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Block of kainate receptor desensitization uncovers a key trafficking checkpoint.
Neuron - 21 Dec 2006
Priel Avi, Selak Sanja, Lerma Juan, Stern-Bach Yael
Abstract excerpt
A prominent feature of ionotropic glutamate receptors from the AMPA and kainate subtypes is their profound desensitization in response to glutamate-a process thought to protect the neuron from overexcitation. In AMPA receptors, it is well established that desensitization results from rearrangements of the interface formed between agonist-binding domains of adjacent subunits; however, it is unclear how this...
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