Postsynaptic FMRP bidirectionally regulates excitatory synapses as a function of developmental age and MEF2 activity

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-49

  Zang, Tong ^a   Maksimova, Marina A ^a   Cowan, Christopher W ^b   Bassel Duby, Rhonda ^c   Olson, Eric N ^c   Huber, Kimberly M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CA1; FMRP; Hippocampus; MEF2; Synapse development; Synapse elimination

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SYNAPSE;

CA1; FMRP; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEF2; SYNAPSE DEVELOPMENT; SYNAPSE ELIMINATION;

ANIMALS; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MEF2 TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SYNAPSES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84876313659     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: 10959327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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