2006
Role of Efficient Neurotransmitter Release in Barrel Map Development
Lu HC, Butts DA, Kaeser PS, She WC, Janz R, Crair MC. Role of Efficient Neurotransmitter Release in Barrel Map Development. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 2692-2703. PMID: 16525048, PMCID: PMC6675166, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3956-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenylyl CyclasesAlpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic AcidAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBlotting, WesternBrain MappingCalciumDizocilpine MaleateDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsElectric StimulationExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGTP-Binding ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, Mutant StrainsModels, NeurologicalNeural PathwaysNeuronal PlasticityNeurotransmitter AgentsN-MethylaspartatePatch-Clamp TechniquesSomatosensory CortexSynapsinsThalamusTime FactorsConceptsThalamocortical afferentsEfficient neurotransmitter releaseNeurotransmitter releaseBarrelless miceActivity-dependent processesNeuronal circuit formationAdenylyl cyclase IBarrel mapSynaptic transmissionPresynaptic terminalsPresynaptic functionCircuit formationCortical mapsMutant miceMiceNeuronal modulesRelease efficacyEfficient synaptic transmissionActive zone proteinsZone proteinEfficacyMap developmentRIM proteinsAC1 functionRelease
2003
Adenylyl cyclase I regulates AMPA receptor trafficking during mouse cortical 'barrel' map development
Lu HC, She WC, Plas DT, Neumann PE, Janz R, Crair MC. Adenylyl cyclase I regulates AMPA receptor trafficking during mouse cortical 'barrel' map development. Nature Neuroscience 2003, 6: 939-947. PMID: 12897788, DOI: 10.1038/nn1106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term depressionLong-term potentiationAMPA receptor traffickingThalamocortical synapsesBarrelless miceBarrel map formationSynaptic AMPAR traffickingAMPAR subunit GluR1Activity-dependent mechanismsReceptor traffickingAC1 activityFunctional AMPARsSurface GluR1Thalamocortical afferentsMap formationAdenylyl cyclase IBarrel mapSubunit GluR1Cortical map formationAMPAR traffickingProtein kinase A (PKA) activitySynapsesAdenylyl cyclaseMiceImmature state