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ArticleeLife2017

Synaptic plasticity through activation of GluA3-containing AMPA-receptors.

Maria C Renner, Eva Hh Albers, Nicolas Gutierrez-Castellanos, Niels R Reinders, Aile N van Huijstee, Hui Xiong, Tessa R Lodder, Helmut W Kessels

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Article in eLife, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Maria C Renner *Synaptic Plasticity and Behavior Group, The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Eva Hh Albers *Synaptic Plasticity and Behavior Group, The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3956-9494
Nicolas Gutierrez-CastellanosSynaptic Plasticity and Behavior Group, The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Niels R ReindersSynaptic Plasticity and Behavior Group, The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Aile N van HuijsteeSynaptic Plasticity and Behavior Group, The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hui XiongSynaptic Plasticity and Behavior Group, The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Tessa R LodderSynaptic Plasticity and Behavior Group, The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Helmut W KesselsSynaptic Plasticity and Behavior Group, The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1122-745X
Northwestern University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excitatory synaptic transmission is mediated by AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs). In CA1 pyramidal neurons of the hippocampus two types of AMPARs predominate: those that contain subunits GluA1 and GluA2 (GluA1/2), and those that contain GluA2 and GluA3 (GluA2/3). Whereas subunits GluA1 and GluA2 have been extensively studied, the contribution of GluA3 to synapse physiology has remained unclear. Here we show in mice that GluA2/3s are in a low-conductance state under basal conditions, and although present at synapses they contribute little to synaptic currents. When intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels rise, GluA2/3 channels shift to a high-conductance state, leading to synaptic potentiation. This cAMP-driven synaptic potentiation requires the activation of both protein kinase A (PKA) and the GTPase Ras, and is induced upon the activation of β-adrenergic receptors. Together, these experiments reveal a novel type of plasticity at CA1 hippocampal synapses that is expressed by the activation of GluA3-containing AMPARs.

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AnimalsCA1 Region, HippocampalCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFemaleGene Expression RegulationMaleMiceMice, KnockoutNeuronal PlasticityPatch-Clamp TechniquesPyramidal Cellsras ProteinsReceptors, Adrenergic, betaReceptors, AMPACyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinasesglutamate receptor ionotropic, AMPA 2glutamate receptor ionotropic, AMPA 3ras ProteinsReceptors, Adrenergic, betaReceptors, AMPAAMPA-receptorcAMPGluA3hippocampusmouseneuroscienceplasticity

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PMID28762944
PMCPMC5578739
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