Role of Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II in Mediating Function and Dysfunction at Glutamatergic Synapses

AG Mohanan, S Gunasekaran, RS Jacob… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Glutamatergic synapses harbor abundant amounts of the multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin-
dependent protein kinase type II (CaMKII). Both in the postsynaptic density as well as in the …

Regulation of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II activation by intramolecular and intermolecular interactions

LC Griffith - Journal of Neuroscience, 2004 - Soc Neuroscience
As its name implies, calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is calcium
dependent. In its basal state, the activity of CaMKII is extremely low. Regulation of …

Neuronal excitability and calcium/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase type II: location, location, location

XB Liu, KD Murray - Epilepsia, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Calcium/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase type II (CaMKII) is a highly abundant
serine/threonine kinase comprising a significant fraction of total protein in mammalian …

Visualization of synaptic Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II activity in living neurons

K Takao, KI Okamoto, T Nakagawa… - Journal of …, 2005 - Soc Neuroscience
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is highly enriched in excitatory
synapses in the CNS and critically involved in synaptic plasticity, learning, and memory …

Neuronal Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II—discovery, progress in a quarter of a century, and perspective: implication for learning and memory

T Yamauchi - Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2005 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Much has been learned about the activity-dependent synaptic modifications that are thought
to underlie memory storage, but the mechanism by which these modifications are stored …

Ca2+-independent activation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II bound to the C-terminal domain of CaV2. 1 calcium channels

VG Magupalli, S Mochida, J Yan, X Jiang… - Journal of Biological …, 2013 - ASBMB
Ca 2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) forms a major component of the
postsynaptic density where its functions in synaptic plasticity are well established, but its …

CaM-kinases: modulators of synaptic plasticity

TR Soderling - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2000 - Elsevier
Calcium signaling is crucial for several aspects of plasticity at glutamatergic synapses, and
studies over the past two to three years have identified key functions for Ca2+/calmodulin …

Targeting of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II

RJ Colbran - Biochemical Journal, 2004 - portlandpress.com
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) has diverse roles in virtually all
cell types and it is regulated by a plethora of mechanisms. Local changes in Ca2+ …

[HTML][HTML] Autonomous CaMKII requires further stimulation by Ca2+/calmodulin for enhancing synaptic strength

K Barcomb, I Buard, SJ Coultrap, JR Kulbe… - The FASEB …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A hallmark feature of Ca 2+/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is
generation of autonomous (Ca 2+-independent) activity by T286 autophosphorylation …

Prominent expression and activity‐dependent nuclear translocation of Ca2+/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase Iδ in hippocampal neurons

H Sakagami, A Kamata, H Nishimura… - European Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinases (CaMKs) including
CaMKI, II and IV, are thought to regulate a variety of neuronal functions. Unlike CaMKII …