Coupling structure with function in acid‐sensing ion channels: challenges in pursuit of proton sensors

ML Rook, M Musgaard… - The Journal of physiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Acid‐sensing ion channels (ASICs) are a class of trimeric cation‐selective ion channels
activated by changes in pH within the physiological range. They are widely expressed in the …

Face your fears: attenuating remote fear memories by reconsolidation-updating

BA Silva, J Gräff - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Traumatic events generate some of the most enduring memories, yet little is known about
how long-lasting fear memories can be attenuated. In this review, we collect the surprisingly …

A novel spinal neuron connection for heat sensation

H Wang, W Chen, Z Dong, G **ng, W Cui, L Yao… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Heat perception enables acute avoidance responses to prevent tissue damage and
maintain body thermal homeostasis. Unlike other modalities, how heat signals are …

Acid-sensing ion channels and mechanosensation

N Ruan, J Tribble, AM Peterson, Q Jiang… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are mainly proton-gated cation channels that are
activated by pH drops and nonproton ligands. They are part of the degenerin/epithelial …

Photomodulation of the ASIC1a acidic pocket destabilizes the open state

ML Rook, TW McCullock, T Couch, JD Lueck… - Protein …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Acid‐sensing ion channels (ASICs) are important players in detecting extracellular
acidification throughout the brain and body. ASICs have large extracellular domains …

Mice lacking acid-sensing ion channel 2 in the medial prefrontal cortex exhibit social dominance

B Lin, Z **, G Park, Q Ge, K Singh, WG Ryan V… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Social dominance is essential for maintaining a stable society and has both positive and
negative impacts on social animals, including humans. However, the regulatory …

Dynamic conformational changes of acid-sensing ion channels in different desensitizing conditions

CM Holm, AB Topaktas, J Dannesboe, SA Pless… - Biophysical journal, 2024 - cell.com
Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are proton-gated cation channels that contribute to fast
synaptic transmission and have roles in fear conditioning and nociception. Apart from …

Predicting extinction phenotype to optimize fear reduction

MH Monfils, HJ Lee, NE Keller, RF Roquet… - …, 2019 - Springer
Fear conditioning is widely employed to study dysregulations of the fear system. The
repeated presentation of a conditioned stimulus in the absence of a reinforcer leads to a …

RNA‐Seq analysis of knocking out the neuroprotective proton‐sensitive GPR68 on basal and acute ischemia‐induced transcriptome changes and signaling in mouse …

G Zhou, T Wang, X Zha - The FASEB Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Brain acid signaling plays important roles in both physiological and disease conditions. One
key neuronal metabotropic proton receptor in the brain is GPR68, which contributes to …

Postretrieval relearning strengthens hippocampal memories via destabilization and reconsolidation

KR Tay, CR Flavell, L Cassini, M Wimber… - Journal of …, 2019 - jneurosci.org
Memory reconsolidation is hypothesized to be a mechanism by which memories can be
updated with new information. Such updating has previously been shown to weaken …