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| Citation | Davis, G.W., DiAntonio, A., Petersen, S.A., Goodman, C.S. (1998). Postsynaptic PKA controls quantal size and reveals a retrograde signal that regulates presynaptic transmitter release in Drosophila. Neuron 20(2): 305--315. (Export to RIS) | ||
| FlyBase ID | FBrf0100554 | ||
| Publication Type | Research paper | ||
| PubMed ID | 9491991 | ||
| PubMed Abstract | Two distinct mechanisms regulate synaptic efficacy at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction (NMJ): a PKA-dependent modulation of quantal size and a retrograde regulation of presynaptic release. Postsynaptic expression of a constitutively active PKA catalytic subunit decreases quantal size, whereas overexpression of a mutant PKA regulatory subunit (inhibiting PKA activity) increases quantal size. Increased PKA activity also decreases the response to direct iontophoresis of glutamate onto postsynaptic receptors. The PKA-dependent modulation of quantal size requires the presence of the muscle-specific glutamate receptor DGluRIIA, since PKA-dependent modulation of quantal size is lost in homozygous viable DGluRIIA- mutants. Furthermore, elevated postsynaptic PKA reduces the quantal amplitude and the time constant of miniature excitatory junctional potential (mEJP) decay to values that are nearly identical to those observed in DGluRIIA mutants. The PKA-dependent reduction in quantal size is accompanied developmentally by an increase in presynaptic quantal content, indicating the presence of a retrograde signal that regulates presynaptic release. | ||
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| Language of Publication | English | ||
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| Publication Type | Journal | ||
| Abbreviation | Neuron | ||
| Title | Neuron | ||
| Publication Year | 1988- | ||
| ISBN/ISSN | 0896-6273 | ||
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