1995
Cloning of a gamma-aminobutyric acid type C receptor subunit in rat retina with a methionine residue critical for picrotoxinin channel block.
Zhang D, Pan Z, Zhang X, Brideau A, Lipton S. Cloning of a gamma-aminobutyric acid type C receptor subunit in rat retina with a methionine residue critical for picrotoxinin channel block. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 11756-11760. PMID: 8524843, PMCID: PMC40481, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.25.11756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceChloride ChannelsCloning, MolecularDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug ResistanceElectric ConductivityGABA AntagonistsIon ChannelsMethionineMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPicrotoxinProtein ConformationRatsReceptors, GABARetinaSequence Homology, Amino AcidSesterterpenesStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsGABAC responsesRat retinaRho 2 subunitsGamma-aminobutyric acidPTX resistanceHeteromeric receptorsReceptor subunitsFunctional homomeric receptorsRho 1 receptorsGABA receptor subunitsInhibitory neurotransmissionMechanism of blockGABA receptorsMammalian retinaConvulsant picrotoxininHomomeric receptorsRat receptorRetinaIonotropic receptorsReceptorsChannel blockPicrotoxininSecond membrane-spanning regionNative receptorPredominant determinant
1994
Greater sensitivity of larger retinal ganglion cells to NMDA-mediated cell death
Dreyer E, Pan Z, Storm S, Lipton S. Greater sensitivity of larger retinal ganglion cells to NMDA-mediated cell death. Neuroreport 1994, 5: 629-631. PMID: 7912962, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199401000-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge retinal ganglion cellsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsGlutamate-mediated cell deathN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) subtypeIntact rat eyesCell deathNeuronal lossGlutamate toxicityGlutamate receptorsRat eyesPattern of lossNMDAGlaucomaToxic effectsDeathCellsGlutamateTissue cultureGreater sensitivitySubtypesNeuronsSimilar fashionReceptors