Activation of α7-containing nicotinic receptors on astrocytes triggers AMPA receptor recruitment to glutamatergic synapses

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 632-643

  Wang, Xulong ^a   Lippi, Giordano ^a   Carlson, David M ^a   Berg, Darwin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA receptors; astrocytes; cholinergic; glutamatergic; nicotinic; synapse formation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA1; ALPHA 7 CONTAINING NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR GLUA1 SUBUNIT; AMPA RECEPTOR GLUA2 SUBUNIT; AMPA RECEPTOR GLUA3 SUBUNIT; AMPA RECEPTOR GLUA4 SUBUNIT; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYPICAN; GLYPICAN 4; GLYPICAN 6; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY PROTEIN 95; THROMBOSPONDIN 1; THROMBOSPONDIN 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL SURFACE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GLUTAMATERGIC SYNAPSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MALE; MINIATURE EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMPA RECEPTORS; ASTROCYTES; CHOLINERGIC; GLUTAMATERGIC; NICOTINIC; SYNAPSE FORMATION;

ALPHA7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84887611323     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12436     Document Type: Article

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