2012
Transient mGlu5R inhibition enhances the survival of granule cell precursors in the neonatal cerebellum
Kubera C, Hernandez AL, Heng V, Bordey A. Transient mGlu5R inhibition enhances the survival of granule cell precursors in the neonatal cerebellum. Neuroscience 2012, 219: 271-279. PMID: 22677205, PMCID: PMC3402690, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.05.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal germinal layerGranule cell precursorsGranule cellsS-phase marker bromodeoxyuridineMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) stainingTransferase dUTP nick end labeling stainingCell precursorsDUTP nick end labeling stainingNick end labeling stainingGlutamate receptor 5Postnatal day 2Proliferative granule cell precursorsEnd labeling stainingCerebellar granule cellsAcute slicesAbundant neuronsBrdU injectionLabeling stainingVivo treatmentReceptor 5Day 2Vivo injectionSpecific receptorsClonal expansion
2009
GABA increases Ca2+ in cerebellar granule cell precursors via depolarization: Implications for proliferation
Dave KA, Bordey A. GABA increases Ca2+ in cerebellar granule cell precursors via depolarization: Implications for proliferation. IUBMB Life 2009, 61: 496-503. PMID: 19391160, PMCID: PMC2675662, DOI: 10.1002/iub.185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidRole of GABAVertebrate central nervous systemComplement of receptorsCerebellar granule cell precursorsCell precursorsGranule cell precursorsDevelopmental processesMetabotropic glutamate receptorsCentral nervous systemCell proliferationAdult mammalsNovel targetAmino acid glutamatePharmacological regulationCurrent knowledgeGlutamate receptorsNeural cancersNervous systemCerebellar tumorsCalcium increaseReceptorsProliferationMammalsNovel data