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Revista Ciencias de la Salud
Print version ISSN 1692-7273On-line version ISSN 2145-4507
Abstract
ALBARRACIN, Sonia Luz and LAREO, Leonardo R.. Integrative Model for Differential Signaling Pathways of the Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor Activated by N-methyl-D-aspartate. Rev. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2007, vol.5, n.2, pp.92-105. ISSN 1692-7273.
The ionotropic glutamate receptor activated by N-methyl-D-aspartate (iGluR-NMDA) is a multiheteromeric complex constituted from by three to five subunits belonging to by three different kinds of subunits known as NR1, NR2AD y NR3A y B. It is well established the participation of iGluR-NMDA complexes in a broad range of physiological, pathological, and as intermediary in pharmacological processes of neural systems. In the CNS, iGluR-NMDA participates in learning, memory, plasticity, neural differentiation, neural migration, and apoptosis, among others. In addition, from the pharmacological point of view the iGluR-NMDA is playing a role in excitotoxicity, drugs-addiction and other dependences. How the same complex can participate in a significant broad group of neural activities is a valid question after a literature review. A carefully analysis shows that iGluR-NMDA interacts, at some level, with a big number of intracellular proteins belonging to signaling proteins family, support proteins, modulator proteins, cytoskeleton, and enzymes, resulting in interactions with more than a 160 proteins, at different interaction levels and acting with intracellular proteins. In this work we report a proposal for a model of differential signaling cascade pathways generated by the iGluR-NMDA gating. The model shows at least the possibility of three different signaling pathways.
Keywords : Receptor; Homeostasis; Regulation; Pathways; Ionotropic; Neuron.