James R Howe PhD
Professor of Pharmacology
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology: Membrane Biology and Motion; Neurobiology
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Membrane Proteins - Ion Channels
Membrane Biophysics
Membrane Protein Structure
Neurobiology and Physiology of Synapses
Physiology and Integrative Medical Biology Track
Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Pharmacology: Neuropharmacology
Research Interests
Glutamate receptors more...
Education
- B.A., University of Minnesota, 1980
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1983
Selected Publications
- Straub, C., Zhang, W. & Howe, J.R (2011). Neto2 modulation of kainate receptors with different subunit compositions. J. Neurosci. 31: 8078-8082.
- Morimoto-Tomita, M., Zhang, W., Cho, C.-H., Kim, K.S., Straub, C., Howe, J.R. & Tomita, S. (2009) Auto-inactivation of neuronal AMPA receptors via glutamate-regulated TARP interaction. Neuron 61, 101-112.
- Zhang, W., St-Gelais, F., Grabner, C.P., Trinidad, J.C., Sumioka, A., Morimoto-Tomita, M., Kim, K.S., Straub, C., Burlingame, A.L., Howe, J.R. & Tomita, S. (2009). A transmembrane accessory sub-unit that modulates kainate-type glutamate receptors. Neuron 61:385-396.
