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Kainate receptors coming of age: milestones of two decades of research

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Contractor, Anis, Mulle, Christophe, Swanson, Geoffrey T.·2011·Trends in Neurosciences

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Two decades have passed since the first report of the cloning of a kainate-type glutamate receptor (KAR) subunit. The intervening years have seen a rapid growth in our understanding of the biophysical properties and function of KARs in the brain. This research has led to an appreciation that KARs play very distinct roles at synapses relative to other members of the glutamate-gated ion channel receptor family, despite structural and functional commonalities. The surprisingly diverse and complex nature of KAR signaling underlies their unique impact upon neuronal networks through their direct and indirect effects on synaptic transmission, and their prominent role in regulating cell excitability. This review pieces together highlights from the two decades of research subsequent to the cloning of the first subunit, and provides an overview of our current understanding of the role of KARs in the CNS and their potential importance to neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.

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  • At either presynaptic or postsynaptic location, kainate receptors can have metabotropic (G-protein coupled) actions to suppress or facilitate both glutamate or GABA release.

    “At either location, they can have metabotropic (G-protein coupled) actions to suppress or facilitate both glutamate or GABA release (Contractor et al., 2011;Marshall et al., 2018).”

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  • The diversity of roles played by kainate receptors in the CNS, including extensive excitatory, inhibitory, ionotropic, and metabotropic activities, provides a wide range of possible functions upon which natural selection can act.

    “The diversity of roles played by kainate receptors in the CNS, including extensive excitatory, inhibitory, ionotropic, and metabotropic activities (Contractor et al., 2011), provides a wide range of possible functions upon which natural selection can act.”

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Authors
Contractor, A., Mulle, C., & Swanson, G. T.
Affiliations
  • Northwestern University (US)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
Contractor, Anis
Venue
Trends in Neurosciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-03
Volume
34
Issue
3
Pages
154-163
ISSN
0166-2236 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2138295391
Cited by
292
References
155
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Trends in Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS044322, R01NS058894, R01NS071952)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion channel regulation and function
Keywords
kainate receptors, glutamate-gated ion channels, synaptic transmission, neuronal excitability, neuronal networks, neurological disorders, neuropsychiatric disorders, ion channel biophysics
MeSH terms
Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Neurosciences, Drug Delivery Systems, Kainic Acid Receptors

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