2013
Membrane-Tethered Ligands: Tools for Cell-Autonomous Pharmacological Manipulation of Biological Circuits
Choi C, Nitabach MN. Membrane-Tethered Ligands: Tools for Cell-Autonomous Pharmacological Manipulation of Biological Circuits. Physiology 2013, 28: 164-171. PMID: 23636262, PMCID: PMC4073904, DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00056.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane-tethered ligandsCellular circuitsCell surface receptorsCognate cell surface receptorsCell-autonomous mannerG protein-coupled receptorsCell-specific promoterIon channel subtypesIntercellular communication pathwaysRecombinant transgeneBiological processesStructural modulesBiological circuitsBiological significanceIon channelsSpecific phenotypesSurface receptorsCommunication pathwaysPhysiological circuitsSpecific manipulationChannel subtypesReceptorsSuch manipulationsPharmacological manipulationPromoter
2011
Tethering toxins and peptide ligands for modulation of neuronal function
Ibañez-Tallon I, Nitabach MN. Tethering toxins and peptide ligands for modulation of neuronal function. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2011, 22: 72-78. PMID: 22119144, PMCID: PMC3294089, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2011.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsLigandsNeuropeptidesNeurosciencesNeurotoxinsProtein EngineeringReceptors, NicotinicSynchronized Bilateral Synaptic Inputs to Drosophila melanogaster Neuropeptidergic Rest/Arousal Neurons
McCarthy EV, Wu Y, deCarvalho T, Brandt C, Cao G, Nitabach MN. Synchronized Bilateral Synaptic Inputs to Drosophila melanogaster Neuropeptidergic Rest/Arousal Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 8181-8193. PMID: 21632940, PMCID: PMC3125135, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2017-10.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic inputsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsNicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonistDual whole-cell patch-clamp recordingsAcetylcholine receptor antagonistNicotinic ACh receptorsSynchronous synaptic inputPatch-clamp recordingsWake-promoting neuronsLarge ventrolateral neuronsArousal neuronsSodium blockersGABAergic inputsCholinergic inputReceptor antagonistSynaptic circuitryACh receptorsNeurotransmitter receptorsBilateral inputSynaptic connectionsΑ-bungarotoxinVentrolateral neuronsContralateral pairsFiring patternsNeurons