2001
Three Pairs of Cysteine Residues Mediate Both Redox and Zn2+ Modulation of the NMDA Receptor
Choi Y, Chen H, Lipton S. Three Pairs of Cysteine Residues Mediate Both Redox and Zn2+ Modulation of the NMDA Receptor. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 392-400. PMID: 11160420, PMCID: PMC6763802, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-02-00392.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCells, CulturedCysteineDithiothreitolDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug SynergismGlycineHistidineMesylatesMutagenesis, Site-DirectedN-MethylaspartateOocytesOxidation-ReductionPatch-Clamp TechniquesReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateStructure-Activity RelationshipSulfhydryl ReagentsTransfectionXenopusZinc
1998
Increased NMDA current and spine density in mice lacking the NMDA receptor subunit NR3A
Das S, Sasaki Y, Rothe T, Premkumar L, Takasu M, Crandall J, Dikkes P, Conner D, Rayudu P, Cheung W, Chen H, Lipton S, Nakanishi N. Increased NMDA current and spine density in mice lacking the NMDA receptor subunit NR3A. Nature 1998, 393: 377-381. PMID: 9620802, DOI: 10.1038/30748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNMDA receptorsReceptor subunit NR1Synaptic refinementSpine densityNMDA receptor subunit NR3ANMDA responsesNMDA subclassSmall unitary conductanceNMDAR activitySubunit NR1NMDAR subunitsCerebrocortical neuronsDendritic spinesSynaptic plasticityNR1 subunitMice resultsSingle-channel recordingsGenetic knockoutSynaptic elementsHeteromultimeric channelsNR1NR3AXenopus oocytesUnitary conductanceNMDA