2010
Delivery of GABAARs to Synapses Is Mediated by HAP1-KIF5 and Disrupted by Mutant Huntingtin
Twelvetrees A, Yuen E, Arancibia-Carcamo I, MacAskill A, Rostaing P, Lumb M, Humbert S, Triller A, Saudou F, Yan Z, Kittler J. Delivery of GABAARs to Synapses Is Mediated by HAP1-KIF5 and Disrupted by Mutant Huntingtin. Neuron 2010, 65: 53-65. PMID: 20152113, PMCID: PMC2841506, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2009.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuntingtin-associated protein 1Huntington's diseaseInhibitory postsynaptic currentsMutant huntingtinInhibitory synaptic currentsBrain excitabilityPostsynaptic currentsSynaptic inhibitionTherapeutic approachesSynaptic currentsDiseaseBrain information processingMolecular targetsSynapsesProtein 1Protein 5Protein huntingtinHuntingtinReceptorsPolyglutamine repeatsInhibitionGABAARsExcitability
2009
Dopamine 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell MembraneCofilin 1Protein TransportRatsReceptors, Dopamine D4Receptors, GABA-ASignal TransductionConceptsTransport 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