An Unbiased Expression Screen for Synaptogenic Proteins Identifies the LRRTM Protein Family as Synaptic Organizers
Linhoff MW, Laurén J, Cassidy RM, Dobie FA, Takahashi H, Nygaard HB, Airaksinen MS, Strittmatter SM, Craig AM. An Unbiased Expression Screen for Synaptogenic Proteins Identifies the LRRTM Protein Family as Synaptic Organizers. Neuron 2009, 61: 734-749. PMID: 19285470, PMCID: PMC2746109, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2009.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCloning, MolecularCricetinaeCricetulusDisks Large Homolog 4 ProteinEmbryo, MammalianGene ExpressionGene Expression RegulationGene LibraryGenetic TestingGuanylate KinasesHippocampusHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPDZ DomainsPresynaptic TerminalsRatsSynapsesTransfectionVesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 1ConceptsExpression screenSynaptogenic proteinsTrans-synaptic signalingDomain proteinsProtein familyTransmembrane proteinCDNA libraryMolecular basisSynaptogenic activityPresynaptic differentiationVesicular glutamate transporter VGLUT1Postsynaptic differentiationSynaptic organizersSynapse developmentPositive clonesCocultures of neuronsReported linkageLRRTMsCellular basisProteinGlutamate transporter VGLUT1LRRTM1Synaptic functionCurrent understandingAltered distribution