2012
Parkin controls dopamine utilization in human midbrain dopaminergic neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells
Jiang H, Ren Y, Yuen E, Zhong P, Ghaedi M, Hu Z, Azabdaftari G, Nakaso K, Yan Z, Feng J. Parkin controls dopamine utilization in human midbrain dopaminergic neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. Nature Communications 2012, 3: 668. PMID: 22314364, PMCID: PMC3498452, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidbrain DA neuronsDA neuronsParkinson's diseaseDopamine utilizationDopaminergic neuronsHuman midbrain dopaminergic neuronsSpontaneous DA releaseNigral DA neuronsNigral dopaminergic neuronsDisease-modifying therapiesMidbrain dopaminergic neuronsParkin knockout miceStem cellsPluripotent stem cellsPD patientsDA releaseDA neurotransmissionDA uptakeNormal subjectsKnockout miceParkin mutationsNovel targetNeuronsOxidative stressMonoamine oxidase
2011
Cellular Mechanisms for Dopamine D4 Receptor-induced Homeostatic Regulation of α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid (AMPA) Receptors*
Yuen EY, Yan Z. Cellular Mechanisms for Dopamine D4 Receptor-induced Homeostatic Regulation of α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid (AMPA) Receptors*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 24957-24965. PMID: 21622557, PMCID: PMC3137069, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.221416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamatergic transmissionPFC neuronsPrefrontal cortexCalcium/calmodulin kinase II activityAMPAR responsesIsoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptorsHomeostatic regulationCalmodulin kinase II activityAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderBi-directional regulationDopamine D4 receptorDeficit hyperactivity disorderAberrant dopaminePyramidal neuronsAMPA receptorsKinase II activitySynaptic currentsSynaptic targetingMental illnessAcid receptorsReceptor functionD4 receptorsCaMKII inhibitionActivity stateDistinct signaling mechanisms