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Using tDCS priming to improve brain function: Can metaplasticity provide the key to boosting outcomes? Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2017; 83:155-159. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Qiao Z, Xie K, Liu K, Li G. Decreased neuronal bursting and phase synchrony in the hippocampus of streptozotocin diabetic rats. J Diabetes Res 2014; 2014:626108. [PMID: 25093193 PMCID: PMC4100371 DOI: 10.1155/2014/626108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Diabetic encephalopathy is one of the complications of diabetes. Cognitive dysfunction is the main consequence. Previous findings from neuroanatomical and in vitro electrophysiological studies showed that the structure and function of the hippocampus is impaired in diabetes, which may underlie the cognitive dysfunction induced by diabetes. However the study of electrophysiological abnormality of hippocampal neurons in intact networks is sparse. In the current study, we recorded the spontaneous firing of neurons in hippocampal CA1 area in anesthetized streptozotozin (STZ)-diabetic and age-matched control rats. Profound reduction in burst activity was found in diabetic rats. Compared to control rats, the intra-burst inter-spike intervals were prolonged significantly in diabetic rats, while the burst ratio and the mean number of spikes within a burst decreased significantly. Treatment with APP 17-mer peptide retarded the effects of diabetes on these parameters. In addition, the average PLV of diabetic rats was lower than that of control rats. These findings provide in vivo electrophysiological evidence for the impairment of hippocampal function in STZ-diabetic rats, and may have some implications in the mechanisms associated with cognitive deficits in diabetes.
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- Zhimei Qiao
- Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (MOE & STCSM), Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, No. 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, No. 16 Shuangqing Road, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, No. 16 Shuangqing Road, Beijing 100084, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, No. 16 Shuangqing Road, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Li S, Kang L, Zhang C, Xie G, Li N, Zhang Y, Du J, Cui H. Effects of dihydrotestosterone on synaptic plasticity of hippocampus in male SAMP8 mice. Exp Gerontol 2013; 48:778-85. [PMID: 23648585 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The senescence-accelerated-prone mouse 8 (SAMP8) has been proposed as a suitable, naturally derived animal model for investigating the fundamental mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In addition, the serum testosterone levels decrease quickly in the natural growth process of this model. This study investigated the effect of androgen deficiency on the synaptic plasticity of hippocampus in male SAMP8 mice after castration and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) administration. We observed the dendritic spines and synapses using Golgi staining and transmission electron microscope. Androgen deficiency after castration significantly reduced the number of apical dendritic thorns, and the abnormal ultrastructure of excitatory synapses was more obvious. Androgen replacement therapy reversed this change. To explore the protective mechanisms and neurological basis of DHT, we researched the changes of expression of GluN1 subunit-containing N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) and synaptophysin (SYN), which are closely related to synaptic plasticity. Comparisons were made among results observed with immunohistochemistry techniques, Western blots analysis and RT-PCR analysis. The GluN1 and SYN regulation at the protein and mRNA levels probably be related to the DHT-induced morphological synaptic plasticity. This study will be helpful for understanding the function of androgen, and it provides a valuable theoretical basis about the protective and therapeutic targets of androgen in AD.
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- Sha Li
- Department of Human Anatomy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, PR China
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Wang DL, Wang XS, Xiao R, Liu Y, He RQ. Tubulin assembly is disordered in a hypogeomagnetic field. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 376:363-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.08.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2008] [Accepted: 08/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Yang W, Zheng C, Song Q, Yang X, Qiu S, Liu C, Chen Z, Duan S, Luo J. A Three Amino Acid Tail Following the TM4 Region of the N-Methyl-D-aspartate Receptor (NR) 2 Subunits Is Sufficient to Overcome Endoplasmic Reticulum Retention of NR1-1a Subunit. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:9269-78. [PMID: 17255096 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m700050200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The cytoplasmic C-terminal domains of NR2 subunits have been proposed to modulate the assembly and trafficking of NMDA receptors. However, questions remain concerning which domains in the C terminus of NR2 subunits control the assembly of receptor complexes and how the assembled complexes are selectively trafficked through the various cellular compartments such as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the cell surface. In the present study, we found that the three amino acid tail after the TM4 region of NR2 subunits is necessary for surface expression of functional NMDA receptors, while truncations with only two amino acids following the TM4 region (NR2Delta2) completely eliminated surface expression of the NMDA receptor on co-expression with NR1-1a in HEK293 cells. FRET (fluorescence resonance energy transfer) analysis showed that these NR2Delta2 truncations are able to form homomers and heteromers on co-expression with NR1-1a. Furthermore, when NR2Delta2 subunits were cotransfected with either the NR1-4a or NR1-1a(AAA) mutant, lacking the ER retention motif (RRR), functional NMDA receptors were detected in the transfected HEK293 cells. Unexpectedly, we found that the replacement of five residues after TM4 with alanines gave results indistinguishable from those of NR2BDelta5 (EHLFY), demonstrating the short tail following the TM4 of NR2 subunits is not sequence-specific-dependent. Taken together, our results show that the C terminus of the NR2 subunits is not necessary for the assembly of NMDA receptor complexes, whereas a three amino acid long cytoplasmic tail following the TM4 of NR2 subunits is sufficient to overcome the ER retention existing in the C terminus of NR1, allowing the assembled NMDA receptors to reach the cell surface.
