title: Gephyrin: does splicing affect its function?
abstract: Gephyrin is a protein involved in both synaptic anchoring of inhibitory ligand-gated ion channels and molybdenum cofactor synthesis. Substantial progress has been made in understanding its gene and protein structures. Furthermore, numerous binding partners of gephyrin have been identified. The mechanisms by which these interactions occur are unclear at present. Alternative splicing has been proposed to contribute to gephyrin's functional diversity within single cells as well as in different cell types and tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research, Deutschordenstrasse 46, D-60528 Frankfurt, Germany. paarmann@mpih-frankfurt.mpg.de
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paarmann
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saiyed
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Betz
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005091:Exons; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C073441:gephyrin