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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2018

LTP requires postsynaptic PDZ-domain interactions with glutamate receptor/auxiliary protein complexes.

Nengyin Sheng, Michael A Bemben, Javier Díaz-Alonso, Wucheng Tao, Yun Stone Shi, Roger A Nicoll

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018. 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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46 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nengyin ShengState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223 Yunnan, China; shengnengyin@mail.kiz.ac.cn roger.nicoll@ucsf.edu.
Michael A BembenDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143.
Javier Díaz-AlonsoDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143.
Wucheng TaoDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143.
Yun Stone ShiDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143.
Roger A NicollDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143; shengnengyin@mail.kiz.ac.cn roger.nicoll@ucsf.edu.
University of California, San Francisco · USNanjing University · CN

Funding

Synaptic Plasticity Regulated by Stargazin-like gamma-8R01MH070957 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI NICOLL, ROGER A · 2004 to 2019
$6.3M
Synaptic Glutamate Receptor Trafficking.R01MH080379 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI NICOLL, ROGER A · 2007 to 2016
$5.3M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH070957NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH080379
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a persistent strengthening of synaptic transmission in the brain and is arguably the most compelling cellular and molecular model for learning and memory. Previous work found that both AMPA receptors and exogenously expressed kainate receptors are equally capable of expressing LTP, despite their limited homology and their association with distinct auxiliary subunits, indicating that LTP is far more promiscuous than previously thought. What might these two subtypes of glutamate receptor have in common? Using a single-cell molecular replacement strategy, we demonstrate that the AMPA receptor auxiliary subunit TARP γ-8, via its PDZ-binding motif, is indispensable for both basal synaptic transmission and LTP. Remarkably, kainate receptors and their auxiliary subunits Neto proteins share the same requirement of PDZ-binding domains for synaptic trafficking and LTP. Together, these results suggest that a minimal postsynaptic requirement for LTP is the PDZ binding of glutamate receptors/auxiliary subunits to PSD scaffolding proteins.

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Long-Term PotentiationAnimalsCalcium ChannelsHumansKainic Acid ReceptorsPDZ DomainsProtein BindingReceptors, AMPASynapsesCalcium ChannelsKainic Acid ReceptorsReceptors, AMPATARP gamma-8 protein, mouseauxiliary proteinglutamate receptorlong-term potentiationPDZ-binding domain

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PMID29581259
PMCPMC5899490
OpenAlexW2843061105

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