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Extracellular interactions between GluR2 and N-cadherin in spine regulation.
Neuron - 3 May 2007
Saglietti Laura, Dequidt Caroline, Kamieniarz Kinga, Rousset Marie-Claude, Valnegri Pamela, Thoumine Olivier, Beretta Francesca, Fagni Laurent, Choquet Daniel, Sala Carlo, Sheng Morgan, Passafaro Maria
Abstract excerpt
Via its extracellular N-terminal domain (NTD), the AMPA receptor subunit GluR2 promotes the formation and growth of dendritic spines in cultured hippocampal neurons. Here we show that the first N-terminal 92 amino acids of the extracellular domain are necessary and sufficient for GluR2's spine-promoting activity. Moreover, overexpression of this extracellular domain increases the frequency of miniature excitatory...
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