Preferred Label : Long-Term Depression Pathway;
NCIt related terms : Long-term depression;
Alternative definition : KEGG: Cerebellar long-term depression (LTD), thought to be a molecular and cellular
basis for cerebellar learning, is a process involving a decrease in the synaptic strength
between parallel fiber (PF) and Purkinje cells (PCs) induced by the conjunctive activation
of PFs and climbing fiber (CF). Multiple signal transduction pathways have been shown
to be involved in this process. Activation of PFs terminating on spines in dendritic
branchlets leads to glutamate release and activation of both AMPA and mGluRs. Activation
of CFs, which make multiple synaptic contacts on proximal dendrites, also via AMPA
receptors, opens voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) and causes a generalized influx
of calcium. These cellular signals, generated from two different synaptic origins,
trigger a cascade of events culminating in a phosphorylation-dependent, long-term
reduction in AMPA receptor sensitivity at the PF-PC synapse. This may take place either
through receptor internalization and/or through receptor desensitization.;
KEGG ID : hsa04730;
Origin ID : C91463;
UMLS CUI : C2984275;
Semantic type(s)
has_gene_product_element
pathway_has_gene_element