Article
Role of NMDA receptor functional domains in excitatory cell death.
Neuropharmacology - 1 Sept 2000
Rameau G A, Akaneya Y, Chiu L, Ziff E B
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms by which the NMDA receptor (NMDAR) induces excitotoxicity were investigated using a novel assay. We quantitated the capacity of wild type and mutant receptors for cell killing in CHO cells and cultured cortical neurons by measuring the activity of a co-transfected firefly luciferase expression plasmid. NR1 subunit pore mutations that block Ca(2+) influx, and deletion of the NR1 cytoplasmic...
Topics
- Animals
- CHO Cells
- Cell Death
- Cell Survival
- Cerebral Cortex
- Cricetinae
- DNA
- Excitatory Amino Acids
- Luciferases
- Mutation
- Neurons
- Plasmids
- Rats
