ADAR-mediated RNA editing suppresses sleep by acting as a brake on glutamatergic synaptic plasticity

Sleep is postulated to offset buildup in net synaptic strength that occurs during waking experience. Here, the authors identify a role for the RNA editing gene Adar in regulating glutamatergic synaptic plasticity and show that disruption in Adarexpression impairs normal waking in flies.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J. E. Robinson, J. Paluch, D. K. Dickman, W. J. Joiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10512