Functional interactions of ion channels with the actin cytoskeleton: does coupling to dynamic actin regulate NMDA receptors?
Shaw JE, Koleske AJ. Functional interactions of ion channels with the actin cytoskeleton: does coupling to dynamic actin regulate NMDA receptors? The Journal Of Physiology 2020, 599: 431-441. PMID: 32034761, PMCID: PMC7416480, DOI: 10.1113/jp278702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin cytoskeletonIon channelsPostsynaptic compartmentsCytoskeletal protein actinActin binding proteinsNeurotransmitter release machineryNeurotransmitter receptorsProtein actinSynaptic neurotransmitter receptorsΑ-actininMolecular mechanismsBinding proteinCytoskeletonMolecular linkageFunctional interactionRelease machineryDiverse collectionActinNMDA receptorsTraffickingChannel openingProteinVoltage-gated NaReceptorsCompartments