic...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2018) 46 (6): 1697–1705.
Published: 04 December 2018
..., respectively, a causal link between early increases in corticostriatal activity and later behavioral abnormalities remains elusive. One possible link may lie in lasting changes in synaptic plasticity; perhaps, the disrupted synaptic potentiation and depression associated with G2019S expression has lasting...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2016) 44 (5): 1313–1319.
Published: 19 October 2016
.... Scott ( [email protected] ) AKAP79 anchoring protein calcineurin phosphatase PP2B synaptic plasticity The present study focuses on how protein–protein interactions between protein phosphatase-2B (PP2B), also known as calcineurin, and substrates and anchoring proteins influence...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2015) 43 (3): 328–332.
Published: 01 June 2015
... and conserve available resources. 22 12 2014 © The Authors Journal compilation © 2015 Biochemical Society 2015 eEF2 mRNA translation nutrient protein synthesis synaptic plasticity tumour Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase (eEF2K) is an atypical calcium/calmodulin (Ca/CaM...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2014) 42 (2): 593–599.
Published: 20 March 2014
... on synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus [ 42 , 43 ]. Furthermore, these drugs can cross the blood–brain barrier [ 44 – 49 ], a property that is of central importance in order to be effective in treating neurodegenerative disorders of the CNS (central nervous system). Aβ amyloid β-peptide AD...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2013) 41 (4): 815–820.
Published: 18 July 2013
... The Authors Journal compilation © 2013 Biochemical Society 2013 microRNA (miRNA) microRNA biogenesis nervous system neuropathogenesis synaptic plasticity Non-coding RNAs are vital functional and regulatory elements of all biological systems. A class of small phylogenetically conserved 21–22...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2013) 41 (1): 241–244.
Published: 29 January 2013
... and RNAs contained in exosomes secreted by emitting neurons could directly modify signal transduction and protein expression in receiving cells. Exosomes may be an ideal mechanism for anterograde and retrograde information transfer across synapses underlying local changes in synaptic plasticity. Exosomes...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2010) 38 (6): 1527–1530.
Published: 24 November 2010
... is modified by the frequency with which the synapses are stimulated. This modulation of synaptic strength, or synaptic plasticity, probably forms the cellular basis for learning and memory. RNA metabolism, particularly translational control at or near the synapse, is one process that controls long-lasting...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2010) 38 (2): 493–497.
Published: 22 March 2010
..., molecular and behavioural analyses of experimental animal models of PD. In PD, a host of cellular and synaptic changes occur in the striatum in response to the massive loss of DA innervation. Chronic L -dopa therapy restores physiological synaptic plasticity and behaviour in treated PD animals, but most...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2009) 37 (6): 1375–1377.
Published: 19 November 2009
...Donna M. McDade; Ann-Marie Conway; Allan B. James; Brian J. Morris The regulation of synaptic glutamate receptor and GABA A R (γ-aminobutyric acid subtype A receptor) levels is a key component of synaptic plasticity. Most forms of neuronal plasticity are associated with the induction...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2009) 37 (6): 1323–1327.
Published: 19 November 2009
...-hippocampal NMDARs make important contributions to spatial memory performance. Hippocampal NMDAR-dependent synaptic plasticity has long been regarded as the key neural mechanism underlying spatial memory [ 3 , 16 ]. Despite this, there is still uncertainty and controversy regarding the precise role...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2009) 37 (6): 1364–1368.
Published: 19 November 2009
...), and evidence is accumulating that leptin modulates many neuronal functions. In particular, recent studies have indicated that leptin plays an important role in the regulation of hippocampal synaptic plasticity. Indeed leptin-insensitive rodents display impairments in hippocampal synaptic plasticity and defects...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2009) 37 (6): 1278–1280.
Published: 19 November 2009
... the role of localized translational control in synaptic plasticity. It remains to be seen if the high-throughput methods can be applied quantitatively to study the dynamics of RNP (ribonucleoprotein) remodelling in specific neuronal populations during the neurodegenerative process. It is certain, however...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2009) 37 (6): 1359–1363.
Published: 19 November 2009
...Mascia Amici; Andrew Doherty; Jihoon Jo; David Jane; Kwangwook Cho; Graham Collingridge; Sheila Dargan Calcium entry plays a major role in the induction of several forms of synaptic plasticity in different areas of the central nervous system. The spatiotemporal aspects of these calcium signals can...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2009) 37 (6): 1369–1374.
Published: 19 November 2009
... in neuronal differentiation, neuronal migration, synaptogenesis, structural remodelling, long-lasting forms of synaptic plasticity and higher cognitive functions. NMDAR-mediated Ca 2+ signalling in dendritic spines is not static, but can be remodelled in a cell- and synapse-specific manner by NMDAR subunit...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2006) 34 (5): 949–951.
Published: 25 October 2006
...J.R. Mellor Synaptic plasticity of ionotropic glutamate receptors has been extensively studied with a particular focus on the role played by NMDA ( N -methyl- D -aspartate) receptors in the induction of synaptic plasticity and the subsequent movement of AMPA (α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2006) 34 (5): 939–941.
Published: 25 October 2006
..., a process that is required for the clustering of presynaptic calcium channels to ensure efficient vesicle release. 12 7 2006 © 2006 The Biochemical Society 2006 active zone Bruchpilot calcium channel neuromuscular junction synaptic plasticity vesicle fusion 1 Correspondence...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2006) 34 (4): 600–604.
Published: 21 July 2006
... B) to glutamate synapses makes this system attractive as a dynamic, activity-dependent regulator of excitatory transmission and synaptic plasticity in the adult brain. Development of stable LTP (long-term potentiation) in response to high-frequency stimulation requires new gene expression...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2006) 34 (1): 59–63.
Published: 20 January 2006
... proteome synapse synaptic plasticity synaptosome In this era of fully sequenced genomes, the daily life of molecular biologists has been transformed by the simple expediency of looking up the sequence of the gene of interest and knowing its structure and similarity to all other genes. The era...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2005) 33 (6): 1354–1356.
Published: 26 October 2005
... © 2005 The Biochemical Society 2005 α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPA receptor) calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMKII) long-term potentiation (LTP) phosphorylation protein kinase A (PKA) synaptic plasticity AMPA α-amino-3-hydroxy...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2005) 33 (6): 1345–1349.
Published: 26 October 2005
... and serine). Mouse KOs (knockouts) revealed that, in different types of synapses, RIM1α is essential for different forms of synaptic plasticity. In CA1-region Schaffer-collateral excitatory synapses and in GABAergic synapses (where GABA is γ-aminobutyric acid), RIM1α is required for maintaining normal...
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Biochem Soc Trans (2005) 33 (5): 1029–1032.
Published: 26 October 2005
... display abnormal brain development and leptin actively participates in the development of the hypothalamus. In the hippocampus, leptin is a potential cognitive enhancer as genetically obese rodents with dysfunctional leptin receptors display impairments in hippocampal synaptic plasticity. Moreover, direct...