Ca2+/calmodulin-kinase II enhances channel conductance of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate type glutamate receptors. 1999

V Derkach, and A Barria, and T R Soderling
Vollum Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.

The ability of central glutamatergic synapses to change their strength in response to the intensity of synaptic input, which occurs, for example, in long-term potentiation (LTP), is thought to provide a cellular basis for memory formation and learning. LTP in the CA1 field of the hippocampus requires activation of Ca2+/calmodulin-kinase II (CaM-KII), which phosphorylates Ser-831 in the GluR1 subunit of the alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate glutamate receptor (AMPA-R), and this activation/phosphorylation is thought to be a postsynaptic mechanism in LTP. In this study, we have identified a molecular mechanism by which CaM-KII potentiates AMPA-Rs. Coexpression in HEK-293 cells of activated CaM-KII with GluR1 did not affect the glutamate affinity of the receptor, the kinetics of desensitization and recovery, channel rectification, open probability, or gating. Single-channel recordings identified multiple conductance states for GluR1, and coexpression with CaM-KII or a mutation of Ser-831 to Asp increased the contribution of the higher conductance states. These results indicate that CaM-KII can mediate plasticity at glutamatergic synapses by increasing single-channel conductance of existing functional AMPA-Rs or by recruiting new high-conductance-state AMPA-Rs.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007473 Ion Channels Gated, ion-selective glycoproteins that traverse membranes. The stimulus for ION CHANNEL GATING can be due to a variety of stimuli such as LIGANDS, a TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE, mechanical deformation or through INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS. Membrane Channels,Ion Channel,Ionic Channel,Ionic Channels,Membrane Channel,Channel, Ion,Channel, Ionic,Channel, Membrane,Channels, Ion,Channels, Ionic,Channels, Membrane
D009473 Neuronal Plasticity The capacity of the NERVOUS SYSTEM to change its reactivity as the result of successive activations. Brain Plasticity,Plasticity, Neuronal,Axon Pruning,Axonal Pruning,Dendrite Arborization,Dendrite Pruning,Dendritic Arborization,Dendritic Pruning,Dendritic Remodeling,Neural Plasticity,Neurite Pruning,Neuronal Arborization,Neuronal Network Remodeling,Neuronal Pruning,Neuronal Remodeling,Neuroplasticity,Synaptic Plasticity,Synaptic Pruning,Arborization, Dendrite,Arborization, Dendritic,Arborization, Neuronal,Arborizations, Dendrite,Arborizations, Dendritic,Arborizations, Neuronal,Axon Prunings,Axonal Prunings,Brain Plasticities,Dendrite Arborizations,Dendrite Prunings,Dendritic Arborizations,Dendritic Prunings,Dendritic Remodelings,Network Remodeling, Neuronal,Network Remodelings, Neuronal,Neural Plasticities,Neurite Prunings,Neuronal Arborizations,Neuronal Network Remodelings,Neuronal Plasticities,Neuronal Prunings,Neuronal Remodelings,Neuroplasticities,Plasticities, Brain,Plasticities, Neural,Plasticities, Neuronal,Plasticities, Synaptic,Plasticity, Brain,Plasticity, Neural,Plasticity, Synaptic,Pruning, Axon,Pruning, Axonal,Pruning, Dendrite,Pruning, Dendritic,Pruning, Neurite,Pruning, Neuronal,Pruning, Synaptic,Prunings, Axon,Prunings, Axonal,Prunings, Dendrite,Prunings, Dendritic,Prunings, Neurite,Prunings, Neuronal,Prunings, Synaptic,Remodeling, Dendritic,Remodeling, Neuronal,Remodeling, Neuronal Network,Remodelings, Dendritic,Remodelings, Neuronal,Remodelings, Neuronal Network,Synaptic Plasticities,Synaptic Prunings
D010766 Phosphorylation The introduction of a phosphoryl group into a compound through the formation of an ester bond between the compound and a phosphorus moiety. Phosphorylations
D002460 Cell Line Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely. Cell Lines,Line, Cell,Lines, Cell
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015398 Signal Transduction The intracellular transfer of information (biological activation/inhibition) through a signal pathway. In each signal transduction system, an activation/inhibition signal from a biologically active molecule (hormone, neurotransmitter) is mediated via the coupling of a receptor/enzyme to a second messenger system or to an ion channel. Signal transduction plays an important role in activating cellular functions, cell differentiation, and cell proliferation. Examples of signal transduction systems are the GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID-postsynaptic receptor-calcium ion channel system, the receptor-mediated T-cell activation pathway, and the receptor-mediated activation of phospholipases. Those coupled to membrane depolarization or intracellular release of calcium include the receptor-mediated activation of cytotoxic functions in granulocytes and the synaptic potentiation of protein kinase activation. Some signal transduction pathways may be part of larger signal transduction pathways; for example, protein kinase activation is part of the platelet activation signal pathway. Cell Signaling,Receptor-Mediated Signal Transduction,Signal Pathways,Receptor Mediated Signal Transduction,Signal Transduction Pathways,Signal Transduction Systems,Pathway, Signal,Pathway, Signal Transduction,Pathways, Signal,Pathways, Signal Transduction,Receptor-Mediated Signal Transductions,Signal Pathway,Signal Transduction Pathway,Signal Transduction System,Signal Transduction, Receptor-Mediated,Signal Transductions,Signal Transductions, Receptor-Mediated,System, Signal Transduction,Systems, Signal Transduction,Transduction, Signal,Transductions, Signal
