Postsynaptic mechanisms for bidirectional control of MAP2 phosphorylation by glutamate receptors.

abstract：:Biochemical studies suggest that syntaxin 1A participates in multiple protein-protein interactions in the synaptic terminal, but the in vivo significance of these interactions is poorly understood. We used a targeted mutagenesis approach to eliminate specific syntaxin binding interactions and demonstrate that Drosophi...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Wu MN,Fergestad T,Lloyd TE,He Y,Broadie K,Bellen HJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The establishment of spinal motor neuron subclass diversity is achieved through developmental programs that are aligned with the organization of muscle targets in the limb. The evolutionary emergence of digits represents a specialized adaptation of limb morphology, yet it remains unclear how the specification of digit...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Mendelsohn AI,Dasen JS,Jessell TM

更新日期：2017-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampal dentate granule cell abnormalities are thought to play a causative role in temporal lobe epilepsy, but their precise contribution has not been dissociated from coexisting pathological changes. In this issue of Neuron, Pun et al. (2012) show, for the first time, that inducing proexcitatory changes in a subs...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Althaus AL,Parent JM

更新日期：2012-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The constant dynamic movement of synapses and their components has emerged in the last decades as a key feature of synaptic transmission and its plasticity. Intramolecular protein movements drive conformation changes important to transduce transmitter binding into signaling. Constant cytoskeletal rearrangements power ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Choquet D,Triller A

更新日期：2013-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Firing patterns of neurons in the orbitofrontal cortex (OF) were analyzed in rats trained to perform a task that encouraged incidental associations between distinct odors and the places where their occurrence was detected. Many of the neurons fired differentially when the animals were at a particular location or sampl...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Lipton PA,Alvarez P,Eichenbaum H

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The retina adapts to average light intensity but also to the range of light intensities (contrast). A study by Baccus and Meister, in this issue of Neuron, identifies three ways that ganglion cells and interneurons adapt to high contrast: shorten integration time, reduce gain, and depolarize. Only the depolarization d...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Demb JB

更新日期：2002-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Human confidence judgments are thought to originate from metacognitive processes that provide a subjective assessment about one's beliefs. Alternatively, confidence is framed in mathematics as an objective statistical quantity: the probability that a chosen hypothesis is correct. Despite similar terminology, it remain...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Sanders JI,Hangya B,Kepecs A

更新日期：2016-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Small G proteins are an extensive family of proteins that bind and hydrolyze GTP. They are ubiquitous inside cells, regulating a wide range of cellular processes. Recently, many studies have examined the role of small G proteins, particularly the Ras family of G proteins, in memory formation. Once thought to be primar...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Ye X,Carew TJ

更新日期：2010-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The Drosophila Dscams are immunoglobulin superfamily members produced from a single gene that is diversified by alternative splicing to produce a family of cell-surface proteins with over 19,000 different ectodomain isoforms. Dscams are critical for neuronal wiring, and mounting evidence suggests that they play a key ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Shapiro L

更新日期：2007-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) regulates neuronal RNA metabolism, and its absence or mutations leads to the Fragile X syndrome (FXS). The β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) is involved in Alzheimer's disease, plays a role in synapse formation, and is upregulated in intellectual disabilities. Here, we s...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Pasciuto E,Ahmed T,Wahle T,Gardoni F,D'Andrea L,Pacini L,Jacquemont S,Tassone F,Balschun D,Dotti CG,Callaerts-Vegh Z,D'Hooge R,Müller UC,Di Luca M,De Strooper B,Bagni C

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroimaging studies using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) have revealed regions of cerebral white matter with decreased microstructural organization (lowerfractional anisotropy or FA) among poor readers. We examined whether 100 hr of intensive remedial instruction affected the white matter of 8- to 10-year-old poor re...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Keller TA,Just MA

更新日期：2009-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We have determined the sequences of isoforms of human tau protein, which differ from previously reported forms by insertions of 29 or 58 amino acids in the amino-terminal region. Complementary DNA cloning shows that the insertions occur in combination with both three and four tandem repeats. RNAase protection assays i...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Goedert M,Spillantini MG,Jakes R,Rutherford D,Crowther RA

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurons that release hypocretin/orexin modulate sleep, arousal, and energy homeostasis; the absence of hypocretin results in narcolepsy. Here we present data on the physiological characteristics of these cells, identified with GFP in transgenic mouse brain slices. Hypocretin-1 and -2 depolarized hypocretin neurons by ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Li Y,Gao XB,Sakurai T,van den Pol AN

更新日期：2002-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Backpropagating action potentials (bAPs) are an important signal for associative synaptic plasticity in many neurons, but they often fail to fully invade distal dendrites. In this issue of Neuron, Sjöström and Häusser show that distal propagation failure leads to a spatial gradient of Hebbian plasticity in neocortical...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Bender VA,Feldman DE

更新日期：2006-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms that constrain memory formation are of special interest because they provide insights into the brain's memory management systems and potential avenues for correcting cognitive disorders. RNAi knockdown in the Drosophila mushroom body neurons (MBn) of a newly discovered memory suppressor gene, Solute Car...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Gai Y,Liu Z,Cervantes-Sandoval I,Davis RL

更新日期：2016-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Forming long-term memory (LTM) often requires repetitive experience spread over time. Studies in Drosophila suggest aversive olfactory LTM is optimal after spaced training, multiple trials of differential odor conditioning with rest intervals. Memory after spaced training is frequently compared to that after the same ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Jacob PF,Waddell S

