Structure, function, and pharmacology of glutamate receptor ion channels

KB Hansen, LP Wollmuth, D Bowie, H Furukawa… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many physiologic effects of l-glutamate, the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the
mammalian central nervous system, are mediated via signaling by ionotropic glutamate …

Glutamate receptor ion channels: structure, regulation, and function

SF Traynelis, LP Wollmuth, CJ McBain, FS Menniti… - Pharmacological …, 2010 - Elsevier
The mammalian ionotropic glutamate receptor family encodes 18 gene products that
coassemble to form ligand-gated ion channels containing an agonist recognition site, a …

Mechanism and health effects of heavy metal toxicity in humans

GA Engwa, PU Ferdinand, FN Nwalo… - Poisoning in the …, 2019 - books.google.com
Several heavy metals are found naturally in the earth crust and are exploited for various
industrial and economic purposes. Among these heavy metals, a few have direct or indirect …

Structure, function, and allosteric modulation of NMDA receptors

KB Hansen, F Yi, RE Perszyk, H Furukawa… - Journal of General …, 2018 - rupress.org
NMDA-type glutamate receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate a Ca2+-
permeable component of excitatory neurotransmission in the central nervous system (CNS) …

(Un) suitability of the use of pH buffers in biological, biochemical and environmental studies and their interaction with metal ions–a review

CMH Ferreira, ISS Pinto, EV Soares, HMVM Soares - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of buffers to maintain the pH within a desired range is a very common practice in
chemical, biochemical and biological studies. Among them, zwitterionic N-substituted …

Molecular basis of NMDA receptor functional diversity

P Paoletti - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
NMDA receptors (NMDARs) form glutamate‐gated ion channels widely expressed in the
central nervous system and highly permeable to calcium ions. NMDARs have always …

Allosteric modulators of NR2B‐containing NMDA receptors: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential

L Mony, JNC Kew, MJ Gunthorpe… - British journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are ion channels gated by glutamate, the major
excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS). They are …

Zinc at glutamatergic synapses

P Paoletti, AM Vergnano, B Barbour, M Casado - Neuroscience, 2009 - Elsevier
It has long been known that the mammalian forebrain contains a subset of glutamatergic
neurons that sequester zinc in their synaptic vesicles. This zinc may be released into the …

Accelerated vaccination for Ebola virus haemorrhagic fever in non-human primates

NJ Sullivan, TW Geisbert, JB Geisbert, L Xu, Z Yang… - Nature, 2003 - nature.com
Containment of highly lethal Ebola virus outbreaks poses a serious public health challenge.
Although an experimental vaccine has successfully protected non-human primates against …

NMDA receptors in the central nervous system

KB Hansen, F Yi, RE Perszyk, FS Menniti… - … receptors: Methods and …, 2017 - Springer
NMDA-type glutamate receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate a major
component of excitatory neurotransmission in the central nervous system (CNS). They are …