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Tracking receptor proteins might reveal molecular basis of learning and memory ANI | Updated: Apr 05, 2021 20:01 IST
Nagoya [Japan], April 5 (ANI): During a recent study scientists from Japan used a novel two-step method of labelling neurotransmitter receptor proteins to track their localization efficiently.
The neurons inside our nervous system talk with each other by sending and receiving chemical messages known as neurotransmitters. This communication is facilitated by cell membrane proteins called receptors, which pick up neurotransmitters and relay them across cells. In a recent study published in Nature Communications, scientists from Japan report their findings on the dynamics of receptors, which can enable understanding of the processes of memory formation and learning.
Shigeki Kiyonaka
The neurons in our nervous system talk to each other by sending and receiving chemical messages called neurotransmitters. This communication is facilitated by cell membrane proteins called receptors, which pick up neurotransmitters and relay them across cells. In a recent study published in
, scientists from Japan report their findings on the dynamics of receptors, which can enable understanding of the processes of memory formation and learning.
The regulation of receptor movement and localization within the neuron is important for synaptic plasticity, an important process in the central nervous system. A specific type of glutamate receptor, known as AMPA-type glutamate receptor (AMPAR), undergoes a constant cycle of trafficking, being cycled in and out of the neuronal membrane. A precise regulation of this trafficking process is associated with learning, memory formation, and development in neural circuits, says professor Shigeki Kiyonaka from Nagoya Uni
Scientists use a novel two-step method to track receptor proteins
The neurons in our nervous system talk to each other by sending and receiving chemical messages called neurotransmitters. This communication is facilitated by cell membrane proteins called receptors, which pick up neurotransmitters and relay them across cells. In a recent study published in
Nature Communications, scientists from Japan report their findings on the dynamics of receptors, which can enable understanding of the processes of memory formation and learning.
The regulation of receptor movement and localization within the neuron is important for synaptic plasticity, an important process in the central nervous system. A specific type of glutamate receptor, known as AMPA-type glutamate receptor (AMPAR), undergoes a constant cycle of trafficking , being cycled in and out of the neuronal membrane. A precise regulation of this trafficking process is associated with learning, memory formation, and developmen
Tracking receptor proteins can unveil molecular basis of memory, learning: Study
Tracking receptor proteins can unveil molecular basis of memory, learning: Study
Last Updated: Sun, Apr 4th, 2021, 09:20:08hrs
Nagoya [Japan], April 4 (ANI): In a new study, scientists from Japan have reported their findings on the dynamics of receptors, which can enable understanding of the processes of memory formation and learning.
The study was published in Nature Communications. The neurons in our nervous system talk to each other by sending and receiving chemical messages called neurotransmitters. This communication is facilitated by cell membrane proteins called receptors, which pick up neurotransmitters and relay them across cells.