Molecular diversity of glutamate receptors and implications for brain function
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The glutamate receptors mediate excitatory neurotransmission in the brain and are important in memory acquisition, learning, and some neurodegenerative disorders. This receptor family is classified in three groups: the N -methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA)-kainate, and metabotropic receptors. Recent molecular studies have shown that many receptor subtypes exist in all three groups of the receptors and exhibit heterogeneity in function and expression patterns. This article reviews the molecular and functional diversity of the glutamate receptors and discusses their implications for integrative brain function.
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The NMDAR1 gene encodes the essential subunit for the NMDAR.
“Here we describe an application of this method to the NMDA receptor 1 gene ( NMDAR1 ), which encodes the essential subunit for the NMDAR (Moriyoshi et al., 1991;Nakanishi,1992).”
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- Authors
- Nakanishi, S.
- Affiliations
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Nakanishi, Shigetada
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1992-10-23
- Volume
- 258
- Issue
- 5082
- Pages
- 597-603
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1972183007
- Cited by
- 2,543
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 24.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
- Keywords
- glutamate receptors, NMDA receptor, AMPA receptors, metabotropic glutamate receptors, receptor subtypes, receptor heterogeneity, excitatory neurotransmission, learning and memory, neurodegenerative diseases
- MeSH terms
- Amino Acid Sequence, Brain, Cloning, Molecular, Humans, Molecular Sequence Data, Oxadiazoles, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate, Receptors, Glutamate, Receptors, Neurotransmitter, Receptors, AMPA, Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate
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