REST-Dependent Presynaptic Homeostasis Induced by Chronic Neuronal Hyperactivity

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 4959-4972

  Pecoraro Bisogni, F ^a,b   Lignani, Gabriele ^b,c   Contestabile, A ^b   Castroflorio, E ^b   Pozzi, D ^b,d   Rocchi, A ^b   Prestigio, C ^a,b   Orlando, M ^b,e   Valente, P ^a   Massacesi, M ^b,f   Benfenati, F ^a,b   Baldelli, Pietro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^f G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Excitatory synapse; Gene transcription; Homeostatic plasticity; Neuronal excitability; Presynaptic terminals; REST; Synaptic vesicles

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR REST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; RE1-SILENCING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONAL CULTURE; HYPERACTIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE VESICLE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMEOSTASIS; MICE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 85026895859     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: 15591182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0698-9     Document Type: Article

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