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ReviewNeuropharmacology2013

Influence of GluN2 subunit identity on NMDA receptor function.

D J A Wyllie, M R Livesey, G E Hardingham

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Review in Neuropharmacology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 144 papers.

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144citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

144 citing papers in PubMed, 256 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

D J A WyllieCentre for Integrative Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK. dwyllie1@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
M R Livesey
G E Hardingham
University of Edinburgh · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilMedical Research Council G0902044Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are ligand-gated ion channels ('ionotropic' receptors) activated by the major excitatory neurotransmitter, l-glutamate. While the term 'the NMDAR' is often used it obscures the fact that this class of receptor contains within it members whose properties are as different as they are similar. This heterogeneity was evident from early electrophysiological, pharmacological and biochemical assessments of the functional properties of NMDARs and while the molecular basis of this heterogeneity has taken many years to elucidate, it indicated from the outset that the diversity of NMDAR phenotypes could allow this receptor family to subserve a variety of functions in the mammalian central nervous system. In this review we highlight some recent studies that have identified structural elements within GluN2 subunits that contribute to the heterogeneous biophysical properties of NMDARs, consider why some recently described novel pharmacological tools may permit better identification of native NMDAR subtypes, examine the evidence that NMDAR subtypes differentially contribute to the induction of long-term potentiation and long-term depression and discuss how through the use of chimeric proteins additional insights have been obtained that account for NMDAR subtype-dependency of physiological and pathophysiological signalling. This article is part of the Special Issue entitled 'Glutamate Receptor-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity'.

Indexed as

AnimalsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsLong-Term PotentiationModels, MolecularNeuronal PlasticityProtein MultimerizationProtein SubunitsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsProtein SubunitsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateBiophysicsExcitoxicityGlutamate receptorNMDA receptorPharmacologyPlasticityStructure

Identifiers

PMID23376022
PMCPMC3778433
OpenAlexW2108909652

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