The pharmacology, neuroanatomy and neurogenetics of one-trial object recognition in rodents

E Dere, JP Huston, MADS Silva - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
Rats and mice are attracted by novel objects. They readily approach novel objects and
explore them with their vibrissae, nose and forepaws. It is assumed that such a single …

The serotonergic system in ageing and Alzheimer's disease

JJ Rodríguez, HN Noristani, A Verkhratsky - Progress in neurobiology, 2012 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the major neurodegenerative diseases that deteriorates
cognitive functions and primarily affects associated brain regions involved in learning and …

Clozapine's multiple cellular mechanisms: What do we know after more than fifty years? A systematic review and critical assessment of translational mechanisms …

A de Bartolomeis, L Vellucci, A Barone… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Almost fifty years after its first introduction into clinical care, clozapine remains the only
evidence-based pharmacological option for treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), which …

The monoaminergic system is a bilaterian innovation

M Goulty, G Botton-Amiot, E Rosato… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Monoamines like serotonin, dopamine, and adrenaline/noradrenaline (epinephrine/
norepinephrine) act as neuromodulators in the nervous system. They play a role in complex …

Role of cholesterol in the function and organization of G-protein coupled receptors

TJ Pucadyil, A Chattopadhyay - Progress in lipid research, 2006 - Elsevier
Cholesterol is an essential component of eukaryotic membranes and plays a crucial role in
membrane organization, dynamics and function. The modulatory role of cholesterol in the …

[HTML][HTML] Sphingolipid/cholesterol regulation of neurotransmitter receptor conformation and function

J Fantini, FJ Barrantes - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2009 - Elsevier
Like all other monomeric or multimeric transmembrane proteins, receptors for
neurotransmitters are surrounded by a shell of lipids which form an interfacial boundary …

Heterodimerization of serotonin receptors 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 differentially regulates receptor signalling and trafficking

U Renner, A Zeug, A Woehler, M Niebert… - Journal of cell …, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Serotonin receptors 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 are highly coexpressed in brain regions implicated
in depression. However, their functional interaction has not been established. In the present …

A molecular sensor for cholesterol in the human serotonin1A receptor

GA Kumar, P Sarkar, TM Stepniewski, M Jafurulla… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The function of several G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) exhibits cholesterol sensitivity.
Cholesterol sensitivity of GPCRs could be attributed to specific sequence and structural …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular dynamics simulations of GPCR–cholesterol interaction: An emerging paradigm

D Sengupta, A Chattopadhyay - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2015 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of molecules involved in signal
transduction across cell membranes and represent major targets in the development of …

Membrane cholesterol in the function and organization of G-protein coupled receptors

YD Paila, A Chattopadhyay - … Transport Proteins: Structure and Function in …, 2010 - Springer
Cholesterol is an essential component of higher eukaryotic membranes and plays a crucial
role in membrane organization, dynamics and function. The G-protein coupled receptors …