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- Wei Yang
- Department of Neurobiology, Institute for Neuroscience, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 3100058, China
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Tropp Sneider J, Chrobak JJ, Quirk MC, Oler JA, Markus EJ. Differential behavioral state-dependence in the burst properties of CA3 and CA1 neurons. Neuroscience 2006; 141:1665-77. [PMID: 16843607 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2006] [Revised: 05/15/2006] [Accepted: 05/16/2006] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Brief bursts of fast high-frequency action potentials are a signature characteristic of CA3 and CA1 pyramidal neurons. Understanding the factors determining burst and single spiking is potentially significant for sensory representation, synaptic plasticity and epileptogenesis. A variety of models suggest distinct functional roles for burst discharge, and for specific characteristics of the burst in neural coding. However, little in vivo data demonstrate how often and under what conditions CA3 and CA1 actually exhibit burst and single spike discharges. The present study examined burst discharge and single spiking of CA3 and CA1 neurons across distinct behavioral states (awake-immobility and maze-running) in rats. In both CA3 and CA1 spike bursts accounted for less than 20% of all spike events. CA3 neurons exhibited more spikes per burst, greater spike frequency, larger amplitude spikes and more spike amplitude attenuation than CA1 neurons. A major finding of the present study is that the propensity of CA1 neurons to burst was affected by behavioral state, while the propensity of CA3 to burst was not. CA1 neurons exhibited fewer bursts during maze running compared with awake-immobility. In contrast, there were no differences in burst discharge of CA3 neurons. Neurons in both subregions exhibited smaller spike amplitude, fewer spikes per burst, longer inter-spike intervals and greater spike amplitude attenuation within a burst during awake-immobility compared with maze running. These findings demonstrate that the CA1 network is under greater behavioral state-dependent regulation than CA3. The present findings should inform both theoretic and computational models of CA3 and CA1 function.
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- J Tropp Sneider
- Behavioral Neuroscience Division, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Box U-20, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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Zhu D, Wu X, Strauss KI, Lipsky RH, Qureshi Z, Terhakopian A, Novelli A, Banaudha K, Marini AM. N-methyl-D-aspartate and TrkB receptors protect neurons against glutamate excitotoxicity through an extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway. J Neurosci Res 2005; 80:104-13. [PMID: 15744743 PMCID: PMC2855499 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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N-Methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) at a subtoxic concentration (100 microM) promotes neuronal survival against glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity via a brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) autocrine loop in cultured cerebellar granule cells. The signal transduction mechanism(s) underlying NMDA neuroprotection, however, remains elusive. The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3-K) pathways alter gene expression and are involved in synaptic plasticity and neuronal survival. This study tested whether neuroprotective activation of NMDA receptors, together with TrkB receptors, coactivated the MAPK or PI3-K pathways to protect rat cerebellar neurons. NMDA receptor activation caused a concentration- and time-dependent activation of MAPK lasting 24 hr. This activation was blocked by the NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 but was attenuated only partially by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor k252a, suggesting that activation of both NMDA and TrkB receptors are required for maximal neuroprotection. The MAPK kinase (MEK) inhibitor U0126 (10 microM) partially blocked NMDA neuroprotection, whereas LY294002, a selective inhibitor of the PI3-K pathway, did not affect the neuroprotective activity of NMDA. Glutamate excitotoxicity decreased bcl-2, bcl-X(L), and bax mRNA levels,. NMDA increases Bcl-2 and Bcl-X(L) protein levels and decreases Bax protein levels. NMDA and TrkB receptor activation thus converge on the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 signaling pathway to protect neurons against glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity. By increasing antiapoptotic proteins of the Bcl-2 family, NMDA receptor activation may also promote neuronal survival by preventing apoptosis.
