Gephyrin: a master regulator of neuronal function?

SK Tyagarajan, JM Fritschy - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
The neurotransmitters GABA and glycine mediate fast synaptic inhibition by activating ligand-
gated chloride channels—namely, type A GABA (GABAA) and glycine receptors. Both types …

GABAA receptors and plasticity of inhibitory neurotransmission in the central nervous system

JM Fritschy, P Panzanelli - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
GABAA receptors (GABAAR s) are ligand‐gated Cl− channels that mediate most of the fast
inhibitory neurotransmission in the central nervous system (CNS). Multiple GABAAR …

Synaptic FUS accumulation triggers early misregulation of synaptic RNAs in a mouse model of ALS

S Sahadevan, KM Hembach, E Tantardini… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mutations disrupting the nuclear localization of the RNA-binding protein FUS characterize a
subset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients (ALS-FUS). FUS regulates nuclear RNAs …

Repetitive magnetic stimulation induces plasticity of inhibitory synapses

M Lenz, C Galanis, F Müller-Dahlhaus, A Opitz… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is used as a therapeutic tool in
neurology and psychiatry. While repetitive magnetic stimulation (rMS) has been shown to …

A pivotal role of GSK-3 in synaptic plasticity

CA Bradley, S Peineau, C Taghibiglou… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) has many cellular functions. Recent evidence
suggests that it plays a key role in certain types of synaptic plasticity, in particular a form of …

Gephyrin: a central GABAergic synapse organizer

G Choii, J Ko - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2015 - nature.com
Gephyrin is a central element that anchors, clusters and stabilizes glycine and γ-
aminobutyric acid type A receptors at inhibitory synapses of the mammalian brain. It self …

GABA Potency at GABAA Receptors Found in Synaptic and Extrasynaptic Zones

M Mortensen, B Patel, TG Smart - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The potency of GABA is vitally important for its primary role in activating GABAA receptors
and acting as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Although numerous laboratories have …

Alterations in GABAA-Receptor Trafficking and Synaptic Dysfunction in Brain Disorders

M Mele, RO Costa, CB Duarte - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
GABAA receptors (GABAAR) are the major players in fast inhibitory neurotransmission in the
central nervous system (CNS). Regulation of GABAAR trafficking and the control of their …

Fundamental Neurochemistry Review: GABAA receptor neurotransmission and epilepsy: Principles, disease mechanisms and pharmacotherapy

A Bryson, C Reid, S Petrou - Journal of neurochemistry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder associated with alterations of excitation‐
inhibition balance within brain neuronal networks. GABAA receptor neurotransmission is the …

Gephyrin-mediated formation of inhibitory postsynaptic density sheet via phase separation

G Bai, Y Wang, M Zhang - Cell research, 2021 - nature.com
Inhibitory synapses are also known as symmetric synapses due to their lack of prominent
postsynaptic densities (PSDs) under a conventional electron microscope (EM). Recent cryo …