Getting a bead on receptor movements.
Studies of populations of receptor proteins suggest that their number and location are highly regulated. Single-particle tracking of glycine receptors now reveals the direct movement of receptors between different clusters of the anchoring protein gephyrin.
Craig
A M
AM
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. acraig@pcg.wustl.edu
Lichtman
J W
JW
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008863:Microspheres; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D018009:Receptors, Glycine / Q000378:metabolism*; D013570:Synaptic Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*
D018009:Receptors, Glycine