Activity-dependent NR2B expression is mediated by MeCP2-dependent epigenetic regulation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 377, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 930-934

  Lee, Sangwoo ^a   Kim, Wonju ^a   Ham, Byung Joo ^b   Chen, Wendy ^c   Bear, Mark F ^c   Yoon, Bong June ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetic regulation; MeCP2; NMDA receptor; NR2B; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEC; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 56049097403     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.10.082     Document Type: Article

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