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- Title
Synaptic circuit remodelling by matrix metalloproteinases in health and disease.
- Authors
Huntley, George W.
- Abstract
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are extracellularly acting enzymes that have long been known to have deleterious roles in brain injury and disease. In particular, widespread and protracted MMP activity can contribute to neuronal loss and synaptic dysfunction. However, recent studies show that rapid and focal MMP-mediated proteolysis proactively drives synaptic structural and functional remodelling that is crucial for ongoing cognitive processes. Deficits in synaptic remodelling are associated with psychiatric and neurological disorders, and aberrant MMP expression or function may contribute to the molecular mechanisms underlying these deficits. This Review explores the paradigm shift in our understanding of the contribution of MMPs to normal and abnormal synaptic plasticity and function.
- Subjects
METALLOPROTEINASES; MATRICES (Mathematics); METALLOENZYMES; PROTEINASES; HEALTH
- Publication
Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2012, Vol 13, Issue 11, p743
- ISSN
1471-003X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrn3320