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 | | Glutamate receptors mediate the majority of excitatory neurotransmission in the central nervous system, and changes in the characteristics and cellular localization of these receptors are thought to underlie the mechanisms for synaptic plasticity. |
 | | We are studying the regulation of the GluR4 subunit of AMPA receptors by phosphorylation, and find that GluR4 is phosphorylated, and its phosphorylation regulates receptor activity (Carvalho et al, 1998 J. Neurochem., 1999 J. Neurosci., 2002 Eur. |
 | | We have particular interest for interacting partners of GluR4, since this AMPA receptor subunit is the first to be targeted to functional synapses in the hippocampus during development, and its synaptic targeting relies on synaptic activity. |
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