The neuropilin and tolloid-like (NETO) proteins were recently identified as auxiliary subunits of kainate-type glutamate receptors, which mainly have a modulatory role in synaptic transmission. In this Review, Copits and Swanson discuss how NETO proteins influence the biophysical properties and the synaptic localization of these receptors.
- Bryan A. Copits
- Geoffrey T. Swanson