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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurobiol. 1999 Oct;41(1):135–147.

Table 1.

CPGs Implicated in Cortical Plasticity

Gene Adult Expression
 Developmental Expression
 Protein
Seizure Induced Visually Induced During CP for OD Plasticity Activity-Dependent
zif268 + + + + Transcription factor
c-fos + ND + + Transcription factor
jun B + ND + + Transcription factor
BDNF + + + + Neurotrophin
GAP-43 + + + + Axon-specific growth-associated protein
CaMKII − + + + Ca2+ calmodulin–dependent kinase
GAD + + + + GABA synthetic enzyme
COX-2 + + + + Rate-limiting prostaglandin synthetic enzyme
Egr3 + + + − Transcription factor
Arc + + + + Dendrite-specific cytoskeletal-associated protein
Narp + + + + Ca2+-dependent lectin that promotes neuronal migration and dendrite growth
cpg2 + + + ND Structural protein
cpg22 (homer) + + + + EVH domain protein that binds to mGLuR c-terminus
rheb + + + − Small G protein
cpg15 + + + + Membrane-bound extracellular signaling molecule that promotes dendritic growth
cpg29 + + + ND ?
MHC + ND + + Major histocompatability protein