| Dopamine secretion is mediated by sparse active zone-like release sites C Liu, L Kershberg, J Wang, S Schneeberger, PS Kaeser Cell 172 (4), 706-718. e15, 2018 | 245 | 2018 |
| Spatial and temporal scales of dopamine transmission C Liu, P Goel, PS Kaeser Nature Reviews Neuroscience 22 (6), 345-358, 2021 | 197 | 2021 |
| An action potential initiation mechanism in distal axons for the control of dopamine release C Liu, X Cai, A Ritzau-Jost, PF Kramer, Y Li, ZM Khaliq, S Hallermann, ... Science 375 (6587), 1378-1385, 2022 | 169 | 2022 |
| Mechanisms and regulation of dopamine release C Liu, PS Kaeser Current opinion in neurobiology 57, 46-53, 2019 | 156 | 2019 |
| Functional coupling between the prefrontal cortex and dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area M Gao, CL Liu, S Yang, GZ Jin, BS Bunney, WX Shi Journal of Neuroscience 27 (20), 5414-5421, 2007 | 149 | 2007 |
| Fusion competent synaptic vesicles persist upon active zone disruption and loss of vesicle docking SSH Wang, RG Held, MY Wong, C Liu, A Karakhanyan, PS Kaeser Neuron 91 (4), 777-791, 2016 | 147 | 2016 |
| The active zone protein family ELKS supports Ca2+ influx at nerve terminals of inhibitory hippocampal neurons C Liu, LS Bickford, RG Held, H Nyitrai, TC Südhof, PS Kaeser Journal of Neuroscience 34 (37), 12289-12303, 2014 | 83 | 2014 |
| Synapse and active zone assembly in the absence of presynaptic Ca2+ channels and Ca2+ entry RG Held, C Liu, K Ma, AM Ramsey, TB Tarr, G De Nola, SSH Wang, ... Neuron 107 (4), 667-683. e9, 2020 | 82 | 2020 |
| Liprin-α3 controls vesicle docking and exocytosis at the active zone of hippocampal synapses MY Wong, C Liu, SSH Wang, ACF Roquas, SC Fowler, PS Kaeser Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115 (9), 2234-2239, 2018 | 77 | 2018 |
| ELKS controls the pool of readily releasable vesicles at excitatory synapses through its N-terminal coiled-coil domains RG Held, C Liu, PS Kaeser Elife 5, e14862, 2016 | 76 | 2016 |
| Synaptotagmin-1 is the Ca2+ sensor for fast striatal dopamine release A Banerjee, J Lee, P Nemcova, C Liu, PS Kaeser Elife 9, e58359, 2020 | 55 | 2020 |
| Molecular-docking-guided design and synthesis of new IAA-tacrine hybrids as multifunctional AChE/BChE inhibitors ZQ Cheng, KK Zhu, J Zhang, JL Song, LA Muehlmann, CS Jiang, CL Liu, ... Bioorganic Chemistry 83, 277-288, 2019 | 55 | 2019 |
| Targeting the cholinergic system in Parkinson’s disease C Liu Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 41 (4), 453-463, 2020 | 41 | 2020 |
| Molecular and functional architecture of striatal dopamine release sites A Banerjee, C Imig, K Balakrishnan, L Kershberg, N Lipstein, RL Uronen, ... Neuron 110 (2), 248-265. e9, 2022 | 39 | 2022 |
| GABA neurons in the ventral tegmental area responding to peripheral sensory input CL Liu, M Gao, GZ Jin, X Zhen PLoS One 7 (12), e51507, 2012 | 20 | 2012 |
| Prefrontal cortex gates acute morphine action on dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area C Liu, X Fang, Q Wu, G Jin, X Zhen Neuropharmacology 95, 299-308, 2015 | 16 | 2015 |
| Design and synthesis of pregnenolone/2-cyanoacryloyl conjugates with dual NF-κB inhibitory and anti-proliferative activities JL Song, J Zhang, CL Liu, C Liu, KK Zhu, FF Yang, XG Liu, JPF Longo, ... Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 27 (20), 4682-4686, 2017 | 15 | 2017 |
| l-Stepholidine increases the frequency of sEPSC via the activation of D1 dopamine signaling pathway in rat prelimbic cortical neurons M Gao, C Liu, S Yang, X Zhen, G Jin Acta pharmacologica sinica 28 (5), 627-633, 2007 | 13 | 2007 |
| Cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization associates with slow oscillatory firing of neurons in the ventral tegmental area CL Liu, YK Wang, GZ Jin, WX Shi, M Gao Scientific reports 8 (1), 3274, 2018 | 10 | 2018 |
| Dopamine dynamics are dispensable for movement but promote reward responses X Cai, C Liu, I Tsutsui-Kimura, JH Lee, C Guo, A Banerjee, J Lee, R Amo, ... Nature, 1-9, 2024 | 6 | 2024 |
Pascal S. KaeserProfessor of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical SchoolVerified email at hms.harvard.edu