Identification and analysis of plasticity-induced late-response genes
Identification and analysis of plasticity-induced late-response genes
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.0305170101
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发表时间:
2004-02-17
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Dawson, TM
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作者:
Hong, SJ;Li, HW;Dawson, TM
The excitatory neurotransmitter, glutamate, activates N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors to induce long-lasting synaptic changes through alterations in gene expression. It is believed that these long-lasting changes contribute to learning and memory, drug tolerance, and ischemic preconditioning. To identify NMDA-induced late-response genes, we used a powerful gene-identification method, differential analysis of primary cDNA library expression (DAzLE), and cDNA microarray from primary cortical neurons. We report here that a variety of genes, which we have named plasticity-induced genes (PLINGs), are up-regulated with differential expression patterns after NMDA receptor activation, indicating that there is a broad and dynamic range of long-lasting neuronal responses that occur through NMDA receptor activation. Our results provide a molecular dissection of the activity-dependent long-lasting neuronal responses induced by NMDA receptor activation.