MAPK/Erk-dependent phosphorylation of synapsin mediates formation of functional synapses and short-term homosynaptic plasticity

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 881-893

  Giachello, Carlo Natale Giuseppe ^a   Fiumara, Ferdinando ^a   Giacomini, Caterina ^b   Corradi, Anna ^b   Milanese, Chiara ^a   Ghirardi, Mirella ^a,c   Benfenati, Fabio ^b,c,d   Montarolo, Pier Giorgio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Istituto Nazionale di Neuroscienze   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

B2 neurons; Helix; MAPK Erk; Post tetanic potentiation; Synapsin; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; SYNAPSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SNAIL; SYNAPSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BUTADIENES; CELLS, CULTURED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; HELIX (SNAILS); LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; NITRILES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYLOGENY; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SYNAPSES; SYNAPSINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951172177     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.056846     Document Type: Article

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