The authors find that glutamate release increases the diffusion of the astrocytic glutamate transporter GLT-1 in the plasma membrane. This activity-dependent increase in mobility facilitates glutamate clearance from the synaptic cleft, which influences the kinetics of excitatory post-synaptic events in rat hippocampal neurons.
- Ciaran Murphy-Royal
- Julien P Dupuis
- Stéphane H R Oliet
