2013
Homeostatic Control of Synaptic Transmission by Distinct Glutamate Receptors
Yan D, Yamasaki M, Straub C, Watanabe M, Tomita S. Homeostatic Control of Synaptic Transmission by Distinct Glutamate Receptors. Neuron 2013, 78: 687-699. PMID: 23719165, PMCID: PMC3668311, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.02.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKainate receptor activityGlutamate receptorsReceptor activitySynaptic transmissionNeuronal activityHigh-affinity kainate receptor subunitKainate receptor-mediated currentsDistinct glutamate receptorsReceptor-mediated currentsAMPA receptor activitySynaptic AMPA receptorsPostsynaptic glutamate receptorsKainate receptor subunitsAbundant excitatory neurotransmitterCerebellar granule cellsReceptor channel propertiesExcitatory neurotransmitterNMDA receptorsAMPA receptorsGranule cellsReceptor subunitsReceptorsSpike generationHomeostatic controlGluK5 subunits
2010
Hippocampal AMPA Receptor Gating Controlled by Both TARP and Cornichon Proteins
Kato AS, Gill MB, Ho MT, Yu H, Tu Y, Siuda ER, Wang H, Qian YW, Nisenbaum ES, Tomita S, Bredt DS. Hippocampal AMPA Receptor Gating Controlled by Both TARP and Cornichon Proteins. Neuron 2010, 68: 1082-1096. PMID: 21172611, PMCID: PMC3034222, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory proteinsAMPA receptor complexesHippocampal neuronsAMPA receptorsCornichon ProteinsReceptor complexAMPA receptor traffickingReceptor regulatory proteinsGlutamate applicationKnockout miceTARP γReceptor pharmacologyCNIH-2Electrophysiological propertiesPostsynaptic densityAMPA receptor gatingSubunit combinationsProtein levelsResensitizationReceptor traffickingNeuronsPharmacologyReceptorsReceptor gatingRecombinant systems