2004
The role of actin in the regulation of dendritic spine morphology and bidirectional synaptic plasticity
Chen Y, Bourne J, Pieribone VA, Fitzsimonds RM. The role of actin in the regulation of dendritic spine morphology and bidirectional synaptic plasticity. Neuroreport 2004, 15: 829-832. PMID: 15073524, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200404090-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCytochalasin DDendritesElectric StimulationExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsHippocampusIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMicroscopy, ElectronNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsNucleic Acid Synthesis InhibitorsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySynapsesThiazolesThiazolidinesConceptsExcitatory synaptic transmissionDendritic spine morphologySynaptic transmissionSpine morphologyRat hippocampal slicesHigh-frequency stimulationLong-term depressionBidirectional synaptic plasticityHippocampal slicesIrreversible depressionExcitatory synapsesDendritic spinesMammalian CNSSynaptic efficacySynaptic plasticityDepressionSpineCNSPotentiationSynapses
2003
Midbrain serotonergic neurons are central pH chemoreceptors
Severson CA, Wang W, Pieribone VA, Dohle CI, Richerson GB. Midbrain serotonergic neurons are central pH chemoreceptors. Nature Neuroscience 2003, 6: 1139-1140. PMID: 14517544, DOI: 10.1038/nn1130.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Synapsins as regulators of neurotransmitter release
Hilfiker S, Pieribone V, Czernik A, Kao H, Augustine G, Greengard P. Synapsins as regulators of neurotransmitter release. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1999, 354: 269-279. PMID: 10212475, PMCID: PMC1692497, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynapsin functionSynaptic vesiclesSynaptic vesicle life cycleReserve poolNeuron-specific phosphoproteinNeurotransmitter releaseSelective disruptionVesicle dockingMultigene familyNumerous proteinsCytoskeletal meshworkAbundant proteinsCytoskeletal proteinsMolecular mechanismsProtein componentsSynapsinSynapse formationPresynaptic nerve terminalsVesiclesProteinSecond roleRelease of neurotransmittersLife cycleCurrent understandingSquid giant synapse
1998
Regulation of iron metabolism in the sanguivore lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis
Andersen Ø, Pantopoulos K, Kao H, Muckenthaler M, Youson J, Pieribone V. Regulation of iron metabolism in the sanguivore lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis. The FEBS Journal 1998, 254: 223-229. PMID: 9660174, DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2540223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularConserved SequenceDNA PrimersDNA, ComplementaryEvolution, MolecularFerritinsHumansIn Vitro TechniquesIronIron Regulatory Protein 1Iron Regulatory Protein 2Iron-Regulatory ProteinsIron-Sulfur ProteinsLampreysMolecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein ConformationRatsRNA-Binding ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsIron-responsive elementFerritin iron-responsive elementLamprey Lampetra fluviatilisSequence identityIRE/IRP regulatory systemEvolution of vertebratesLampetra fluviatilisIron regulatory proteinsNorthern blot analysisVertebrate evolutionMammalian extractsAncient lineageExtant representativesCDNA sequenceH-ferritinFerritin cDNASpecific complexUntranslated regionIRP-1Regulatory systemIRP-2Blot analysisLampreyElectrophoretic mobilityKbGalanin–5-hydroxytryptamine interactions: electrophysiological, immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization studies on rat dorsal raphe neurons with a note on galanin R1 and R2 receptors
Xu Z, Zhang X, Pieribone VA, Grillner S, Hökfelt T. Galanin–5-hydroxytryptamine interactions: electrophysiological, immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization studies on rat dorsal raphe neurons with a note on galanin R1 and R2 receptors. Neuroscience 1998, 87: 79-94. PMID: 9722143, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(98)00151-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal raphe neuronsRaphe neuronsRat dorsal raphe neuronsCell bodiesOutward currentsInhibitory effectGalanin-like immunoreactivityDorsal raphe nucleusDose-dependent hyperpolarizationExtracellular potassium concentrationGalaninergic mechanismsSitu hybridization studiesGalanin receptorsRaphe nucleusSynaptic contactsNerve endingsPostsynaptic receptorsSoma levelGalaninImmunohistochemical analysisR2 receptorsGalanin R1NeuronsMood regulationPhysiological concentrations
1994
A functional role for nitric oxide in locus coeruleus: immunohistochemical and electrophysiological studies
Xu Z, Pieribone V, Zhang X, Grillner S, Hökfelt T. A functional role for nitric oxide in locus coeruleus: immunohistochemical and electrophysiological studies. Experimental Brain Research 1994, 98: 75-83. PMID: 7516892, DOI: 10.1007/bf00229111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAmino Acid OxidoreductasesAnimalsArginineElectric StimulationElectrophysiologyEvoked PotentialsHemoglobinsImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesLocus CoeruleusMaleMicroscopy, ElectronNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseOmega-N-MethylarginineQuinoxalinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySynapsesSynaptic TransmissionTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsNeuronal nitric oxideExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsLocus coeruleusNitric oxideFocal electrical stimulationNitric oxide synthaseArginine methyl esterNeuronal cell bodiesRat locus coeruleusNOS inhibitor nitroLC neuronsNG-monomethylLike immunoreactivityNOS inhibitorPostsynaptic potentialsBath applicationOxide synthaseIntracellular recordingsSynaptic transmissionBrain slicesImmunohistochemical analysisElectrophysiological studiesElectrical stimulationAxonal processesCell bodies