Functional deficiency of MHC class I enhances LTP and abolishes LTD in the nucleus accumbens of mice.

Major histocompatibility complex class I (MHCI) molecules were recently identified as novel regulators of synaptic plasticity. These molecules are expressed in various brain areas, especially in regions undergoing activity-dependent synaptic plasticity, but their role in the nucleus accumbens (NAc)...

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Main Authors: Mitsuhiro Edamura, Gen Murakami, Hongrui Meng, Makoto Itakura, Ryuichi Shigemoto, Atsuo Fukuda, Daiichiro Nakahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4182087?pdf=render