122 Role of calmodulin on the calcium-dependent regulation of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor

1996 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. S24
Author(s):  
Takayuki Michikawa ◽  
Junji Hirota ◽  
Seiko Kawano ◽  
Masayasu Hiraoka ◽  
Teiichi Furuichi ◽  
...  
2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 530-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Sammels ◽  
Benoit Devogelaere ◽  
Djalila Mekahli ◽  
Geert Bultyncki ◽  
Ludwig Missiaen ◽  
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eLife ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhua Yang ◽  
Hongbin Yang ◽  
Yali Liu ◽  
Xia Li ◽  
Liming Qin ◽  
...  

Selective elimination of unwanted synapses is vital for the precise formation of neuronal circuits during development, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Using inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 2 knockout (Itpr2−/−) mice to specifically disturb somatic Ca2+ signaling in astrocytes, we showed that developmental elimination of the ventral posteromedial nucleus relay synapse was impaired. Interestingly, intracerebroventricular injection of ATP, but not adenosine, rescued the deficit in synapse elimination in Itpr2−/− mice. Further studies showed that developmental synapse elimination was also impaired in P2ry1−/− mice and was not rescued by ATP, indicating a possible role of purinergic signaling. This hypothesis was confirmed by MRS-2365, a selective P2Y1 agonist, could also rescue the deficient of synapse elimination in Itpr2−/− mice. Our results uncovered a novel mechanism suggesting that astrocytes release ATP in an IP3R2-dependent manner to regulate synapse elimination.


Neuron ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 799-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takayuki Michikawa ◽  
Junji Hirota ◽  
Seiko Kawano ◽  
Masayasu Hiraoka ◽  
Maki Yamada ◽  
...  

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