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Cellular and Molecular LTP Flashcards

1
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High-frequency firing of synaptic inputs drives more ?

A

Glutamate release from the presynaptic terminal

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What does glutamate bind to?

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Glutamate binds to AMPA and NMDA receptors

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What happens when the AMPA receptor ion channels open ?

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The movement of charge depolarises the postsynaptic neuron

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What happens when depolarisation of the postsynaptic neuron is sufficient ?

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The magnesium is released from the channel of the NMDA receptor

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What happens when the NMDA receptor ion channels open ?

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Allows Ca2+ to enter the cell and trigger changes in synaptic strength

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What is the composition of the Postsynaptic density (PSD) ?

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  • Receptors and ion channels
  • Scaffolding proteins (e.g. PSD95)
  • Kinases and phosphatases
  • Cell adhesion molecules
  • Structural proteins (e.g. actin)
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7
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What prevents LTP induction?

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Introducing inhibitors of calmodullin or protein kinases into the postsynaptic

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8
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What does glutamate do during basal transmission ?

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Glutamate activates only AMPA receptors

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9
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What does tetanic stimulation enable glutamate to active ?

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NMDA receptors

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Ca2+ ions entering through NMDARs activate ?

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PKC or bind to CaM

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11
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The Ca2+/CaM complex activates ?

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α-CaMKII

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12
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a-CaMKII autophosphorylation maintains ?

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It’s active state

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13
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α-CaMKII and PKC phosphorylate

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Transmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory proteins (TARPs)

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What does activated α-CaMKII phosphorylate ?

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Synaptic Ras-GTPase-activating protein (SynGap)

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What does phosphorylated SynGap dissociate ?

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Phosphorylated SynGap dissociates from PSD95

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16
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AMPAR/TARP complex binds to?

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Free PDZ domains of PSD95

17
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PKC and a-CaMKII phosphorylate ?

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AMPA receptors

18
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Phosphorylation of AMPARs increases ?

A

Their conductance

19
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AMPA receptors are synthesised by ? and processed and sorted in ?

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  • AMPA receptors (AMPARs) are synthesised by ribosomes on rough endoplasmic
    reticulum
  • Processed and sorted in the Golgi
20
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Kinesin drives plus end directed transport of AMPAR-containing vesicles into ?

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Dendrites along tubulin microtubules

21
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Myosin drives local transport of AMPAR-containing vesicles into and out of ?

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Dendritic spines along actin microfilaments

22
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Vesicles fuse with the cell membrane within dendrites and spines to ?

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Deliver AMPA receptors to the neuronal surface

23
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AMPARs are retrieved into endosomes and sorted for ?

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Degradation or recycling

24
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Endosomal AMPAR transport by ?

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Ca2+-dependent Myosin Vb

25
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What is Myosin Vb ?

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Myosin Vb is a motor protein
activated by an increase in
intracellular Ca2+

26
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What is Synaptotagmin (Syt)?

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Synaptotagmin is a Ca2+ sensor that triggers membrane fusion and exocytosis

27
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What is the final journey of AMPARs ? and how ?

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  • To the PSD

- By surface diffusion

28
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LTP induction at Mossy fibre synapse is ?

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NMDAR-independent

29
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An action potential activates VGCCs and triggers?

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Glutamate release

30
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Tetanic stimulation causes ?

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A large increase in Ca2+

31
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Ca2+ and Ca2+/CaM stimulate?

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Adenylyl cyclase to make cAMP

32
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cAMP stimulates?

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cAMP-dependent kinase (PKA)

33
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PKA phosphorylates ?

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Substrates involved in exocytosis

34
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Late LTP requires ?

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Protein synthesis and protein kinase A (PKA)

35
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PKA translocates to ? and phosphorylates ?

A

PKA translocates to the nucleus and phosphorylates CREB

36
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CREB (cAMP response element-binding protein) activates ?

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Transcription of genes to form new synapses

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