2024
Abundant extrasynaptic expression of α3β4-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the medial habenula–interpeduncular nucleus pathway in mice
Tsuzuki A, Yamasaki M, Konno K, Miyazaki T, Takei N, Tomita S, Yuzaki M, Watanabe M. Abundant extrasynaptic expression of α3β4-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the medial habenula–interpeduncular nucleus pathway in mice. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 14193. PMID: 38902419, PMCID: PMC11189931, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65076-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMHb-IPN pathwayMHb neuronsNicotine dependenceNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAcetylcholine receptorsNicotine-related behaviorsCell surfaceImmunoelectron microscopySubunitAxonal compartmentFunctional roleNeurotransmitter releasePresynaptic terminalsSubcellular expressionPathwaySimultaneous detectionDistribution patternsSynaptic junctionsNAChRsAnatomical basisExpressionNegative controlReceptorsNeuronsAntibodies
2019
Zebrafish behavioural profiling identifies GABA and serotonin receptor ligands related to sedation and paradoxical excitation
McCarroll MN, Gendelev L, Kinser R, Taylor J, Bruni G, Myers-Turnbull D, Helsell C, Carbajal A, Rinaldi C, Kang HJ, Gong JH, Sello JK, Tomita S, Peterson RT, Keiser MJ, Kokel D. Zebrafish behavioural profiling identifies GABA and serotonin receptor ligands related to sedation and paradoxical excitation. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 4078. PMID: 31501447, PMCID: PMC6733874, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11936-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParadoxical excitationGABAA receptorsCentral nervous system depressantsSerotonin 6 receptorMost anesthetic drugsDifferent neuronal targetsHuman GABAA receptorsNeuronal targetsNeuronal activityAnesthetic drugsMotor activitySerotonin receptor ligandsSedationReceptor ligandsReceptorsCaudal hindbrainAnestheticsPrimary targetPrevious studiesGABATargetNeuronsActivityBrain
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
2000
Overexpression of Human Amyloid Precursor Protein in Drosophila
Yagi Y, Tomita S, Nakamura M, Suzuki T. Overexpression of Human Amyloid Precursor Protein in Drosophila. Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics 2000, 4: 43-49. PMID: 11152627, DOI: 10.1006/mcbr.2000.0248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman APPHuman amyloid precursor proteinAPP expression levelsExpression of APPPrecursor proteinAmyloid precursor proteinBeta-amyloid peptideSynaptic terminalsHuman neuronsAlzheimer's diseaseNeural cellsApp functionsExpression levelsDiseasePhysiological functionsProtein transport systemWing blister phenotypePhenotypeWing phenotypeImaginal discsCuticle secretionNeuronsWing tissueProteinSecretion
1998
cDNA isolation of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein from cholinergic nerve terminals of the electric organ of the electric ray
IIJIMA K, LEE D, OKUTSU J, TOMITA S, HIRASHIMA N, KIRINO Y, SUZUKI T. cDNA isolation of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein from cholinergic nerve terminals of the electric organ of the electric ray. Biochemical Journal 1998, 330: 29-33. PMID: 9461486, PMCID: PMC1219103, DOI: 10.1042/bj3300029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer amyloid precursor proteinAmyloid precursor proteinNerve terminalsCholinergic nerve terminalsPrecursor proteinBeta-amyloid domainAPP695 isoformCholinergic neuronsElectric ray electric organCell bodiesElectric organNeuronsRay electric organPresent studyElectric lobePhosphorylation sitesCytoplasmic domainOrgansPhosphorylated formPhosphorylationProtein