title: PTEN: Local and Global Modulation of Neuronal Function in Health and Disease.
abstract: Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN) was recently revealed to be a synaptic player during plasticity events in addition to its well-established role as a general controlling factor in cell proliferation and neuronal growth during development. Alterations of these direct actions of PTEN at synapses may lead to synaptic dysfunction with behavioral and cognitive consequences. A recent paradigmatic example of this situation, Alzheimer's disease (AD), is associated with excessive recruitment of PTEN into synapses leading to pathological synaptic depression. By contrast, some forms of autism are characterized by failure to weaken synaptic connections, which may be related to insufficient PTEN signaling. Understanding the modulation of synaptic function by PTEN in these pathologies may contribute to the development of new therapies.
authors.affiliation: Biophysics Institute, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Campus Universidad del País Vasco, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain; Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. Electronic address: s.knafo@ikerbasque.org.
authors.forename: Shira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knafo
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa', Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)/Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: jaesteban@cbm.csic.es.
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Esteban
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D051059:PTEN Phosphohydrolase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D051059:PTEN Phosphohydrolase; C494929:PTEN protein, human
keywords: Alzheimer's disease; LTD; autism; excitability; plasticity