更新日期：2020-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive control is subjectively costly, suggesting that engagement is modulated in relationship to incentive state. Dopamine appears to play key roles. In particular, dopamine may mediate cognitive effort by two broad classes of functions: (1) modulating the functional parameters of working memory circuits subservin...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Westbrook A,Braver TS

更新日期：2016-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Modification of AMPA receptor function is a major mechanism for the regulation of synaptic transmission and underlies several forms of synaptic plasticity. Post-translational palmitoylation is a reversible modification that regulates localization of many proteins. Here, we report that palmitoylation of the AMPA recept...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Hayashi T,Rumbaugh G,Huganir RL

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is concentrated at the vertebrate neuromuscular synapse. To determine whether increased transcript levels could underlie this selective accumulation, we employed a quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction-based assay to determine mRNA copy number in samples as small as s...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Jasmin BJ,Lee RK,Rotundo RL

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the brain, enormous numbers of neurons have functional individuality and distinct circuit specificities. Clustered Protocadherins (Pcdhs), diversified cell-surface proteins, are stochastically expressed by alternative promoter choice and affect dendritic arborization in individual neurons. Here we found that the Pc...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Toyoda S,Kawaguchi M,Kobayashi T,Tarusawa E,Toyama T,Okano M,Oda M,Nakauchi H,Yoshimura Y,Sanbo M,Hirabayashi M,Hirayama T,Hirabayashi T,Yagi T

更新日期：2014-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) do not express the typical neuronal intermediate filament proteins (IFPs), the neurofilament triplet proteins. Immunocytochemical evidence shows that ORNs coexpress vimentin and peripherin but distribute them differently. Specifically, ORNs contain vimentin in dendrites, cell bodies, ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Gorham JD,Ziff EB,Baker H

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sustained rate-coded signals encode many types of sensory modalities. Some sensory synapses possess specialized ribbon structures, which tether vesicles, to enable high-frequency signaling. However, central synapses lack these structures, yet some can maintain signaling over a wide bandwidth. To analyze the underlying...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Hallermann S,Fejtova A,Schmidt H,Weyhersmüller A,Silver RA,Gundelfinger ED,Eilers J

更新日期：2010-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroanatomical and functional asymmetries are universal features of the vertebrate CNS, but how asymmetry is generated is unknown. Here we show that zebrafish fgf8 mutants do not elaborate forebrain asymmetries, demonstrated by the failure of the parapineal nucleus to migrate from its initial midline position to the ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Regan JC,Concha ML,Roussigne M,Russell C,Wilson SW

更新日期：2009-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported that homozygous Presenilin-1 (Psen1) knockin (KI) mice carrying the familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) mutation L435F or C410Y recapitulate the phenotypes of Psen1(-/-) mice. Production and steady-state levels of Aβ40 and Aβ42 are undetectable in KI/KI brains and reduced in KI/+ brains, though the...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Xia D,Kelleher RJ 3rd,Shen J

更新日期：2016-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrograde signals from postsynaptic targets are critical during development and plasticity of synaptic connections. These signals serve to adjust the activity of presynaptic cells according to postsynaptic cell outputs and to maintain synaptic function within a dynamic range. Despite their importance, the mechanisms ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Korkut C,Li Y,Koles K,Brewer C,Ashley J,Yoshihara M,Budnik V

更新日期：2013-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium current types expressed in vertebrate spinal motoneurons have not been previously resolved. We have resolved three types in chick limb motoneurons identified by retrograde labeling and report that dramatic changes in their expression take place during development in vivo. T-, N-, and L-type calcium currents we...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： McCobb DP,Best PM,Beam KG

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels are key modulators of neuronal activity by providing the depolarizing cation current I(h) involved in rhythmogenesis, dendritic integration, and synaptic transmission. These tasks critically depend on the availability of HCN channels, which is dynamica...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Zolles G,Wenzel D,Bildl W,Schulte U,Hofmann A,Müller CS,Thumfart JO,Vlachos A,Deller T,Pfeifer A,Fleischmann BK,Roeper J,Fakler B,Klöcker N

更新日期：2009-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of GABAergic inhibitory circuits is shaped by neural activity, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Here, we demonstrate a novel function of GABA in regulating GABAergic innervation in the adolescent brain, when GABA is mainly known as an inhibitory transmitter. Conditional knockdown of the rate-...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Chattopadhyaya B,Di Cristo G,Wu CZ,Knott G,Kuhlman S,Fu Y,Palmiter RD,Huang ZJ

更新日期：2007-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Light-induced photoreceptor apoptosis occurs in many forms of inherited retinal degeneration resulting in blindness in both vertebrates and invertebrates. Though mutations in several photoreceptor signaling proteins have been implicated in triggering this process, the molecular events relating light activation of rhod...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Kiselev A,Socolich M,Vinós J,Hardy RW,Zuker CS,Ranganathan R

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies of the ferret visual cortex indicate that the development of direction selectivity requires visual experience. Here, we used two-photon calcium imaging to study the development of direction selectivity in layer 2/3 neurons of the mouse visual cortex in vivo. Surprisingly, just after eye opening nearly...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Rochefort NL,Narushima M,Grienberger C,Marandi N,Hill DN,Konnerth A

更新日期：2011-08-11 00:00:00