GluA 4 (AMPA 4, GluR 4)

A member of a main group for rapid excitatory neurotransmission in the mammalian CNS

General references

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Prithviraj R, Kelly KM, Espinoza-Lewis R, Hexom T, Clark AB & Inglis FM (2008). Differential regulation of dendrite complexity by AMPA receptor subunits GluR1 and GluR2 in motor neurons. Developmental Neurobiology 68: 247-64.

Deng YP, Xie JP, Wang HB, Lei WL, Chen Q & Reiner A (2007). Differential localization of the GluR1 and GluR2 subunits of the AMPA-type glutamate receptor among striatal neuron types in rats. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy 33: 167-92.

Steiner P, Alberi S, Kulangara K, Yersin A, Sarria JC, Regulier E, Kasas S, Dietler G, Muller D, Catsicas S & Hirling H (2005). Interactions between NEEP21, GRIP1 and GluR2 regulate sorting and recycling of the glutamate receptor subunit GluR2. EMBO Journal 24: 2873-84.

Nagy GG, Al-Ayyan M, Andrew D, Fukaya M, Watanabe M & Todd AJ (2004). Widespread expression of the AMPA receptor GluR2 subunit at glutamatergic synapses in the rat spinal cord and phosphorylation of GluR1 in response to noxious stimulation revealed with an antigen-unmasking method. Journal of Neuroscience 24: 5766-77.

Passafaro M, Nakagawa T, Sala C & Sheng M (2003). Induction of dendritic spines by an extracellular domain of AMPA receptor subunit GluR2. Nature 424: 677-81.

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Daw MI, Chittajallu R, Bortolotto ZA, Dev KK, Duprat F, Henley JM, Collingridge GL & Isaac JT (2000). PDZ proteins interacting with C-terminal GluR2/3 are involved in a PKC-dependent regulation of AMPA receptors at hippocampal synapses. Neuron 28: 873-86.

Osten P, Srivastava S, Inman GJ, Vilim FS, Khatri L, Lee LM, States BA, Einheber S, Milner TA, Hanson PI & Ziff EB (1998). The AMPA receptor GluR2 C terminus can mediate a reversible, ATP-dependent interaction with NSF and alpha- and beta-SNAPs. Neuron 21: 99-110.

He Y, Janssen WG, Vissavajjhala P & Morrison JH (1998). Synaptic distribution of GluR2 in hippocampal GABAergic interneurons and pyramidal cells: a double-label immunogold analysis. Experimental Neurology 150: 1-13.

Paschen W, Hedreen JC & Ross CA (1994). RNA editing of the glutamate receptor subunits GluR2 and GluR6 in human brain tissue. Journal of Neurochemistry 63: 1596-602.

Hughes TE, Hermans-Borgmeyer I & Heinemann S (1992). Differential expression of glutamate receptor genes (GluR1-5) in the rat retina. Visual Neuroscience 8: 49-55.