2018
Input-Specific NMDAR-Dependent Potentiation of Dendritic GABAergic Inhibition
Chiu CQ, Martenson JS, Yamazaki M, Natsume R, Sakimura K, Tomita S, Tavalin SJ, Higley MJ. Input-Specific NMDAR-Dependent Potentiation of Dendritic GABAergic Inhibition. Neuron 2018, 97: 368-377.e3. PMID: 29346754, PMCID: PMC5777295, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic inhibitionInput-specific long-term potentiationNMDA-type glutamate receptorsGABAergic inhibitory synapsesSomatostatin-expressing interneuronsGABA-A receptorsNormal brain functionLong-term potentiationForms of plasticityHomeostatic cellular mechanismsGABAergic inhibitionSynaptic excitationPerisomatic inhibitionPostsynaptic spikingInhibitory synapsesLong-term plasticityGlutamate receptorsInhibitory inputsSynaptic transmissionDependent potentiationCortical circuitsGenetic deletionBrain functionNeuronal dendritesCellular mechanisms
2010
TRPV1 activation by endogenous anandamide triggers postsynaptic long-term depression in dentate gyrus
Chávez A, Chiu C, Castillo P. TRPV1 activation by endogenous anandamide triggers postsynaptic long-term depression in dentate gyrus. Nature Neuroscience 2010, 13: 1511-1518. PMID: 21076423, PMCID: PMC3058928, DOI: 10.1038/nn.2684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDentate gyrusLong-term depressionInternalization of AMPA receptorsActivation of TRPV-1Postsynaptic long-term depressionExcitatory synaptic transmissionEndocannabinoid receptorsAMPA receptorsTRPV-1TRPV1 activationGyrusSynaptic transmissionDentateClathrin-dependent internalizationReceptorsEndocannabinoidAnandamideDepressionTRPV1