2017
Molecular and Epigenetic Mechanisms for the Complex Effects of Stress on Synaptic Physiology and Cognitive Functions
Yuen EY, Wei J, Yan Z. Molecular and Epigenetic Mechanisms for the Complex Effects of Stress on Synaptic Physiology and Cognitive Functions. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 20: 948-955. PMID: 29016816, PMCID: PMC5737802, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyx052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenetic mechanismsReceptor membrane traffickingStress-induced regulationSynaptic physiologyMembrane traffickingEpigenetic controlCytoskeleton networkGene expressionKey moleculesComplex effectsStress-related mental disordersPresynaptic glutamate releaseExcitatory synaptic transmissionStress-induced modulationPhysiologyGlutamatergic transmissionGlutamate releaseSynaptic transmissionBiphasic effectAnimal studiesComplex changesMental disordersBrain regionsChronic stressStress hormones
2010
Homeostatic regulation of glutamatergic transmission by dopamine D4 receptors
Yuen EY, Zhong P, Yan Z. Homeostatic regulation of glutamatergic transmission by dopamine D4 receptors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 22308-22313. PMID: 21135234, PMCID: PMC3009820, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1010025108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic transmissionPrefrontal cortex pyramidal neuronsCortex pyramidal neuronsExcitatory synaptic transmissionAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderRole of dopamineDopamine D4 receptorGlutamatergic transmissionPyramidal neuronsCortical excitabilityProfound depressionMental disordersSynaptic functionBrain regionsD4 receptorsSynaptic factorsAMPAR traffickingPrefrontal cortexDistinct signaling pathwaysHyperactivity disorderCaMKII activityBidirectional regulationHomeostatic regulationReceptorsSignaling pathways
2007
The Phosphorylation State of GluR1 Subunits Determines the Susceptibility of AMPA Receptors to Calpain Cleavage*
Yuen EY, Liu W, Yan Z. The Phosphorylation State of GluR1 Subunits Determines the Susceptibility of AMPA Receptors to Calpain Cleavage*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2007, 282: 16434-16440. PMID: 17428797, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m701283200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCalpainCells, CulturedCerebral CortexEnzyme ActivationNeuronsPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphorylationProtein Phosphatase 1Protein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein SubunitsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AMPATime FactorsConceptsCalpain cleavagePhosphorylation stateProteolytic cleavageDependent protein kinase IITerminal fusion proteinEffect of phosphorylationProtein phosphatase 1/2AProtein kinase IIPhosphorylation sitesProtein kinaseCalpain cleavage sitesGluR1 subunitKinase IIFusion proteinActive CaMKIIAMPAR currentsCalpain regulationCleavage siteIsoxazoleproprionic acid (AMPA) receptorSubunitsIonotropic glutamate receptorsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsPhysiological studiesExcitatory synaptic transmissionAMPA receptor currentsCalpain regulation of AMPA receptor channels in cortical pyramidal neurons
Yuen EY, Gu Z, Yan Z. Calpain regulation of AMPA receptor channels in cortical pyramidal neurons. The Journal Of Physiology 2007, 580: 241-254. PMID: 17234699, PMCID: PMC2075435, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.122754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCalpainCells, CulturedCerebral CortexElectrophysiologyEndocytosisGerbillinaeImmunohistochemistryMaleMAP Kinase Kinase 2NeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPyramidal CellsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AMPAReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateStimulation, ChemicalSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionConceptsCortical pyramidal neuronsNMDA receptorsPyramidal neuronsAMPA receptorsNMDA treatmentCalpain inhibitorsIschaemia-induced depressionFast excitatory synaptic transmissionTransient ischemic insultAMPAR-mediated currentsExcitatory synaptic transmissionCalpain-dependent mannerAMPA receptor channelsSelective calpain inhibitorsExcitotoxic conditionsIschemic animalsIschemic insultNeuronal excitotoxicityAMPAR currentsAMPA responsesCortical culturesExtracellular glutamateGlutamate receptorsGlutamate triggersNeuronal excitability