Molecular Handoffs in Nitrergic Neurotransmission
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Molecular Handoffs in Nitrergic Neurotransmission
Postsynaptic density (PSD) proteins in excitatory synapses are relatively immobile components, while there is a structured organization of mobile scaffolding proteins lying beneath the PSDs. For example, shank proteins are located further away from the membrane in the cytosolic faces of the PSDs, facing the actin cytoskeleton. The rationale of this organization may be related to important roles...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2296-858X
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2014.00008