title: A calcineurin/AKAP complex is required for NMDA receptor-dependent long-term depression.
abstract: AKAP79/150 is a protein scaffold that is thought to position specific kinases (protein kinase A and C) and phosphatases (calcineurin) in appropriate synaptic domains so that their activities can regulate excitatory synaptic strength. Using a viral-mediated molecular replacement strategy in rat hippocampal slices, we found that AKAP is required for NMDA receptor-dependent long-term depression solely because of its interaction with calcineurin.
authors.affiliation: Nancy Pritzker Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jurado
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Biou
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Malenka
mesh_terms: D054758:A Kinase Anchor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D056547:CA1 Region, Hippocampal / Q000502:physiology; D019703:Calcineurin / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019706:Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D036881:Long-Term Synaptic Depression / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D017966:Pyramidal Cells / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000378:metabolism; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000378:metabolism; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000378:metabolism*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D054758:A Kinase Anchor Proteins; C415703:Akap5 protein, rat; D018091:Receptors, AMPA; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D019703:Calcineurin