AUTHOR=Ateaque Sarah , Merkouris Spyros , Barde Yves-Alain TITLE=Neurotrophin signalling in the human nervous system JOURNAL=Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience VOLUME=16 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/molecular-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2023.1225373 DOI=10.3389/fnmol.2023.1225373 ISSN=1662-5099 ABSTRACT=
This review focuses on neurotrophins and their tyrosine kinase receptors, with an emphasis on their relevance to the function and dysfunction in the human nervous system. It also deals with measurements of BDNF levels and highlights recent findings from our laboratory on TrkB and TrkC signalling in human neurons. These include ligand selectivity and Trk activation by neurotrophins and non-neurotrophin ligands. The ligand-induced down-regulation and re-activation of Trk receptors is also discussed.