2005
Otx2 Regulates Subtype Specification and Neurogenesis in the Midbrain
Vernay B, Koch M, Vaccarino F, Briscoe J, Simeone A, Kageyama R, Ang SL. Otx2 Regulates Subtype Specification and Neurogenesis in the Midbrain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 4856-4867. PMID: 15888661, PMCID: PMC6724764, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5158-04.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBody PatterningBromodeoxyuridineCell CountCell DifferentiationDopamineEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic InductionFibroblast Growth Factor 8Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomeobox Protein Nkx-2.2Homeodomain ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationIn Situ Nick-End LabelingIntermediate Filament ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMembrane ProteinsMesencephalonMiceMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNestinNeuronsOrganizers, EmbryonicOtx Transcription FactorsPatched ReceptorsReceptors, Cell SurfaceSerotoninTranscription FactorsWnt1 ProteinZebrafish ProteinsZinc Finger Protein GLI1ConceptsMid-hindbrain organizerFunction of Otx2Neuronal subtype identityTranscription factor Otx2Rostral brain developmentEmbryonic day 10.5Cre/loxP systemRole of Otx2Neuronal progenitor cellsMutant embryosProgenitor identityConditional mutantsE10.5 onwardOtx2 activityAnterior hindbrainEctopic expressionCerebellar-like structuresSubtype specificationSubtype identityTransgenic animalsNovel roleLater roleNovel mouse modelOtx2Otx2 expression
1988
Subsets of GABAergic neurons in dissociated cell cultures of neonatal rat cerebral cortex show co-localization with specific modulator peptides.
Alho H, Ferrarese C, Vicini S, Vaccarino F. Subsets of GABAergic neurons in dissociated cell cultures of neonatal rat cerebral cortex show co-localization with specific modulator peptides. Brain Research 1988, 467: 193-204. PMID: 3378169, DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(88)90023-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDiazepam Binding InhibitorElectrophysiologyGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamate DecarboxylaseMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeuropeptidesOrganic Anion TransportersPeptide FragmentsRatsConceptsGlutamic acid decarboxylaseNeuropeptide YGABAergic propertiesCerebral cortexGAD immunoreactivityGABA-modulinNeonatal cortical neuronsPrimary culturesInhibitory synaptic currentsDouble-labeling studiesBenzodiazepine recognition sitesGABA receptor modulatorsUseful experimental modelDays of cultureNeuroregulatory peptideGABAergic neuronsGABAergic neurotransmissionSpontaneous excitatoryNeonatal ratsCortical neuronsReceptor modulatorsLower incidenceTyrosine hydroxylaseSynaptic currentsCultured neurons
1987
Ganglioside inhibition of glutamate-mediated protein kinase C translocation in primary cultures of cerebellar neurons.
Vaccarino F, Guidotti A, Costa E. Ganglioside inhibition of glutamate-mediated protein kinase C translocation in primary cultures of cerebellar neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1987, 84: 8707-8711. PMID: 2825205, PMCID: PMC299615, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.23.8707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranule cellsProtein kinase C translocationExcitatory amino acid neurotransmitter receptorsAmino acid neurotransmitter receptorsPrimary culturesGlutamate-mediated Ca2Cerebellar granule cellsHigh affinity recognition sitesPKC translocationNeurotransmitter receptorsRemoval of Ca2Cerebellar neuronsActivation of PKCC translocationNeuronal membranesGanglioside inhibitionRedistribution of PKCIncubation mediumGlutamateCa2PKCActivationCoexistence of GABA receptors and GABA-modulin in primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule cells
Vaccarino FM, Alho H, Santi MR, Guidotti A. Coexistence of GABA receptors and GABA-modulin in primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 1987, 7: 65-76. PMID: 3027277, PMCID: PMC6568852, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.07-01-00065.1987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedCerebellumFlunitrazepamFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHistocytochemistryMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMuscimolNerve Tissue ProteinsOrganic Anion TransportersRadioimmunoassayRatsReceptors, GABA-ASynaptosomesConceptsRat brain synaptosomesGranule cell culturesBrain synaptosomesGranule cellsGABA-modulinPrimary culturesCerebellar granule cell culturesRat cerebellar granule cellsPurkinje cell dendritesGranular cell layerGABA receptor complexGABA recognition siteCerebellar granule cellsGABAergic neuronsGABAergic interneuronsCell dendritesGlial cellsGABA receptorsIntact cell monolayersCell membrane preparationsCell culturesCerebellar interneuronsCell bodiesSpecific antibodiesSynaptosomes
1985
GABA‐Modulin: A Synaptosomal Basic Protein that Differs from Small Myelin Basic Protein of Rat Brain
Vaccarino F, Tronconi B, Panula P, Guidotti A, Costa E. GABA‐Modulin: A Synaptosomal Basic Protein that Differs from Small Myelin Basic Protein of Rat Brain. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1985, 44: 278-290. PMID: 3964832, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1985.tb07142.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino AcidsAnimalsBrain ChemistryCarrier ProteinsChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCyanogen BromideGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMuscimolMyelin ProteinsMyelin SheathNerve Tissue ProteinsOrganic Anion TransportersPeptide FragmentsRatsSubcellular FractionsSynaptosomesTissue DistributionConceptsGABA-modulinSmall myelin basic proteinMyelin basic proteinRat brainBasic proteinModulation of GABANeuronal membrane functionNeurotransmitter receptorsSynaptosomal fractionGABA bindingSynaptic membranesSynaptosomal membranesStaphylococcal V8 protease digestionSynaptosomal proteinsNeuronal specificityAcid compositionHigh potencyGABAHigh-affinity bindingBrainMyelinAmino acid compositionTotal synaptosomal proteinApparent molecular weightMembrane function
1983
GABAergic synapses supramolecular organization and biochemical regulation
Guidotti A, Corda MG, Wise BC, Vaccarino F, Costa E. GABAergic synapses supramolecular organization and biochemical regulation. Neuropharmacology 1983, 22: 1471-1479. PMID: 6322041, DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(83)90115-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinaseCyclic AMP-dependent protein kinaseAMP-dependent protein kinaseBasic proteinDependent protein kinaseCyclic AMP-dependent phosphorylationRecognition sitesGABA-modulinMyelin basic proteinAmino acid compositionBiochemical regulationMolecular mechanismsHigh-affinity bindingPostsynaptic neuronal membranesProtein