The molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of dopamine transporter activity in the brain remain poorly understood. The authors show that glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor, its receptor Ret and the Rho family GEF protein Vav2 are required for modulating dopamine transporter cell surface expression and transporter activity in the nucleus accumbens.
- Shuyong Zhu
- Chengjiang Zhao
- Jiawei Zhou