2015
An Evolutionarily Conserved Switch in Response to GABA Affects Development and Behavior of the Locomotor Circuit of Caenorhabditis elegans
Han B, Bellemer A, Koelle MR. An Evolutionarily Conserved Switch in Response to GABA Affects Development and Behavior of the Locomotor Circuit of Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2015, 199: 1159-1172. PMID: 25644702, PMCID: PMC4391577, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.114.173963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidRigorous genetic analysisBody wall musclesNeural circuit developmentCaenorhabditis elegansL1 animalsDevelopmental switchGenetic analysisGABAergic neuronsGABA responsesVertebrate brainMammalian neuronsStage animalsNeurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acidWall musclesChloride transportersMajor inhibitory neurotransmitterMuscle targetsTransporter 1Muscimol responsesGABA neuronsLocomotor circuitsExcitatory responsesCircuit developmentAgonist muscimol
2011
Two types of chloride transporters are required for GABAA receptor‐mediated inhibition in C. elegans
Bellemer A, Hirata T, Romero MF, Koelle MR. Two types of chloride transporters are required for GABAA receptor‐mediated inhibition in C. elegans. The EMBO Journal 2011, 30: 1852-1863. PMID: 21427702, PMCID: PMC3101993, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.83.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAnion Transport ProteinsBrainCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsChloridesElectrophysiologyGene Expression RegulationHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMicroscopyMotor ActivityMutationNeuronsOocytesPlasmidsReceptors, GABA-ASymportersTransgenesXenopusConceptsCaenorhabditis elegans mutantC. elegansSynapse developmentInhibits cellBehavioral defectsCl- gradientGABAA receptor-mediated inhibitionMutantsReceptor-mediated inhibitionTransportersChloride transportersCl- channelsIdentified mutationsNeuronal expressionCl(-) cotransporterCl(-) extruderInhibitory neurotransmissionChloride gradientChloride influxElegansCellsSevere disruptionCL flowNeural activityPrincipal mechanism
2009
The Potassium Chloride Cotransporter KCC-2 Coordinates Development of Inhibitory Neurotransmission and Synapse Structure in Caenorhabditis elegans
Tanis JE, Bellemer A, Moresco JJ, Forbush B, Koelle MR. The Potassium Chloride Cotransporter KCC-2 Coordinates Development of Inhibitory Neurotransmission and Synapse Structure in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 9943-9954. PMID: 19675228, PMCID: PMC2737711, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1989-09.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsChloridesFurosemideHypotonic SolutionsMotor NeuronsMusclesMutationReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSequence HomologySexual Behavior, AnimalSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSymportersSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionSynaptic VesiclesUp-RegulationConceptsEgg-laying behaviorChloride channelsC. elegans behaviorGenetic screenHSN neuronsMature neural circuitsChloride gradientFunctional analysisInhibitory neurotransmissionSynapse developmentVesicle populationsAdult mammalian brainSynaptic vesicle populationPotassium-chloride cotransporterTransport chlorideSynapse maturationPotassium-chloride cotransporter KCC2CaenorhabditisAppropriate activity levelsMammalian brainSynapse structureChloride cotransporterHypotonic conditionsLoop diuretic furosemideCoordinate development