Cornichons Control ER Export of AMPA Receptors to Regulate Synaptic Excitability
Brockie PJ, Jensen M, Mellem JE, Jensen E, Yamasaki T, Wang R, Maxfield D, Thacker C, Hoerndli F, Dunn PJ, Tomita S, Madsen DM, Maricq AV. Cornichons Control ER Export of AMPA Receptors to Regulate Synaptic Excitability. Neuron 2013, 80: 129-142. PMID: 24094107, PMCID: PMC3795439, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.07.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic AcidAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCells, CulturedEndoplasmic ReticulumGlutamic AcidMembrane ProteinsMutationNeuronsProtein TransportReceptors, AMPASynapsesSynaptic TransmissionConceptsGlutamatergic synaptic transmissionGlutamate-gated currentsNervous system functionIonotropic glutamate receptorsC. elegansER exportSynaptic excitabilityCargo adaptorsTransgenic wormsGenetic approachesOpposite phenotypeCornichon ProteinsGlutamate receptorsSynaptic transmissionAgonist AMPAHeterologous cellsAMPA receptorsCentral synapsesAMPAR numberSynaptic communicationReconstitution studies