NMDA receptor-dependent refinement of somatotopic maps

Iwasato T., Erzurumlu R., Huerta P., Chen D., Sasaoka T., Ulupinar E., ...Daha Fazla

NEURON, cilt.19, sa.6, ss.1201-1210, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80412-2
  • Dergi Adı: NEURON
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1201-1210
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We have examined the role of NMDA receptor-mediated neural activity in the formation of periphery-related somatosensory patterns, using genetically engineered mice. We demonstrate that ectopic expression of a transgene of an NMDAR1 splice variant rescues neonatally fatal NMDAR1 knockout (KO) mice, although the average life span varies depending on the level of the transgene expression. In NMDAR1 KO mice with "high" levels of the transgene expression, sensory periphery-related patterns were normal along both the trigeminal and dorsal column pathways. In the KO mice with "low" levels of the transgene expression, the patterns were absent in the trigeminal pathway. Our results indicate that NMDA receptor-mediated neural activity plays a critical role in pattern formation; along the ascending somatosensory pathways.