Src family kinases in the nervous system.

Src family kinases (SFKs) are key factors in the process of coupling signals from the cell surface to intracellular machinery and critically involved in the regulation of many neural functions mediated through growth factors, G-protein-coupled receptors or ligand-gated ion channels. The three minireviews here focus on recent findings dealing with the regulation of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors by SFKs.