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J Neurosci 2004 Aug 11;2432:7096-109. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0780-04.2004.
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Endocytosis and degradative sorting of NMDA receptors by conserved membrane-proximal signals.

Scott DB , Michailidis I , Mu Y , Logothetis D , Ehlers MD .


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Regulation of the abundance of NMDA receptors (NMDARs) at excitatory synapses is critical during changes in synaptic efficacy underlying learning and memory as well as during synapse formation throughout neural development. However, the molecular signals that govern NMDAR delivery, maintenance, and internalization remain unclear. In this study, we identify a conserved family of membrane-proximal endocytic signals, two within the NMDAR type 1 (NR1) subunit and one within the NR2A and NR2B subunits, necessary and sufficient to drive the internalization of NMDARs. These endocytic motifs reside in the region of NMDAR subunits immediately after the fourth membrane segment, a region implicated in use-dependent rundown and NMDA channel inactivation. Although endocytosis driven by the distal C-terminal domain of NR2B is followed by rapid recycling, internalization mediated by membrane-proximal motifs selectively targets receptors to late endosomes and accelerates degradation. These results define a novel conserved signature of NMDARs regulating internalization and postendocytic trafficking.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: grin2a grin2b

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