2002
Characterization of [125I]epibatidine binding and nicotinic agonist‐mediated 86Rb+ efflux in interpeduncular nucleus and inferior colliculus of β2 null mutant mice
Marks MJ, Whiteaker P, Grady SR, Picciotto MR, McIntosh JM, Collins AC. Characterization of [125I]epibatidine binding and nicotinic agonist‐mediated 86Rb+ efflux in interpeduncular nucleus and inferior colliculus of β2 null mutant mice. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2002, 81: 1102-1115. PMID: 12065623, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00910.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAlkaloidsAnimalsAzocinesBinding, CompetitiveBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicDose-Response Relationship, DrugInferior ColliculiIodine RadioisotopesMesencephalonMiceMice, Mutant StrainsNicotinic AgonistsNicotinic AntagonistsPyridinesQuinolizinesReceptors, NicotinicRubidium RadioisotopesTritiumConceptsInterpeduncular nucleusInferior colliculusBrain regionsAccessory olfactory nucleusNull mutant miceOlfactory nucleusNicotinic antagonistsD-tubocurarineMedial habenulaSelective antagonistNicotinic agonistsSuperior colliculusMouse brainAgonistsColliculusMutant micePotent agonistSimilar potencyAntagonistNicotinic activityEfflux
2000
Nicotinic-agonist stimulated 86Rb+ efflux and [3H]epibatidine binding of mice differing in β2 genotype
Marks M, Stitzel J, Grady S, Picciotto M, Changeux J, Collins A. Nicotinic-agonist stimulated 86Rb+ efflux and [3H]epibatidine binding of mice differing in β2 genotype. Neuropharmacology 2000, 39: 2632-2645. PMID: 11044733, DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3908(00)00115-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain regionsNicotinic acetylcholine receptor functionBeta2 subunitBeta2-containing receptorsAcetylcholine receptor functionHigh-affinity siteBeta2 subunit expressionBinding of mouseCerebral cortexNicotinic responsesMicroM nicotineOlfactory bulbInferior colliculusNicotinic agonistsSubunit expressionReceptor functionLow affinityLow affinity sitesDHbetaEInhibitionMiceStimulationEffluxCytisineNull mutation
1999
Two pharmacologically distinct components of nicotinic receptor-mediated rubidium efflux in mouse brain require the beta2 subunit.
Marks MJ, Whiteaker P, Calcaterra J, Stitzel JA, Bullock AE, Grady SR, Picciotto MR, Changeux JP, Collins AC. Two pharmacologically distinct components of nicotinic receptor-mediated rubidium efflux in mouse brain require the beta2 subunit. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1999, 289: 1090-103. PMID: 10215692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta2 subunitBeta2 null mutant miceConcentration-effect curvesMouse brain synaptosomesAlpha4beta2 receptorsBrain synaptosomesNicotinic agonistsMouse brainRubidium effluxMutant miceLine radioactivity detectionDHbetaEAgonistsEffluxBrainStimulationRadioactivity detectionPotencyHexamethoniumErythroidineResponseAcetylcholineMethyllycaconitineAntagonistBungarotoxin