PMID- 25429903 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161010 LR - 20210109 IS - 1559-1182 (Electronic) IS - 0893-7648 (Linking) VI - 53 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Jan TI - Modulation of the NMDA Receptor Through Secreted Soluble Factors. PG - 299-309 LID - 10.1007/s12035-014-9009-x [doi] AB - Synaptic activity is a critical determinant in the formation and development of excitatory synapses in the central nervous system (CNS). The excitatory current is produced and regulated by several ionotropic receptors, including those that respond to glutamate. These channels are in turn regulated through several secreted factors that function as synaptic organizers. Specifically, Wnt, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), and transforming growth factor (TGF) particularly regulate the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) glutamatergic channel. These factors likely regulate early embryonic development and directly control key proteins in the function of important glutamatergic channels. Here, we review the secreted molecules that participate in synaptic organization and discuss the cell signaling behind of this fine regulation. Additionally, we discuss how these factors are dysregulated in some neuropathologies associated with glutamatergic synaptic transmission in the CNS. FAU - Cerpa, Waldo AU - Cerpa W AD - Laboratorio de Funcion y Patologia Neuronal, Departamento de Biologia Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. wcerpa@bio.puc.cl. FAU - Ramos-Fernandez, Eva AU - Ramos-Fernandez E AD - Centro de Envejecimiento y Regeneracion (CARE), Departamento de Biologia Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Inestrosa, Nibaldo C AU - Inestrosa NC AD - Centro de Envejecimiento y Regeneracion (CARE), Departamento de Biologia Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. AD - Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Psychiatry, UNSW, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. AD - Centro de Excelencia en Biomedicina de Magallanes (CEBIMA), Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20141129 PL - United States TA - Mol Neurobiol JT - Molecular neurobiology JID - 8900963 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) RN - 0 (Wnt Proteins) RN - 62031-54-3 (Fibroblast Growth Factors) RN - 76057-06-2 (Transforming Growth Factors) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Fibroblast Growth Factors/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/*metabolism MH - Solubility MH - Transforming Growth Factors/metabolism MH - Wnt Proteins/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Glutamate OT - NMDA receptor OT - Neuroregulation OT - Neurotrophic OT - Soluble factors OT - Synapse EDAT- 2014/11/29 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/11 06:00 CRDT- 2014/11/29 06:00 PHST- 2014/07/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/11/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/11/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/11/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/11 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s12035-014-9009-x [pii] AID - 10.1007/s12035-014-9009-x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Neurobiol. 2016 Jan;53(1):299-309. doi: 10.1007/s12035-014-9009-x. Epub 2014 Nov 29.