Inamura et al., J Neurochem 2005
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BDNF induced phosphorylation of eEF2 kinase ( Ser366 ), as well as decreased its kinase activity
Verpelli et al., J Neurosci 2010
(Synaptic Transmission) :
Specifically RNAi knockdown of eEF2K reduces dendritic spine stability and inhibits dendritic BDNF protein expression ; whereas overexpression of a constitutively activated eEF2K induces spine maturation and increases expression of dendritic BDNF