IRS-2 Deficiency Impairs NMDA Receptor-Dependent Long-term Potentiation
Martín E, Sánchez-Perez A, Trejo J, Martin-Aldana J, Jaimez M, Pons S, Umanzor C, Menes L, White M, Burks D. IRS-2 Deficiency Impairs NMDA Receptor-Dependent Long-term Potentiation. Cerebral Cortex 2011, 22: 1717-1727. PMID: 21955917, PMCID: PMC3388895, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhr216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term potentiationInduction of LTPInsulin receptor substrate 2Activation of FynPotential new componentSynaptic transmissionSynaptic plasticityWild-type controlsSubstrate 2Alzheimer's diseasePostsynaptic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsIRS2 expressionN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsImpairs long-term potentiationInsulin-like growth factor IMechanistic linkNMDA receptor-dependent long-term potentiationType 2 diabeticsBasal synaptic transmissionExpression of NR2AGroups of miceGrowth factor IPaired-pulse facilitationNeurodegenerative disordersTetanus stimulation