Neuronal NDEL1 expression was detected throughout the adult mouse CNS.
Status epilepticus triggered a lasting increase in NDEL1 in the hippocampus.
Evoked NDEL1 expression was detected in neurons, but not glia.
The CREB/CRE transcriptional pathway couples seizure activity to NDEL1 expression.
Inducible NDEL1 could contribute to seizure-evoked structural and functional plasticity.