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. 2020 Feb 4;10:1777. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-58610-6

Figure 3.

Figure 3

PKCα regulates Rac1 activation during sLTP via PDZ binding domain. (a) Primary structure of PKCα showing pseudosubstrate, C1A and C1B domains, C2 domain, kinase domain, C-terminal tail, and PDZ binding motif. (b,c) Time courses and quantification of transient (1–3 min) and sustained (10–25 min) spine volume change (b) and transient and sustained Rac1 activation (c) induced by glutamate uncaging in PKCα KO hippocampal neurons expressing PKCα or PKCα without PDZ domain (PKCα-no PDZ). n = 20/22 PKCα and 14/18 PKCα-no PDZ (neurons/spines). Data are mean ± s.e.m. *P < 0.05, two-tailed t-test. (d) Schematic of potential PKCα regulation of Rac1.