Glutamatergic signaling in the central nervous system: ionotropic and metabotropic receptors in concert

A Reiner, J Levitz - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Glutamate serves as both the mammalian brain's primary excitatory neurotransmitter and as
a key neuromodulator to control synapse and circuit function over a wide range of spatial …

Glycine agonism in ionotropic glutamate receptors

D Stroebel, L Mony, P Paoletti - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate the
majority of excitatory neurotransmission in the vertebrate CNS. Classified as AMPA, kainate …

Recapitulation and reversal of schizophrenia-related phenotypes in Setd1a-deficient mice

J Mukai, E Cannavò, GW Crabtree, Z Sun… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
SETD1A, a lysine-methyltransferase, is a key schizophrenia susceptibility gene. Mice
carrying a heterozygous loss-of-function mutation of the orthologous gene exhibit alterations …

Two Signaling Modes Are Better than One: Flux-Independent Signaling by Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors Is Coming of Age

V Brunetti, T Soda, R Berra-Romani, G De Sarro… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.
Glutamatergic transmission can be mediated by ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) …

[HTML][HTML] Trans-synaptic signaling through the glutamate receptor delta-1 mediates inhibitory synapse formation in cortical pyramidal neurons

M Fossati, N Assendorp, O Gemin, S Colasse, F Dingli… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Fine orchestration of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic development is required for normal
brain function, and alterations may cause neurodevelopmental disorders. Using sparse …

GluD1 knockout mice with a pure C57BL/6N background show impaired fear memory, social interaction, and enhanced depressive-like behavior

C Nakamoto, M Kawamura, E Nakatsukasa… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The GluD1 gene is associated with susceptibility for schizophrenia, autism, depression, and
bipolar disorder. However, the function of GluD1 and how it is involved in these conditions …

Cryo-EM structures of the ionotropic glutamate receptor GluD1 reveal a non-swapped architecture

AP Burada, R Vinnakota, J Kumar - Nature structural & molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Ionotropic orphan delta (GluD) receptors are not gated by glutamate or any other
endogenous ligand but are grouped with ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) based on …

Delta glutamate receptor conductance drives excitation of mouse dorsal raphe neurons

SC Gantz, K Moussawi, HS Hake - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The dorsal raphe nucleus is the predominant source of central serotonin, where neuronal
activity regulates complex emotional behaviors. Action potential firing of serotonin dorsal …

Models of persecutory delusions: a mechanistic insight into the early stages of psychosis

AO Diaconescu, DJ Hauke, S Borgwardt - Molecular psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
Identifying robust markers for predicting the onset of psychosis has been a key challenge for
early detection research. Persecutory delusions are core symptoms of psychosis, and social …

Expression map**, quantification, and complex formation of GluD1 and GluD2 glutamate receptors in adult mouse brain

C Nakamoto, K Konno, T Miyazaki… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In the cerebellum, GluD2 is exclusively expressed in Purkinje cells, where it regulates
synapse formation and regeneration, synaptic plasticity, and motor learning. Delayed …