Nature Communications (Jun 2020)
Autophagy controls the induction and developmental decline of NMDAR-LTD through endocytic recycling
Abstract
NMDA receptor-dependent long-term depression (NMDAR-LTD) is a form of synaptic plasticity mediated by reduced recycling of AMPA receptors to the plasma membrane. Here the authors show that autophagy is a regulator of this endocytic recycling and autophagy upregulation dampens NMDAR-LTD in adulthood.