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 …

[HTML][HTML] Central sensitization: a generator of pain hypersensitivity by central neural plasticity

A Latremoliere, CJ Woolf - The journal of pain, 2009 - Elsevier
Central sensitization represents an enhancement in the function of neurons and circuits in
nociceptive pathways caused by increases in membrane excitability and synaptic efficacy as …

L-Type CaV1.2 Calcium Channels: From In Vitro Findings to In Vivo Function

F Hofmann, V Flockerzi, S Kahl… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
The L-type Cav1. 2 calcium channel is present throughout the animal kingdom and is
essential for some aspects of CNS function, cardiac and smooth muscle contractility …

The β Subunit of Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Channels

Z Buraei, J Yang - Physiological reviews, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Calcium regulates a wide spectrum of physiological processes such as heartbeat, muscle
contraction, neuronal communication, hormone release, cell division, and gene …

[HTML][HTML] The expanding social network of ionotropic glutamate receptors: TARPs and other transmembrane auxiliary subunits

AC Jackson, RA Nicoll - Neuron, 2011 - cell.com
Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) underlie rapid, excitatory synaptic signaling
throughout the CNS. After years of intense research, our picture of iGluRs has evolved from …

Modulation of GluA2–γ5 synaptic complex desensitization, polyamine block and antiepileptic perampanel inhibition by auxiliary subunit cornichon-2

SP Gangwar, LY Yen, MV Yelshanskaya… - Nature Structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Synaptic complexes of α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA)
receptors (AMPARs) with auxiliary subunits mediate most excitatory neurotransmission and …

Supramolecular assemblies and localized regulation of voltage-gated ion channels

S Dai, DD Hall, JW Hell - Physiological reviews, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
This review addresses the localized regulation of voltage-gated ion channels by
phosphorylation. Comprehensive data on channel regulation by associated protein kinases …

Pungent agents from Szechuan peppers excite sensory neurons by inhibiting two-pore potassium channels

DM Bautista, YM Sigal, AD Milstein, JL Garrison… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
In traditional folk medicine, Xanthoxylum plants are referred to as' toothache trees' because
their anesthetic or counter-irritant properties render them useful in the treatment of pain …

AMPA receptors and their minions: auxiliary proteins in AMPA receptor trafficking

D Bissen, F Foss, A Acker-Palmer - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2019 - Springer
To correctly transfer information, neuronal networks need to continuously adjust their
synaptic strength to extrinsic stimuli. This ability, termed synaptic plasticity, is at the heart of …