PMID- 28280960 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180305 LR - 20181113 IS - 1432-2013 (Electronic) IS - 0031-6768 (Print) IS - 0031-6768 (Linking) VI - 469 IP - 5-6 DP - 2017 Jun TI - Neurobiology of local and intercellular BDNF signaling. PG - 593-610 LID - 10.1007/s00424-017-1964-4 [doi] AB - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a member of the neurotrophin family of secreted proteins. Signaling cascades induced by BDNF and its receptor, the receptor tyrosine kinase TrkB, link neuronal growth and differentiation with synaptic plasticity. For this reason, interference with BDNF signaling has emerged as a promising strategy for potential treatments in psychiatric and neurological disorders. In many brain circuits, synaptically released BDNF is essential for structural and functional long-term potentiation, two prototypical cellular models of learning and memory formation. Recent studies have revealed an unexpected complexity in the synaptic communication of mature BDNF and its precursor proBDNF, not only between local pre- and postsynaptic neuronal targets but also with participation of glial cells. Here, we consider recent findings on local actions of the BDNF family of ligands at the synapse and discuss converging lines of evidence which emerge from per se conflicting results. FAU - Sasi, Manju AU - Sasi M AD - Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, University Hospital, University of Wurzburg, 97078, Wurzburg, Germany. FAU - Vignoli, Beatrice AU - Vignoli B AD - Centre for Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, 38123, Povo, TN, Italy. FAU - Canossa, Marco AU - Canossa M AD - Centre for Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, 38123, Povo, TN, Italy. AD - European Brain Research Institute (EBRI) "Rita Levi-Montalcini", 00143, Rome, Italy. FAU - Blum, Robert AU - Blum R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5270-3854 AD - Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, University Hospital, University of Wurzburg, 97078, Wurzburg, Germany. Blum_R@UKW.de. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20170309 PL - Germany TA - Pflugers Arch JT - Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology JID - 0154720 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) SB - IM EIN - Pflugers Arch. 2017 Jun;469(5-6):611. PMID: 28361353 MH - Animals MH - Anxiety Disorders/metabolism MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Long-Term Potentiation MH - Receptor, trkB/metabolism MH - Synapses/*metabolism/physiology MH - Synaptic Transmission PMC - PMC5438432 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anxiety disorders OT - BDNF OT - Long-term potentiation OT - Signaling OT - Synaptic localization OT - Synaptic plasticity OT - TrkB COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing financial interest. EDAT- 2017/03/11 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/06 06:00 PMCR- 2017/03/09 CRDT- 2017/03/11 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/02/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/02/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/03/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/03/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s00424-017-1964-4 [pii] AID - 1964 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00424-017-1964-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pflugers Arch. 2017 Jun;469(5-6):593-610. doi: 10.1007/s00424-017-1964-4. Epub 2017 Mar 9.