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Conférence mensuelle - Ingo GREGER "Understanding AMPA receptor structural dynamics at synapses"

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Ingo GREGER

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) / Cambridge Biomedical Campus / England

 

"Understanding AMPA receptor structural dynamics at synapses"

 

Résumé

AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs) are tetrameric cation channels that are central to synaptic transmission and plasticity at excitatory synapses. Accumulation of AMPARs at synaptic sites mediates synaptic potentiation, a process that ultimately underlies learning. Recent progress in AMPAR structural biology and receptor simulations using computational approaches together with electrophysiology have resulted in a deeper understanding of the mechanics underlying operation of this dynamic signalling machine (the AMPAR).

In this talk I will discuss recent insights into the structural dynamics of AMPARs and how these could play a role in synaptic anchoring. A key function of the AMPAR N-terminal domain (NTD) in subsynaptic localization of the receptor will be discussed.

Invitant : Bordeaux Neurocampus / NBA

 

 

 

Responsable

  • Nom : Julia GONCALVES