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
1988
Responses mediated by excitatory amino acid receptors in solitary retinal ganglion cells from rat.
Aizenman E, Frosch M, Lipton S. Responses mediated by excitatory amino acid receptors in solitary retinal ganglion cells from rat. The Journal Of Physiology 1988, 396: 75-91. PMID: 2842491, PMCID: PMC1192034, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1988.sp016951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-desensitizing currentsDesensitizing componentGanglion cellsInward currentsExcitatory amino acid receptorsExcitatory amino acid responsesAgonist concentrationsWhole-cell voltage-clamp techniqueAmino acid receptorsL-glutamate responsesRetinal ganglion cellsHigh agonist concentrationsAmino acid responsesVoltage-clamp techniqueMicroM kynurenateQuisqualate responseMicroM kainateNMDA responsesNMDA currentsRat retinaAgonist doseQuisqualateAcid receptorsPharmacological propertiesAcid response
1987
Voltage‐dependent conductances of solitary ganglion cells dissociated from the rat retina.
Lipton S, Tauck D. Voltage‐dependent conductances of solitary ganglion cells dissociated from the rat retina. The Journal Of Physiology 1987, 385: 361-391. PMID: 2443669, PMCID: PMC1192350, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1987.sp016497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-cell recordingsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsPatch pipetteMicroM TTXRat retinaAction potentialsMM TEASlow action potentialsPatch-clamp recordingsSingle-channel recordingsCentral mammalian neuronesConventional intracellular electrodesCurrent-clamp conditionsWhole-cell currentsVoltage-clamp experimentsIntracellular recordingsVoltage-clamp analysisPharmacological agentsExtracellular Ca2Inactivation time constantsMicroM Cd2Conventional intracellularElectrophysiological propertiesFast spikes
1984
Monoclonal Antibody to Thy-1 Enhances Regeneration of Processes by Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells In Culture
Leifer D, Lipton S, Barnstable C, Masland R. Monoclonal Antibody to Thy-1 Enhances Regeneration of Processes by Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells In Culture. Science 1984, 224: 303-306. PMID: 6143400, DOI: 10.1126/science.6143400.Peer-Reviewed Original Research