Roles of the ubiquitin proteasome system in the effects of drugs of abuse
Because of its ability to regulate the abundance of selected proteins the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) plays an important role in neuronal and synaptic plasticity. As a result various stages of learning and memory depend on UPS activity. Drug addiction, another phenomenon that relies on neuropl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2014.00099/full |