Mutation of the Dyslexia-Associated Gene Dcdc2 Enhances Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission Between Layer 4 Neurons in Mouse Neocortex.
Che A, Truong DT, Fitch RH, LoTurco JJ. Mutation of the Dyslexia-Associated Gene Dcdc2 Enhances Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission Between Layer 4 Neurons in Mouse Neocortex. Cerebral Cortex 2015, 26: 3705-3718. PMID: 26250775, PMCID: PMC5004750, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhv168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonistFunctional synaptic circuitryEvoked glutamate releaseGlutamatergic synaptic transmissionLayer 4 neuronsExcitatory transmissionGlutamate releaseThalamocortical connectionsAmbient glutamateMK-801Receptor antagonistAcute applicationProbability of releaseSomatosensory cortexSynaptic circuitryNMDAR activationSynaptic transmissionSynaptic releaseExcitatory connectivityPostsynaptic NMDARsCortical connectivitySomatosensory neocortexMouse neocortexNMDARNeocortex