title: TARPs and AMPA Receptors: Function Follows Form.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Ben-Yaacov et al. (2017) dissect the interaction between AMPA receptors and auxiliary (TARP) subunits, revealing essential roles for the receptor transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains, as well as for the TARP extracellular EX2 loop.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: jhuettner@wustl.edu.
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Huettner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D010855:Pierre Robin Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000378:metabolism*; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D021122:Protein Subunits; D018091:Receptors, AMPA