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Glia-derived D-serine and synaptic plasticity

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Abbreviations

AMPA:

α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-isoxazole propionate

ATP:

Adenosine 5′-triphosphate

ASCT:

B amino acid transporter

Asc-1:

Alanine-serine-cysteine transporter 1

[Ca2+]:

Calcium ion concentration

CNS:

Central nervous system

DAAO:

d-Amino acid oxidase

GFAP:

Glial fibrillary acidic protein

GluR:

Glutamate receptors

GO:

Glycine oxidase

Golga3:

Golgin subfamily A member 3

GRIP:

Glutamate receptor interacting protein

HNS:

Hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system

HPLC:

High-performance liquid chromatography -ir Immunoreactivity

LDCVs:

Large dense-core vesicles

LTD:

Long-term depression

LTP:

Long-term potentiation

NMDARs:

N-methyl d-aspartate receptors

NO:

Nitric oxide

NOS:

Nitric oxide synthase

PICK1:

Protein interacting with C-kinase

PKC:

Protein kinase C

PLP:

Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate

SLMVs:

Synaptic-like microvesicles

SNARE:

Soluble N-ethyl maleimide-sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptor

SON:

Supraoptic nucleus

SR:

Serine racemase

TeNT:

Tetanus neurotoxin

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Thierry Galli, Reinhard Jahn, Loredano Pollegioni, Silvia Sacchi, and Dyonisia Theodosis for their help, and our previous colleagues, Gérard Baux, Philippe Fossier, Gilles Ouanounou, Jean-Marie Billard, and Aude Panatier for their original contributions. The experiments carried out in our laboratory are supported by grants from INSERM, CNRS, the University of Bordeaux 2, the Association Française contre les Myopathies, the Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer, the Institut National du Cancer, the Agence National de la Recherche, and the Human Frontier Science Program. Magalie Martineau is a recipient of a PhD studenship from the Ministère de l’Enseignement, de la Recherche et de la Technologie.

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    Martineau, M., Oliet, S., Mothet, JP. (2009). Glia-derived D-serine and synaptic plasticity. In: Haydon, P., Parpura, V. (eds) Astrocytes in (Patho)Physiology of the Nervous System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79492-1_16

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