... of recent insights into the postsynaptic functions of BAR domain proteins. It is proposed that these proteins have four general, not mutually exclusive, functional modes. BAR domain proteins Dendritic spine shape Glutamate receptor Postsynaptic plasticity Synapse formation Shaping...

... of LGL is sufficient to ameliorate increased synaptic vesicle cycling imaged with FM1-43 dye labeling. Postsynaptically, we show that loss of LGL results in a net increase in total glutamate receptor (GluR) expression, associated with the selective elevation of GluRIIB subunit-containing receptors. Taken...

...Howard Chia-Hao Chang; Christopher Rongo AMPA-type glutamate receptors mediate excitatory synaptic transmission in the nervous system. The receptor subunit composition and subcellular localization play an important role in regulating synaptic strength. GLR-1 and GLR-2 are the Caenorhabditis elegans...

... binds a novel proline-rich motif and links group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors with IP3 receptors . Neuron 21 , 717 – 726 . 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80589-9 Tu , J. C. , Xiao , B. , Naisbitt , S. , Yuan , J. P. , Petralia , R. S. , Brakeman , P. , Doan...