2000
NMDA receptor-mediated control of protein synthesis at developing synapses
Scheetz A, Nairn A, Constantine-Paton M. NMDA receptor-mediated control of protein synthesis at developing synapses. Nature Neuroscience 2000, 3: 211-216. PMID: 10700251, DOI: 10.1038/72915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerateAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCycloheximideElectrophoresis, Gel, Two-DimensionalGlutamic AcidIsoelectric PointMolecular WeightN-MethylaspartatePeptide Elongation Factor 2PhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein BiosynthesisProteinsRatsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRetinal Ganglion CellsSuperior ColliculiSynapsesSynaptosomesTime FactorsConceptsNMDAR activationReceptor activationN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activationActivity-dependent synaptic changesEukaryotic elongation factor 2Receptor-mediated controlSynaptic protein synthesisEEF2 phosphorylationProtein synthesisSuperior colliculiYoung ratsDependent kinase IISynaptic changesLow dosesTotal protein synthesisII synthesisFactor 2Overall protein synthesisActivationElongation factor 2Kinase IIPhosphorylation
1998
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II mediates simultaneous enhancement of gap-junctional conductance and glutamatergic transmission
Pereda A, Bell T, Chang B, Czernik A, Nairn A, Soderling T, Faber D. Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II mediates simultaneous enhancement of gap-junctional conductance and glutamatergic transmission. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 13272-13277. PMID: 9789078, PMCID: PMC23780, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.22.13272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzylaminesCalciumCalcium ChlorideCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCell CommunicationDendritesEgtazic AcidElectric ConductivityElectric StimulationEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsEvoked PotentialsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGap JunctionsGlutamic AcidGoldfishMembrane PotentialsNeuronsSpinal CordSulfonamidesSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionVestibulocochlear NerveConceptsGlutamatergic synapsesGap junctional conductanceCaM-KIIGap junctionsLong-term potentiationGoldfish Mauthner cellIntradendritic Ca2Intradendritic injectionPostsynaptic increaseExcitatory transmissionGlutamatergic transmissionAuditory afferentsSynaptic responsesSynaptic activityDependent kinase inhibitorDependent kinase IIIntracellular Ca2Interneuronal communicationSpecific peptide inhibitorChemical synapsesKinase inhibitorsMauthner cellKN-93Mammalian glutamatergic synapsesSynapses
1994
Postsynaptic modulation of synaptic efficacy at mixed synapses on the Mauthner cell
Pereda A, Nairn A, Wolszon L, Faber D. Postsynaptic modulation of synaptic efficacy at mixed synapses on the Mauthner cell. Journal Of Neuroscience 1994, 14: 3704-3712. PMID: 8207483, PMCID: PMC6576949, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-06-03704.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
The role of protein phosphatases in synaptic transmission, plasticity and neuronal development
Nairn A, Shenolikar S. The role of protein phosphatases in synaptic transmission, plasticity and neuronal development. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 1992, 2: 296-301. PMID: 1322750, DOI: 10.1016/0959-4388(92)90118-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal developmentSerine/threonineRole of proteinsProtein phosphataseProtein dephosphorylationMolecular cloningTyrosine proteinIon channelsNervous systemPast year significant advancesNeuronal functionNeurotransmitter receptorsSpecific neuronsProteinSelective inhibitorEnzymeYears significant advancesSynaptic transmissionDephosphorylationCloningThreonineRolePhosphataseRegulationPlasticity