2008
Postsynaptic Density-95 (PSD-95) and Calcineurin Control the Sensitivity of N-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptors to Calpain Cleavage in Cortical Neurons
Yuen EY, Ren Y, Yan Z. Postsynaptic Density-95 (PSD-95) and Calcineurin Control the Sensitivity of N-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptors to Calpain Cleavage in Cortical Neurons. Molecular Pharmacology 2008, 74: 360-370. PMID: 18445709, PMCID: PMC2858625, DOI: 10.1124/mol.108.046813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsCortical neuronsNR2B subunitExtrasynaptic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsPermeable glutamate receptorsProtein postsynaptic densityTransient forebrain ischemiaCultured cortical neuronsDependent protease calpainSynaptic NMDAR responsesPostsynaptic density-95Calpain-dependent mannerWhole-cell currentsExcitotoxic conditionsForebrain ischemiaCortical slicesNMDA treatmentNMDAR currentsNMDAR responsesNMDAR functionSubstrates of calpainGlutamate receptorsNeuronal excitabilityCalpain cleavageDensity-95
2007
The Phosphorylation State of GluR1 Subunits Determines the Susceptibility of AMPA Receptors to Calpain Cleavage*
Yuen EY, Liu W, Yan Z. The Phosphorylation State of GluR1 Subunits Determines the Susceptibility of AMPA Receptors to Calpain Cleavage*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2007, 282: 16434-16440. PMID: 17428797, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m701283200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCalpainCells, CulturedCerebral CortexEnzyme ActivationNeuronsPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphorylationProtein Phosphatase 1Protein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein SubunitsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AMPATime FactorsConceptsCalpain cleavagePhosphorylation stateProteolytic cleavageDependent protein kinase IITerminal fusion proteinEffect of phosphorylationProtein phosphatase 1/2AProtein kinase IIPhosphorylation sitesProtein kinaseCalpain cleavage sitesGluR1 subunitKinase IIFusion proteinActive CaMKIIAMPAR currentsCalpain regulationCleavage siteIsoxazoleproprionic acid (AMPA) receptorSubunitsIonotropic glutamate receptorsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsPhysiological studiesExcitatory synaptic transmissionAMPA receptor currents