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Phosphorylation of Serine‐880 in GluR2 by Protein Kinase C Prevents Its C Terminus from Binding with Glutamate Receptor‐Interacting Protein

Abstract : Phosphorylation of the glutamate receptor is an important mechanism of synaptic plasticity. Here, we show that the C terminus of GluR2 of the α‐amino‐3‐hydroxy‐5‐methylisoxazole‐4‐propionate (AMPA) receptor is phosphorylated by protein kinase C and that serine‐880 is the major phosphorylation site. This phosphorylation also occurs in human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells by addition of 12‐O‐tetradecanoylphorbol 13‐acetate. Our immunoprecipitation experiment revealed that the phosphorylation of serine‐880 in GluR2 drastically reduced the affinity for glutamate receptor‐interacting protein (GRIP), a synaptic PDZ domain‐containing protein, in vitro and in HEK cells. This result suggests that modulation of serine‐880 phosphorylation in GluR2 controls the clustering of AMPA receptors at excitatory synapses and consequently contributes to synaptic plasticity.