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- Title
The role of calmodulin as a signal integrator for synaptic plasticity.
- Authors
Zhengui Xia; Storm, Daniel R.
- Abstract
Excitatory synapses in the brain show several forms of synaptic plasticity, including long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD), which are initiated by increases in intracellular Ca2+ that are generated through NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors or voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels. LTP depends on the coordinated regulation of an ensemble of enzymes, including Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, adenylyl cyclase 1 and 8, and calcineurin, all of which are stimulated by calmodulin, a Ca2+-binding protein. In this review, we discuss the hypothesis that calmodulin is a central integrator of synaptic plasticity and that its unique regulatory properties allow the integration of several forms of signal transduction that are required for LTP and LTD.
- Publication
Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2005, Vol 6, Issue 4, p267
- ISSN
1471-003X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/nrn1647