D017774 Long-Term Potentiation A persistent increase in synaptic efficacy, usually induced by appropriate activation of the same synapses. The phenomenological properties of long-term potentiation suggest that it may be a cellular mechanism of learning and memory. Long Term Potentiation,Long-Term Potentiations,Potentiation, Long-Term,Potentiations, Long-Term
D054732 Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 A multifunctional calcium-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase subtype that occurs as an oligomeric protein comprised of twelve subunits. It differs from other enzyme subtypes in that it lacks a phosphorylatable activation domain that can respond to CALCIUM-CALMODULIN-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE KINASE. Ca(2+)-Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase Type II,CaCMKII,CaM KII,CaM KIIalpha,CaM KIIbeta,CaM KIIdelta,CaM Kinase II,CaM Kinase II alpha,CaM Kinase II beta,CaM Kinase II delta,CaM Kinase II gamma,CaM PK II,CaM-Kinase II,CaM-Kinase IIalpha,CaMKII,CaMKIIgamma,Calcium-Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase II beta,Calcium-Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase II delta,Calcium-Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase II gamma,Calcium-Calmodulin Protein Kinase II,Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent PK Type II,Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 alpha Subunit,Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 beta Subunit,Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 delta Subunit,Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 gamma Subunit,Calcium-Dependent CaM Kinase II,Calmodulin Kinase IIalpha,Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II,CaM Kinase IIalpha,Calcium Calmodulin Dependent PK Type II,Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase II beta,Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase II delta,Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase II gamma,Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2,Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 alpha Subunit,Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 beta Subunit,Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 delta Subunit,Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 gamma Subunit,Calcium Calmodulin Protein Kinase II,Calcium Dependent CaM Kinase II,Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase II
D017871 Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases A CALMODULIN-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of proteins. This enzyme is also sometimes dependent on CALCIUM. A wide range of proteins can act as acceptor, including VIMENTIN; SYNAPSINS; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; and the MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p277) Ca(2+)-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase,Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase,Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase,Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases,Multifunctional Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase,Restricted Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase,Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, Multifunctional,Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, Restricted,Calmodulin-Dependent Multiprotein Kinase,Calmodulin-Kinase,Cam-MPK,Multifunctional Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases,Restricted Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases,Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase,Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinases, Multifunctional,Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinases, Restricted,Calmodulin Dependent Multiprotein Kinase,Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase,Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinases,Calmodulin Kinase,Cam MPK,Kinase, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein,Kinase, Calmodulin-Dependent Protein,Multifunctional Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase,Multifunctional Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinases,Multiprotein Kinase, Calmodulin-Dependent,Protein Kinase, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent,Protein Kinase, Calmodulin-Dependent,Protein Kinases, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent,Protein Kinases, Calmodulin-Dependent,Restricted Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase,Restricted Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinases
D018091 Receptors, AMPA A class of ionotropic glutamate receptors characterized by their affinity for the agonist AMPA (alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid). AMPA Receptors,Quisqualate Receptors,AMPA Receptor,Quisqualate Receptor,Receptor, AMPA,Receptor, Quisqualate,Receptors, Quisqualate

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