Abstract
The Vesl-1S/Homer-1a proteins are upregulated during seizure and long-term potentiation, but are rapidly degraded by ubiquitin-proteasome systems under normal conditions. We examined the distribution of Vesl-1S proteins in cultured hippocampal neurons. Application of proteasome inhibitors caused accumulation of Vesl-1S immunoreactivity in the neurons which showed a punctate distribution in the cortical regions of the cells, and these puncta were found to be juxtaposed with synaptophysin, a presynaptic, synapse-specific protein. These results suggest that Vesl-1S protein is synaptically targeted.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 186-189 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Molecular Brain Research |
Volume | 97 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2001/12/30 |
Keywords
- Lactacystin
- MG132
- Proteasome
- Synaptic placity
- Vesl-1S/Homer-1a
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience