PMID- 22720171 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130403 LR - 20230429 IS - 1687-5443 (Electronic) IS - 2090-5904 (Print) IS - 1687-5443 (Linking) VI - 2012 DP - 2012 TI - Multiple approaches to investigate the transport and activity-dependent release of BDNF and their application in neurogenetic disorders. PG - 203734 LID - 10.1155/2012/203734 [doi] LID - 203734 AB - Studies utilizing genetic and pharmacological manipulations in rodent models and neuronal cultures have revealed myriad roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Currently, this knowledge of BDNF function is being translated into improvement strategies for several debilitating neurological disorders in which BDNF abnormalities play a prominent role. Common among the BDNF-related disorders are irregular trafficking and release of mature BDNF (mBDNF) and/or its prodomain predecessor, proBDNF. Thus, investigating the conditions required for proper trafficking and release of BDNF is an essential step toward understanding and potentially improving these neurological disorders. This paper will provide examples of disorders related to BDNF release and serve as a review of the techniques being used to study the trafficking and release of BDNF. FAU - Hartmann, David AU - Hartmann D AD - Department of Neurobiology, SHEL 1002, Civitan International Research Center, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-2182, USA. FAU - Drummond, Jana AU - Drummond J FAU - Handberg, Erik AU - Handberg E FAU - Ewell, Sharday AU - Ewell S FAU - Pozzo-Miller, Lucas AU - Pozzo-Miller L LA - eng GR - P30 HD038985/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS040593/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS065027/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM008716/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20120606 PL - United States TA - Neural Plast JT - Neural plasticity JID - 100883417 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/methods MH - Humans MH - Nervous System Diseases/*genetics/*metabolism MH - Protein Transport/physiology PMC - PMC3375105 EDAT- 2012/06/22 06:00 MHDA- 2013/04/04 06:00 PMCR- 2012/06/06 CRDT- 2012/06/22 06:00 PHST- 2012/02/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/04/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/04/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/06/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/06/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/04/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/06/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2012/203734 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neural Plast. 2012;2012:203734. doi: 10.1155/2012/203734. Epub 2012 Jun 6.