Glutamate receptor ion channels: structure, regulation, and function

SF Traynelis, LP Wollmuth, CJ McBain, FS Menniti… - Pharmacological …, 2010 - Elsevier
The mammalian ionotropic glutamate receptor family encodes 18 gene products that
coassemble to form ligand-gated ion channels containing an agonist recognition site, a …

BDNF-induced local protein synthesis and synaptic plasticity

G Leal, D Comprido, CB Duarte - Neuropharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an important regulator of synaptic transmission
and long-term potentiation (LTP) in the hippocampus and in other brain regions, playing a …

[HTML][HTML] Translational control of long-lasting synaptic plasticity and memory

M Costa-Mattioli, WS Sossin, E Klann, N Sonenberg - Neuron, 2009 - cell.com
Long-lasting forms of synaptic plasticity and memory are dependent on new protein
synthesis. Recent advances obtained from genetic, physiological, pharmacological, and …

Internal ribosome entry sites in eukaryotic mRNA molecules

CUT Hellen, P Sarnow - Genes & development, 2001 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Initiation of translation of most eukaryotic mRNAs commences with 5 end–dependent
recruitment of 40S ribosomal subunits to the mRNA. The 40S subunit carrying the initiator …

Regulation of hippocampal synaptic plasticity by BDNF

G Leal, PM Afonso, IL Salazar, CB Duarte - Brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
The neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has emerged as a major
regulator of activity-dependent plasticity at excitatory synapses in the mammalian central …

Translational control by MAPK signaling in long-term synaptic plasticity and memory

RJ Kelleher, A Govindarajan, HY Jung, H Kang… - Cell, 2004 - cell.com
Enduring forms of synaptic plasticity and memory require new protein synthesis, but little is
known about the underlying regulatory mechanisms. Here, we investigate the role of MAPK …

Abnormal dendritic spine characteristics in the temporal and visual cortices of patients with fragile‐X syndrome: a quantitative examination

SA Irwin, B Patel, M Idupulapati… - American journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Fragile‐X syndrome is a common form of mental retardation resulting from the inability to
produce the fragile‐X mental retardation protein. Qualitative examination of human brain …

A rapamycin-sensitive signaling pathway contributes to long-term synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus

SJ Tang, G Reis, H Kang, AC Gingras… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
Many forms of long-lasting behavioral and synaptic plasticity require the synthesis of new
proteins. For example, long-term potentiation (LTP) that endures for more than an hour …

Loss of presenilin function causes impairments of memory and synaptic plasticity followed by age-dependent neurodegeneration

CA Saura, SY Choi, V Beglopoulos, S Malkani… - Neuron, 2004 - cell.com
Mutations in presenilins are the major cause of familial Alzheimer's disease, but the
pathogenic mechanism by which presenilin mutations cause memory loss and …

GluN2B-containing NMDA receptors regulate depression-like behavior and are critical for the rapid antidepressant actions of ketamine

OH Miller, L Yang, CC Wang, EA Hargroder, Y Zhang… - elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
A single, low dose of the NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine produces rapid
antidepressant actions in treatment-resistant depressed patients. Understanding the cellular …