TY - JOUR
AU - Gralec, Katarzyna
AB - In neurons, Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β (GSK-3β) has been shown to regulate various critical processes underlying structural and functional synaptic plasticity. Mouse models with neuron-selective expression or deletion of GSK-3β present behavioral and cognitive abnormalities, positioning this protein kinase as a key signaling molecule in normal brain functioning. Furthermore, mouse models with defective GSK-3β activity display distinct structural and behavioral abnormalities, which model some aspects of different neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Equalizing GSK-3β activity in these mouse models by genetic or pharmacological interventions is able to rescue some of these abnormalities. Thus, GSK-3β is a relevant therapeutic target for the treatment of many brain disorders. Here, we provide an overview of how GSK-3β is regulated in physiological synaptic plasticity and how aberrant GSK-3β activity contributes to the development of dysfunctional synaptic plasticity in neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.
TI - GSK-3β at the Intersection of Neuronal Plasticity and Neurodegeneration
JF - Journal of Neural Transplantation and Plasticity
DO - 10.1155/2019/4209475
DA - 2019-05-02
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/gsk-3-at-the-intersection-of-neuronal-plasticity-and-neurodegeneration-f0WtvYQwSQ
VL - 2019
IS -
DP - DeepDyve
ER -