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- Daming Zhu
- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA
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Giraldi-Guimarães A, Mendez-Otero R. Induction of the candidate-plasticity NGFI-A protein in the adult rat superior colliculus after visual stimulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 133:242-52. [PMID: 15710241 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2004.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In this work, we studied the visually driven expression of the plasticity-related transcription factor NFGI-A in the superficial layers of the rat superior colliculus (sSC) using immunohistochemistry. After dark adaptation, NGFI-A expression was completely down-regulated, indicating this protein is not constitutively expressed in the sSC. Light stimulation for 10 min after dark adaptation was insufficient to induce detectable levels of this protein. But after 30 min of light stimulation, few NGFI-A+ cells were observed in the superficial layers, indicating that the minimal time of stimulation that is sufficient to induce this protein is sometime between 10 and 30 min. The number of NGFI-A+ cells increased progressively, reaching a peak after 90 min. This peak is not reached if animals are returned to darkness after 30 min of stimulation, when a presumable peak in NGFI-A mRNA is reached. Light stimulation of animals in which the retinocollicular or corticocollicular projections were removed revealed that NGFI-A expression is mainly driven by retinal contralateral projections. Removal of corticocollicular projections did not cause any change in the NGFI-A expression in the ipsilateral sSC, in relation to the contralateral (control) sSC, suggesting that this pathway has a minor influence. Our results showed that NGFI-A protein expression in the sSC is entirely dependent on visual stimulation and suggests that the sSC visual circuitry is an interesting model for studies about the involvement of this transcription factor in synaptic plasticity.
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- Arthur Giraldi-Guimarães
- Laboratório de Neurobiologia Celular e Molecular, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21949-900, Brazil.
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Davis S, Bozon B, Laroche S. How necessary is the activation of the immediate early gene zif268 in synaptic plasticity and learning? Behav Brain Res 2003; 142:17-30. [PMID: 12798262 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-4328(02)00421-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The immediate early genes (IEGs) are activated rapidly and transiently in response to a multitude of stimuli. The zif268 belongs to a category of regulatory IEGs that activate downstream target genes and is considered to be a triggering mechanism to activate the genomic response in neurons. Several studies have shown that zif268 mRNA is upregulated during different forms of associative learning, and following tetanic stimulation that induces long-lasting LTP. To date, there is a general consensus that zif268 activation may constitute a critical mechanism for the encoding of long-lasting memories, however this is based on relatively few studies. Given the fact that zif268 can be activated by a number of different types of stimuli, it becomes important to determine exactly how it may be implicated in memory. Examination of the current literature suggests that zif268 is necessary in the processing of several types of memory, however, it is not entirely clear what aspects of memory zif268 may be implicated in. Here, we review the existing literature and emphasise that understanding the signalling pathways that lead to activation of the IEGs and the downstream targets of these genes will advance our understanding of how functional activation of zif268 may be implicated in processing long-term memories.
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- Sabrina Davis
- Laboratoire de Neurobiologie de l'Apprentissage, de la Mémoire et de la, Communications, UMR CNRS 8620, Université Paris Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France.
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Konradi C, Heckers S. Molecular aspects of glutamate dysregulation: implications for schizophrenia and its treatment. Pharmacol Ther 2003; 97:153-79. [PMID: 12559388 PMCID: PMC4203361 DOI: 10.1016/s0163-7258(02)00328-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 228] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The glutamate system is involved in many aspects of neuronal synaptic strength and function during development and throughout life. Synapse formation in early brain development, synapse maintenance, and synaptic plasticity are all influenced by the glutamate system. The number of neurons and the number of their connections are determined by the activity of the glutamate system and its receptors. Malfunctions of the glutamate system affect neuroplasticity and can cause neuronal toxicity. In schizophrenia, many glutamate-regulated processes seem to be perturbed. Abnormal neuronal development, abnormal synaptic plasticity, and neurodegeneration have been proposed to be causal or contributing factors in schizophrenia. Interestingly, it seems that the glutamate system is dysregulated and that N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors operate at reduced activity. Here we discuss how the molecular aspects of glutamate malfunction can explain some of the neuropathology observed in schizophrenia, and how the available treatment intervenes through the glutamate system.
