Ultsch, A. ; Schuster, C. M. ; Laube, Bodo ; Betz, H. ; Schmitt, B. (1993)
Glutamate receptors of Drosophila melanogaster. Primary structure of a putative NMDA receptor protein expressed in the head of the adult fly.
In: FEBS letters, 324 (2)
Article, Bibliographie
Abstract
The NMDA subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptors has been implicated in the activity-dependent modification of synaptic efficacy in the mammalian brain. Here we describe a cDNA isolated from Drosophila melanogaster which encodes a putative invertebrate NMDA receptor protein (DNMDAR-I). The deduced amino acid sequence of DNMDAR-I displays 46% amino acid identity to the rat NMDAR1 polypeptide and shows significant homology (16-23%) to other vertebrate and invertebrate glutamate receptor proteins. The DNMDAR-I gene maps to position 83AB of chromosome 3R and is highly expressed in the head of adult flies. Our data indicate that the NMDA subtype of glutamate receptors evolved early during phylogeny and suggest the existence of activity-dependent synaptic plasticity in the insect brain.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Erschienen: | 1993 |
| Creators: | Ultsch, A. ; Schuster, C. M. ; Laube, Bodo ; Betz, H. ; Schmitt, B. |
| Type of entry: | Bibliographie |
| Title: | Glutamate receptors of Drosophila melanogaster. Primary structure of a putative NMDA receptor protein expressed in the head of the adult fly. |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 1993 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | FEBS letters |
| Volume of the journal: | 324 |
| Issue Number: | 2 |
| Abstract: | The NMDA subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptors has been implicated in the activity-dependent modification of synaptic efficacy in the mammalian brain. Here we describe a cDNA isolated from Drosophila melanogaster which encodes a putative invertebrate NMDA receptor protein (DNMDAR-I). The deduced amino acid sequence of DNMDAR-I displays 46% amino acid identity to the rat NMDAR1 polypeptide and shows significant homology (16-23%) to other vertebrate and invertebrate glutamate receptor proteins. The DNMDAR-I gene maps to position 83AB of chromosome 3R and is highly expressed in the head of adult flies. Our data indicate that the NMDA subtype of glutamate receptors evolved early during phylogeny and suggest the existence of activity-dependent synaptic plasticity in the insect brain. |
| Divisions: | 10 Department of Biology 10 Department of Biology > Neurophysiology and Neurosensory Systems ?? fb10_zoologie ?? |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2011 11:29 |
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