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 ResearchConceptsSynaptic 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