Caspase-2 promotes AMPA receptor internalization and cognitive flexibility via mTORC2-AKT-GSK3β signaling
Caspase-2 is constitutively expressed in neurons yet its physiological function is not known. Here, the authors report a role for Caspase-2 activity in synaptic plasticity via a reduction in dendritic spine density through cleavage of Rictor suggesting a mechanism to explain the impairments in cogni...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-08-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11575-1 |