Phosphorylation and SUMOylation of the kainate receptor (KAR) subunit GluK2 have both individually been shown to regulate KAR surface expression. Here the authors find that KAR synaptic plasticity and transmission are regulated by the dynamic interaction of GluK2 phosphorylation and SUMOylation.
- Sophie E L Chamberlain
- Inmaculada M González-González
- Jack R Mellor