CPG2 A brain- and synapse-specific protein that regulates the endocytosis of glutamate receptors
Cottrell JR, Borok E, Horvath TL, Nedivi E. CPG2 A brain- and synapse-specific protein that regulates the endocytosis of glutamate receptors. Neuron 2004, 44: 677-690. PMID: 15541315, PMCID: PMC3065105, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2004.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternBrainCells, CulturedClathrin-Coated VesiclesEndocytosisHumansIn Situ HybridizationMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, GlutamateReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSynapsesConceptsGlutamate receptorsClathrin-coated vesiclesBrain-specific splice variantSynapse-specific proteinsExcitatory synapsesReceptor endocytosisSYNE-1 geneConstitutive internalizationEndocytic mechanismsSynaptic AMPA receptorsDendritic spine sizeMembrane transportSplice variantsSynaptic proteinsNMDA receptorsAMPA receptorsProteinPostsynaptic plasticityNeurotransmitter receptorsEndocytosisSynaptic strengthLong-term maintenanceReceptorsSpine sizeInternalizationPresynaptic N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor expression is increased by estrogen in an aromatase‐rich area of the songbird hippocampus
Saldanha CJ, Schlinger BA, Micevych PE, Horvath TL. Presynaptic N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor expression is increased by estrogen in an aromatase‐rich area of the songbird hippocampus. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2004, 469: 522-534. PMID: 14755533, DOI: 10.1002/cne.11035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHP neuronsVertebrate hippocampusSongbird hippocampusN-methyl-d-aspartate receptor expressionSubcellular characteristicsInfluence of estrogenFunctional plasticityType glutamate receptorsZebra finch brainPrecise mechanismSomal sizeExcitatory pathwaysReceptor expressionExcitatory neurotransmissionExcitatory synapsesGlutamate receptorsPostsynaptic locusPresynaptic boutonsHippocampusEstrogenKey interfacePlasticityNeuronsAromataseAutoreception