Structure, function, and plasticity of GABA transporters

A Scimemi - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
GABA transporters belong to a large family of neurotransmitter: sodium symporters. They are
widely expressed throughout the brain, with different levels of expression in different brain …

Inside-out neuropharmacology of nicotinic drugs

BJ Henderson, HA Lester - Neuropharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
Upregulation of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) is a venerable result of
chronic exposure to nicotine; but it is one of several consequences of pharmacological …

TRPA1 channels regulate astrocyte resting calcium and inhibitory synapse efficacy through GAT-3

E Shigetomi, X Tong, KY Kwan, DP Corey… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Astrocytes contribute to the formation and function of synapses and are found throughout the
brain, where they show intracellular store–mediated Ca2+ signals. Here, using a membrane …

[HTML][HTML] An optical neuron-astrocyte proximity assay at synaptic distance scales

JC Octeau, H Chai, R Jiang, SL Bonanno, KC Martin… - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Astrocytes are complex bushy cells that serve important functions through close contacts
between their processes and synapses. However, the spatial interactions and dynamics of …

Nicotine up-regulates α4β2 nicotinic receptors and ER exit sites via stoichiometry-dependent chaperoning

R Srinivasan, R Pantoja, FJ Moss… - Journal of General …, 2011 - rupress.org
Repeated or chronic exposure to nicotine—beyond the seconds and minutes that lead to
receptor activation and/or desensitization—is essential for nicotine dependence (Kauer and …

The sigma-1 receptors are present in monomeric and oligomeric forms in living cells in the presence and absence of ligands

AK Mishra, T Mavlyutov, DR Singh, G Biener… - Biochemical …, 2015 - portlandpress.com
The sigma-1 receptor (S1R) is a 223-amino-acid membrane protein that resides in the
endoplasmic reticulum and the plasma membrane of some mammalian cells. The S1R is …

Menthol alone upregulates midbrain nAChRs, alters nAChR subtype stoichiometry, alters dopamine neuron firing frequency, and prevents nicotine reward

BJ Henderson, TR Wall, BM Henley, CH Kim… - Journal of …, 2016 - jneurosci.org
Upregulation of β2 subunit-containing (β2*) nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) is
implicated in several aspects of nicotine addiction, and menthol cigarette smokers tend to …

Molecular and clinical repercussions of GABA transporter 1 variants gone amiss: links to epilepsy and developmental spectrum disorders

FP Fischer, AS Kasture, T Hummel… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The human γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter 1 (hGAT-1) is the first member of the
solute carrier 6 (SLC6) protein superfamily. GAT-1 (SLC6A1) is one of the main GABA …

The duplicated α7 subunits assemble and form functional nicotinic receptors with the full-length α7

Y Wang, C **ao, T Indersmitten, R Freedman… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - jbc.org
The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene (CHRNA7) is linked to schizophrenia. A partial
duplication of CHRNA7 (CHRFAM7A) is found in humans on 15q13–14. Exon 6 of …

Determining the pharmacokinetics of nicotinic drugs in the endoplasmic reticulum using biosensors

AV Shivange, PM Borden, AK Muthusamy… - Journal of General …, 2019 - rupress.org
Nicotine dependence is thought to arise in part because nicotine permeates into the
endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where it binds to nicotinic receptors (nAChRs) and begins an …