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- Christine Konradi
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Holmes KD, Mattar P, Marsh DR, Jordan V, Weaver LC, Dekaban GA. The C-terminal C1 cassette of the N -methyl-D-aspartate receptor 1 subunit contains a bi-partite nuclear localization sequence. J Neurochem 2002; 81:1152-65. [PMID: 12068064 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00865.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The N -methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is a multimeric transmembrane protein composed of at least two subunits. One subunit, NR1, is derived from a single gene and can be subdivided into three regions: the N-terminal extracellular domain, the transmembrane regions, and the C-terminal intracellular domain. The N-terminal domain is responsible for Mg2+ metal ion binding and channel activity, while the transmembrane domains are important for ion channel formation. The intracellular C-terminal domain is involved in regulating receptor activity and subcellular localization. Our recent experiments indicated that the intracellular C-terminal domain, when expressed independently, localizes almost exclusively in the nucleus. An examination of the amino acid sequence reveals the presence of a putative nuclear localization sequence (NLS) in the C1 cassette of the NR1 intracellular C-terminus. Using an expression vector designed to test whether a putative NLS sequence is a valid, functional NLS, we have demonstrated that a bi-partite NLS does in fact exist within the NR1-1 C-terminus. Computer algorithms identified a putative helix-loop-helix motif that spanned the C0C1 cassettes of the C-terminus. These data suggest that the NR1 subunit may represent another member of a family of transmembrane proteins that undergo intramembrane proteolysis, releasing a cytosolic peptide that is actively translocated to the nucleus leading to alterations in gene regulation.
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- K D Holmes
- The Gene Therapy and Molecular Virology Group and the Neurodegeneration Group, The John P. Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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Holmes KD, Mattar PA, Marsh DR, Weaver LC, Dekaban GA. The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor splice variant NR1-4 C-terminal domain. Deletion analysis and role in subcellular distribution. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:1457-68. [PMID: 11700309 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m107809200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The intracellular C-terminal domain of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) subunits 1 (NR1) and 2 (NR2) are important, if not essential, to the process of NMDAR clustering and anchoring at the plasma membrane and the synapse. Eight NR1 splice variants exist, four of which arise from alternative splicing of the C-terminal exon cassettes. Alternative splice variants may display a differential ability to interact with synaptic anchoring proteins, and splicing of C-terminal exon cassettes may alter the mechanism(s) of subcellular localization and targeting. The NR1-4 isoform has a significantly different C-terminal composition than the prototypic NR1-1 isoform. Whereas the NR1-1 C terminus is composed of C0, C1, and C2 exon cassettes, the NR1-4 C terminus is composed of the C0 and C2' cassettes. In the present study, we address the importance of the NR1-4 C-terminal exon cassettes (C0C2') in subcellular localization in differentiated pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells, in organotypic cultures of dorsal root ganglia, and also in heterologous cells. NR1-4-green fluorescent protein chimeras were created with deletion of either C0, C2', or both cassettes to address their importance in subcellular distribution and cell surface expression of the NR1-4 subunit. These experiments demonstrate that the NR1-4 splice variant found predominantly in the spinal cord uses the C0 cassette, to a large degree, to organize the subcellular distribution of this receptor subunit. Although the role of the C2' subunit is less clear, it may be involved in subunit clustering. However, this clustering is not always as efficient as that attributed to C0 alone or to the natural combination of C0C2'. Finally, although an intact C-terminal domain is neither necessary for interaction with the NR2A subunit nor surface expression of the NR1-4 subunit, the C-terminal domain fragment alone blocks surface expression of native NR1-4, in a dominant negative fashion, when the two are coexpressed.
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- Kevin D Holmes
- Gene Therapy and Molecular Virology Group, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5K8, Canada
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Morris JG. Human health effects and Pfiesteria exposure: a synthesis of available clinical data. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2001; 109 Suppl 5:787-90. [PMID: 11677190 PMCID: PMC1240612 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.01109s5787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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An association between human illness and exposure to Pfiesteria was first observed among laboratory personnel working with the microorganism. In 1997, in the setting of Pfiesteria activity on the Pocomoke River in Maryland, difficulties with learning and memory were epidemiologically associated with high-level exposure to waterways in which the organism was known to be present. In the Maryland studies, neurocognitive function of affected persons returned to within normal ranges within a period of 3-6 months. Persons with the most severe neurocognitive deficits were significantly more likely to have skin lesions characterized on biopsy by evidence of a toxic/allergic inflammatory reaction. Acute high-level exposures to waterways where Pfiesteria has been identified have been linked with eye and respiratory irritation, headache, and gastrointestinal complaints. Recent data, collected using molecular techniques, suggest that the organism is present in multiple locations in the Chesapeake Bay environment; available data are insufficient to comment on the possible cumulative health impact of chronic low-level environmental exposure to Pfiesteria.
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- J G Morris
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA.
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