1998
Cloning and characterization of mouse GABAC receptor subunits
Greka A, Koolen J, Lipton S, Zhang D. Cloning and characterization of mouse GABAC receptor subunits. Neuroreport 1998, 9: 229-232. PMID: 9507960, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199801260-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Agonist-induced closure of constitutively open γ-aminobutyric acid channels with mutated M2 domains
Pan Z, Zhang D, Zhang X, Lipton S. Agonist-induced closure of constitutively open γ-aminobutyric acid channels with mutated M2 domains. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 6490-6495. PMID: 9177245, PMCID: PMC21077, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.12.6490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCloning, MolecularFemaleGABA AgonistsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsMacromolecular SubstancesMembrane PotentialsMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOocytesOrganophosphorus CompoundsPoint MutationRatsReceptors, GABAReceptors, GlycineReceptors, NicotinicRecombinant ProteinsSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidVirulence Factors, BordetellaXenopus laevisConceptsLigand-gated ion channelsChannel gatingIon channelsAmino acid residuesAminobutyric acid channelsSingle-point mutantsAbsence of ligandChannel pore regionStructure-function relationshipsPoint mutantsAcid channelImportant new insightsAllosteric transitionSubunit resultsAcid residuesM2 domainConstitutive currentReceptor proteinPore regionAgonist bindingAgonist regulationSubstituting alanineM2 regionSpontaneous channel openingChannel opening
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 determinantDevelopmental and regional expression pattern of a novel NMDA receptor- like subunit (NMDAR-L) in the rodent brain
Sucher N, Akbarian S, Chi C, Leclerc C, Awobuluyi M, Deitcher D, Wu M, Yuan J, Jones E, Lipton. Developmental and regional expression pattern of a novel NMDA receptor- like subunit (NMDAR-L) in the rodent brain. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 6509-6520. PMID: 7472413, PMCID: PMC6578025, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-10-06509.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral olfactory tractLayer VOlfactory tractEntorhinal cortexRegional expression patternsPostnatal day 1NMDA receptor subunitsFunction of NMDARsGlutamate-activated channelsCA1 fieldInferior colliculiRodent CNSAdult brainLayers IIDay 1Triple combinationRodent brainAxonal outgrowthMRNA expressionReceptor subunitsBrain developmentNMDARSubiculumExpression patternsNeocortex
1993
hMEF2C gene encodes skeletal muscle- and brain-specific transcription factors.
McDermott J, Cardoso M, Yu Y, Andres V, Leifer D, Krainc D, Lipton S, Nadal-Ginard B. hMEF2C gene encodes skeletal muscle- and brain-specific transcription factors. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1993, 13: 2564-2577. PMID: 8455629, PMCID: PMC359588, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.13.4.2564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainCells, CulturedCloning, MolecularConsensus SequenceDNA-Binding ProteinsGene ExpressionGenesHumansImmunologic TechniquesIn Vitro TechniquesMEF2 Transcription FactorsMiceMolecular Sequence DataMusclesMyogenic Regulatory FactorsNeuronsOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSequence AlignmentTissue DistributionTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsSkeletal muscleSubset of neuronsCortical neuronsBrain-specific transcription factorTranscription factorsMRNA levelsPotential targetTrans-activating activityMuscleMEF2 transcription factorsNeuronsBrainBrain transcriptsMEF2 factorsMuscle-specific enhancerExpressionMyogenic differentiationTissue-specific isoformsUbiquitous expressionFactorsTissue-specific patternsGenesNeurogenesisMEF2C, a MADS/MEF2-family transcription factor expressed in a laminar distribution in cerebral cortex.
Leifer D, Krainc D, Yu Y, McDermott J, Breitbart R, Heng J, Neve R, Kosofsky B, Nadal-Ginard B, Lipton S. MEF2C, a MADS/MEF2-family transcription factor expressed in a laminar distribution in cerebral cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 1546-1550. PMID: 7679508, PMCID: PMC45911, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.4.1546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBeta-GalactosidaseBlotting, NorthernBrainCerebral CortexChloramphenicol O-AcetyltransferaseCloning, MolecularDNADNA-Binding ProteinsFetusGene LibraryGenetic VectorsHumansMADS Domain ProteinsMEF2 Transcription FactorsMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyMyogenic Regulatory FactorsOrgan SpecificityRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNASequence Homology, Amino AcidTranscription FactorsTransfection