Neurexin-Neuroligin Transsynaptic Interaction Mediates Learning-Related Synaptic Remodeling and Long-Term Facilitation in Aplysia

Neuron

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 468-481

  Choi, Yun Beom ^a   Li, Hsiu Ling ^a   Kassabov, Stefan R ^a   Jin, Iksung ^a   Puthanveettil, Sathyanarayanan V ^a   Karl, Kevin A ^a   Lu, Yang ^a   Kim, Joung Hun ^b   Bailey, Craig H ^a   Kandel, Eric R ^a  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NEUREXIN; NEUROLIGIN; NEUROLIGIN 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FACILITATION; FEAR; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEARNING; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APLYSIA; ARGININE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES, NEURONAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYSTEINE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROINJECTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTOR NEURONS; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SEROTONIN; SYNAPSES;

EID: 79955672523     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: 10974199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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