Acute stress enhances glutamatergic transmission in prefrontal cortex and facilitates working memory
Yuen EY, Liu W, Karatsoreos IN, Feng J, McEwen BS, Yan Z. Acute stress enhances glutamatergic transmission in prefrontal cortex and facilitates working memory. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 14075-14079. PMID: 19666502, PMCID: PMC2729022, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0906791106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stressPrefrontal cortexGlucocorticoid receptorPotentiation of NMDARPFC pyramidal neuronsLong-term potentiationKey brain regionsCorticosteroid stress hormonesGR-dependent mechanismGlutamatergic transmissionPyramidal neuronsSynaptic transmissionBehavioral stressorsSynaptic currentsPFC neuronsBehavioral testsBrain regionsChronic stressAMPAR subunitsRecurrent excitationStress hormonesBeneficial effectsCellular mechanismsSurface expressionNMDARDopamine D4 Receptors Regulate GABAA Receptor Trafficking via an Actin/Cofilin/Myosin-dependent Mechanism*
Graziane N, Yuen E, Yan Z. Dopamine D4 Receptors Regulate GABAA Receptor Trafficking via an Actin/Cofilin/Myosin-dependent Mechanism*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 8329-8336. PMID: 19179335, PMCID: PMC2659191, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m807387200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransport of vesiclesActin depolymerizing factorMyosin motor proteinsActin-dependent mechanismActin-binding siteMajor actin depolymerizing factorActin dynamicsPlasma membraneMotor proteinsActin depolymerizationActin filamentsMyosin proteinCellular mechanismsDephosphorylationPotential involvementProteinReceptor activationRegulationRegulation of dopamineReceptorsActin stabilizer phalloidinCofilinTraffickingDopamine D4 receptorLatrunculin