Expression of PKC substrate proteins, GAP-43 and neurogranin, is downregulated by cAMP signaling and alterations in synaptic activity

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3043-3053

  Krueger, Dilja D ^a   Nairn, Angus C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forskolin; Protein kinase C gamma; Rat synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; NEUROGRANIN; NEUROMODULIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CYCLIC AMP; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENZYME ACTIVATORS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FORSKOLIN; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAP-43 PROTEIN; NEUROGRANIN; NEURONS; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; TETRODOTOXIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36248970557     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05901.x     Document Type: Article

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