PROTEOLYTIC MODIFICATION OF NEURAL CELL-ADHESION MOLECULE (NCAM) BY THE INTRACELLULAR PROTEINASE CALPAIN

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作者
SHEPPARD, A
WU, J
RUTISHAUSER, U
LYNCH, G
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF IRVINE,CTR NEUROBIOL LEARNING & MEMORY,IRVINE,CA 92717
[2] CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV,DEPT GENET,CLEVELAND,OH 44106
[3] WASHINGTON UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT CELL BIOL & PHYSIOL,ST LOUIS,MO 63110
关键词
CALPAIN; NCAM; SYNAPTIC; PLASTICITY; CYTOSKELETON;
D O I
10.1016/0167-4838(91)90234-Q
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The neural cell adhesion molecule, NCAM, is concentrated in synaptic regions and thus may contribute to the formation and maintenance of connections between brain cells. We present evidence that the cytoplasmic domain of NCAM can be experimentally modified by the intracellular calcium-dependent proteinase, calpain. This degradation could provide a mechanism for rapidly uncoupling and reorganizing synaptic contacts.
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页码:156 / 160
页数:5
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