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ArticleHippocampus2015

The organization of AMPA receptor subunits at the postsynaptic membrane.

Amanda L Jacob, Richard J Weinberg

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Article in Hippocampus, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Functional organization of postsynaptic glutamate receptors.Molecular and cellular neurosciences · 2018
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  10. Differentiation and Characterization of Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses by Cryo-electron Tomography and Correlative Microscopy.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2018
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  11. Distinct Phenotypes ofFrontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Amanda L JacobCurriculum in Neurobiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Richard J WeinbergNeuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Funding

The Supramolecular Architecture of the Postsynaptic DensityR01NS039444 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WEINBERG, RICHARD J · 2000 to 2021
$6.1M
GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS AND THALAMOCORTICAL TRANSMISSIONR01NS035527 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WEINBERG, RICHARD J · 1998 to 2012
$2.8M
NINDS NIH HHS NS-39444NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS035527NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS039444NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS-35527
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

AMPA receptors are the principal mediators of excitatory synaptic transmission in the mammalian central nervous system. The subunit composition of these tetrameric receptors helps to define their functional properties, and may also influence the synaptic trafficking implicated in long-term synaptic plasticity. However, the organization of AMPAR subunits within the synapse remains unclear. Here, we use postembedding immunogold electron microscopy to study the synaptic organization of AMPAR subunits in stratum radiatum of CA1 hippocampus in the adult rat. We find that GluA1 concentrates away from the center of the synapse, extending at least 25 nm beyond the synaptic specialization; in contrast, GluA3 is uniformly distributed along the synapse, and seldom extends beyond its lateral border. The fraction of extrasynaptic GluA1 is markedly higher in small than in large synapses; no such effect is seen for GluA3. These observations imply that different kinds of AMPARs are differently trafficked to and/or anchored at the synapse.

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AnimalsAxonsCA1 Region, HippocampalFreeze FracturingIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronProtein SubunitsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AMPASynapsesSynaptic MembranesProtein SubunitsReceptors, AMPAAMPA receptorsGluA1GluA3receptor traffickingsynaptic organization

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PMID25524891
PMCPMC4472633

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