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The alpha-Ca2+/calmodulin kinase II: a bidirectional modulator of presynaptic plasticity.
Neuron - 1 Mar 1995
Chapman P F, Frenguelli B G, Smith A, Chen C M, Silva A J
Abstract excerpt
The alpha-Ca2+/calmodulin kinase II (alpha CaMKII) is required for long-term potentiation in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. Here, we report that this kinase also has a crucial role in presynaptic plasticity. Paired-pulse facilitation is blunted in the CA1 region of mice heterozygous for a targeted mutation of alpha CaMKII, confirming that this kinase can promote neurotransmitter release. Unexpectedly, field...
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