2014
Synaptic localization of neurotransmitter receptors: comparing mechanisms for AMPA and GABAA receptors
Martenson JS, Tomita S. Synaptic localization of neurotransmitter receptors: comparing mechanisms for AMPA and GABAA receptors. Current Opinion In Pharmacology 2014, 20: 102-108. PMID: 25529200, PMCID: PMC4318715, DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2014.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsHumansNeuronal PlasticityPDZ DomainsProtein SubunitsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, GABA-ASynapsesSynaptic TransmissionConceptsSynaptic localizationBasal transmissionGABAA receptorsSynaptic transmissionAMPA receptorsNeurotransmitter receptorsSynaptic plasticityFast synaptic transmissionMultiple receptor subunitsIonotropic neurotransmitter receptorsSynaptic insertionReceptor numberReceptor subunitsReceptorsPrecise mechanismReceptor propertiesAuxiliary subunitsTARP auxiliary subunitsRecent findingsDistinct mechanismsAMPAPostsynapsesPlasticitySynapsesPharmacology
2011
PDZ binding of TARPγ-8 controls synaptic transmission but not synaptic plasticity
Sumioka A, Brown TE, Kato AS, Bredt DS, Kauer JA, Tomita S. PDZ binding of TARPγ-8 controls synaptic transmission but not synaptic plasticity. Nature Neuroscience 2011, 14: 1410-1412. PMID: 22002768, PMCID: PMC3206644, DOI: 10.1038/nn.2952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBiophysicsCalcium ChannelsDisks Large Homolog 4 ProteinElectric StimulationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGuanylate KinasesHippocampusIn Vitro TechniquesLong-Term PotentiationMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicModels, BiologicalMutationNeuronal PlasticityPatch-Clamp TechniquesPDZ DomainsSynaptic TransmissionSynaptophysinSynaptosomes
2001
PDZ Protein Interactions Regulating Glutamate Receptor Function and Plasticity
Tomita S, Nicoll R, Bredt D. PDZ Protein Interactions Regulating Glutamate Receptor Function and Plasticity. Journal Of Cell Biology 2001, 153: f19-f24. PMID: 11381098, PMCID: PMC2174328, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.153.5.f19.Peer-Reviewed Original Research