Mechanisms of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II activation in single dendritic spines

Activation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) in dendritic spines is a key step of long-term potentiation (LTP) induction, yet the exact biochemical steps of CaMKIIα activation in dendritic spines remained elusive. In this study, the authors developed a novel imaging approach to monitor...

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Main Authors: Jui-Yun Chang, Yoshihisa Nakahata, Yuki Hayano, Ryohei Yasuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10694-z