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alphaCaMKII Is essential for cerebellar LTD and motor learning.
Neuron - 21 Sept 2006
Hansel Christian, de Jeu Marcel, Belmeguenai Amor, Houtman Simone H, Buitendijk Gabriëlle H S, Andreev Dmitri, De Zeeuw Chris I, Elgersma Ype
Abstract excerpt
Activation of postsynaptic alpha-calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (alphaCaMKII) by calcium influx is a prerequisite for the induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) at most excitatory synapses in the hippocampus and cortex. Here we show that postsynaptic LTP is unaffected at parallel fiber-Purkinje cell synapses in the cerebellum of alphaCaMKII(-/-) mice. In contrast, a long-term depression (LTD)...
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