Organization and dynamics of PDZ-domain-related supramodules in the postsynaptic density

W Feng, M Zhang - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2009 - nature.com
As the major components of the postsynaptic density of excitatory neuronal synapses, PDZ-
domain-containing scaffold proteins regulate the clustering of surface glutamate receptors …

Postsynaptic density–membrane associated guanylate kinase proteins (PSD–MAGUKs) and their role in CNS disorders

F Gardoni, E Marcello, M Di Luca - Neuroscience, 2009 - Elsevier
Membrane associated guanylate kinase proteins (MAGUKs) play a key role in the regulation
of the intracellular trafficking and synaptic localization of ionotropic glutamate receptors. In …

Awake intranasal insulin delivery modifies protein complexes and alters memory, anxiety, and olfactory behaviors

DR Marks, K Tucker, MA Cavallin, TG Mast… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
The role of insulin pathways in olfaction is of significant interest with the widespread
pathology of diabetes mellitus and its associated metabolic and neuronal comorbidities. The …

Subunit-and pathway-specific localization of NMDA receptors and scaffolding proteins at ganglion cell synapses in rat retina

J Zhang, JS Diamond - Journal of Neuroscience, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) receive excitatory glutamatergic input from ON and OFF
bipolar cells in distinct sublaminae of the inner plexiform layer (IPL). AMPA and NMDA …

Kv4 potassium channels form a tripartite complex with the anchoring protein SAP97 and CaMKII in cardiac myocytes

S El-Haou, E Balse, N Neyroud, G Dilanian… - Circulation …, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) proteins are major determinants of the
organization of ion channels in the plasma membrane in various cell types. Here, we …

Localization of Kv1. 3 channels in the immunological synapse modulates the calcium response to antigen stimulation in T lymphocytes

SA Nicolaou, L Neumeier, A Steckly… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
The immunological synapse (IS), a highly organized structure that forms at the point of
contact between a T cell and an APC, is essential for the proper development of signaling …

Synaptic removal of diacylglycerol by DGKζ and PSD‐95 regulates dendritic spine maintenance

K Kim, J Yang, XP Zhong, MH Kim, YS Kim… - The EMBO …, 2009 - embopress.org
Diacylglycerol (DAG) is an important lipid signalling molecule that exerts an effect on various
effector proteins including protein kinase C. A main mechanism for DAG removal is to …

VGLUT1 and VGAT are sorted to the same population of synaptic vesicles in subsets of cortical axon terminals

G Fattorini, C Verderio, M Melone… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Glutamate and GABA mediate most of the excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission;
they are taken up and accumulated in synaptic vesicles by specific vesicular transporters …

Myosin-Va-interacting protein, RILPL2, controls cell shape and neuronal morphogenesis via Rac signaling

MF Lisé, DP Srivastava, P Arstikaitis… - Journal of cell …, 2009 - journals.biologists.com
Neuronal morphology plays an essential role in neuronal function. The establishment and
maintenance of neuronal morphology is intimately linked to the actin cytoskeleton; however …

Method for screening for compounds that modulate P16 mediated regulation of NMDA receptors

N Nakanishi, G Tong, S Tu - US Patent 7,544,478, 2009 - Google Patents
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