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Main description:
It is now widely accepted that glutamate is the major excitatory neurotrans- mitter in the mammalian central nervous system. The main criteria for accept- ing a molecule as a chemical transmitter appear to be fulfilled at several synapses: Glutamate mimics the action of the natural transmitter in the post- synaptic neuron (CURTIS et al. 1959), glutamate is present in presynaptic ele- ments (OTTERSEN and STORM-MATHISEN 1984), and glutamate is released from central neurons in an activity-dependent manner (BRADFORD 1970). The postsynaptic receptors that mediate the effects of glutamate are markedly diverse. Based on their activation by agonists that act more selec- tively than the natural transmitter itself, a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl- isoxazolepropionate (AMPA) receptors, kainate receptors, and N-methyl-D- aspartate (NMDA) receptors can be distinguished. Molecular cloning has revealed additional structural diversity. To date, almost 20 glutamate receptor subunit genes have been identified, and an even larger number of splice vari- ants and edited versions are present in the mammalian brain. Analysis of synaptic transmission revealed that "the" excitatory synapse does not exist.
Glutamatergic synapses in different circuitries differ substan- tially in their signaling properties, although they use the same transmitter. We have learned that cellular, subcellular, and molecular factors determine synap- tic function, and that glutamate receptor subunit diversity is of direct relevance in shaping the unique signaling properties of a glutamatergic synapse.
Contents:
Section I: Molecula r Structure of Glutamate Receptors.- 1 Structure of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors.- 2 Phosphorylation of Glutamate Receptors.- 3 The Synaptic Protein Network Associated with Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors.- 4 Cellular and Subcellular Distribution of Glutamate Receptors.- Section II: Functional Properties of Glutamate Receptors.- 5 Activation of Single AMPA- and NMDA-Type Glutamate-Receptor Channels.- 6 The Ion-Conducting Pore of Glutamate Receptor Channels.- 7 Block of AMPA and Kainate Receptors by Polyamines and Arthropod Toxins.- 8 Kainate Receptors.- 9 Molecular Determinants Controlling Functional Properties of AMPARs and NMDARs in the Mammalian CNS.- Section III: Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission.- 10 Morphological Characteristics of Glutamatergic Synapses in the Hippocampus.- 11 Glutamate-Mediated Synaptic Excitation of Cortical Interneurons.- 12 Physiology of Glutamatergic Transmission at Calyceal and Endbulb Synapses of the Central Auditory Pathway.- 13 Glutamate Transporters and Their Contributions to Excitatory Synaptic Transmission.- Section IV: Involvement of Glutamate Receptors and Transporters in Neurological Diseases.- 14 Glutamate-Mediated Excitotoxicity.- 15 Glutamate Transporter Dysfunction and Neuronal Death.- 16 NMDA Recepor Antagonists and Their Potential as Neuroprotective Agents.
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Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Publication date: December, 2010
Pages: 560
Weight: 848g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Biochemistry, General Issues, Neurology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physiology
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