Synaptogenesis: The MAP location of GABA receptors

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  • Maria Passafaro
  • Morgan Sheng
چکیده

Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) have been identified as binding partners for ionotropic GABAA and GABAC receptors. These interactions suggest a potential role for MAPs in the cytoskeletal anchoring of receptor-ion channels at specific subcellular sites, such as synapses.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Current Biology

دوره 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1999