2017
Role of Striatal Direct Pathway 2-Arachidonoylglycerol Signaling in Sociability and Repetitive Behavior
Shonesy BC, Parrish WP, Haddad HK, Stephenson JR, Báldi R, Bluett RJ, Marks CR, Centanni SW, Folkes OM, Spiess K, Augustin SM, Mackie K, Lovinger DM, Winder DG, Patel S, Colbran RJ. Role of Striatal Direct Pathway 2-Arachidonoylglycerol Signaling in Sociability and Repetitive Behavior. Biological Psychiatry 2017, 84: 304-315. PMID: 29458998, PMCID: PMC6023784, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.11.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect pathway medium spiny neuronsMedium spiny neuronsDorsal striatumIndirect pathway medium spiny neuronsReceptor-expressing medium spiny neuronsStriatal direct pathwayAutism spectrum disorderDiacylglycerol lipase αConditional knockout miceSpectrum disorderGlutamatergic driveSpiny neuronsEndocannabinoid signalingRepetitive groomingSynaptic transmissionMouse modelRepetitive behaviorsKnockout miceExcessive groomingDopamine DBrain regionsStriatumVentral striatumBehavioral effectsTargeted deletion
2016
Acute blockade of the Caenorhabditis elegans dopamine transporter DAT-1 by the mammalian norepinephrine transporter inhibitor nisoxetine reveals the influence of genetic modifications of dopamine signaling in vivo
Bermingham DP, Hardaway JA, Snarrenberg CL, Robinson SB, Folkes OM, Salimando GJ, Jinnah H, Blakely RD. Acute blockade of the Caenorhabditis elegans dopamine transporter DAT-1 by the mammalian norepinephrine transporter inhibitor nisoxetine reveals the influence of genetic modifications of dopamine signaling in vivo. Neurochemistry International 2016, 98: 122-128. PMID: 26850478, PMCID: PMC4969213, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2016.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDAT-1Caenorhabditis elegansSwimming-Induced ParalysisNematode Caenorhabditis elegansGenetic mutationsPresynaptic DA transporterNovel genesHeterologous expressionDA releaseFunction mutationsGenetic modificationIon channelsElegansMutationsPresynaptic DA receptorsModulation of neurotransmissionGenesSWIPPhenotypeDA receptorsAcute blockadeDA transporterDA uptakeDA signalingExpression