SELECTIVE UP-REGULATION OF AN NMDA RECEPTOR SUBUNIT MESSENGER-RNA IN CULTURED CEREBELLAR GRANULE CELLS BY K+-INDUCED DEPOLARIZATION AND NMDA TREATMENT

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BESSHO, Y [1 ]
NAWA, H [1 ]
NAKANISHI, S [1 ]
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[1] COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB,BECKMAN NEUROSCI CTR,COLD SPRING HARBOR,NY 11724
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10.1016/0896-6273(94)90154-6
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
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High KCl or NMDA treatment promotes the survival of cultured neonatal cerebellar granule cells, and these cells become sensitive to NMDA toxicity after prolonged K+ depolarization. Following both treatments, the NMDA receptor increases, as assessed by fura-2 fluorescence analysis of NMDA receptor-mediated intracellular Ca2+ increase. Northern analysis indicates that both treatments specifically up-regulate NMDAR2A subunit mRNA through an increase in resting intracellular Ca2+ concentration. Antisense oligonucleotide analysis further indicates that NMDAR2A mRNA up-regulation is responsible for NMDA receptor induction. Our results demonstrate that regulation of a specific NMDA receptor subunit mRNA governs NMDA receptor induction, which is thought to play an important role in granule cell survival and death.
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