Discrete synaptic states define a major mechanism of synapse plasticity
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Synapses can change their strength in response to afferent activity, a property that might underlie a variety of neural processes such as learning, network synaptic weighting, synapse formation and pruning. Recent work has shown that synapses change their strength by jumping between discrete mechanistic states, rather than by simply moving up and down in a continuum of efficacy. Coincident with this, studies have provided a framework for understanding the potential mechanistic underpinnings of synaptic plastic states. Synaptic plasticity states not only represent a new and fundamental property of CNS synapses, but also can provide a context for understanding outstanding issues in synaptic function, plasticity and development.
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NMDA-Rs regulate the functional state and number of AMPA-Rs by phosphorylation or by changing trafficking of AMPA-R subunits.
“they regulate the functional state and number of AMPA-Rs – by phosphorylation or by changing the trafficking of AMPA-R subunits to and from the cell membrane (Passafaro et al., 2001; Montgomery and Madison, 2004; Bagal et al., 2005).”
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- Authors
- Montgomery, J. M., & Madison, D. V.
- Affiliations
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Madison, Daniel V.
- Venue
- Trends in Neurosciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2004-12
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 744-750
- ISSN
- 0166-2236 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2095774626
- Cited by
- 158
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Trends in Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH065541)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Keywords
- synaptic plasticity, synaptic efficacy, synaptic development, synaptic pruning, learning
- MeSH terms
- Central Nervous System, Models, Biological, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neuronal Plasticity, Synapses, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate, Receptors, AMPA
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