Decreased kinesin-1 mitigates NMDA-induced exicitotoxicity and ischemia-evoked neurodegeneration
Raozhou Lin, Zhigang Duan, Haitao Sun, Man‐Lung Fung, Hansen Chen, Jing Wang, C. Geoffrey Lau, Di Yang, Yu Liu, Yanxiang Ni, Zai Wang, Ju Cui, Wutian Wu, Wing‐Ho Yung, YS Chan, , Jian‐Dong Huang
The paper shows that reducing kinesin-1 protects neurons from NMDA-induced excitotoxicity and ischemia-related neurodegeneration by modulating NMDAR localization and calcium influx.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2018 · PreprintNeuroscience