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ArticleBrain structure & function2022

Subcellular localization of D2 receptors in the murine substantia nigra.

Joseph J Lebowitz, Mason Trinkle, James R Bunzow, Judith Joyce Balcita-Pedicino, Savas Hetelekides, Brooks Robinson, Santiago De La Torre, Sue A Aicher, Susan R Sesack, John T Williams

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Article in Brain structure & function, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Dopamine D2 receptors in hilar mossy cells regulate excitatory transmission and hippocampal function.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joseph J Lebowitz *Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Mason Trinkle *Departments of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
James R BunzowVollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Judith Joyce Balcita-PedicinoDepartments of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
Savas HetelekidesDepartments of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
Brooks RobinsonVollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Santiago De La TorreVollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Sue A AicherDepartment of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Susan R SesackDepartments of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
John T WilliamsVollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA. williamJ@ohsu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0647-6144
Oregon Health & Science University · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIORT32DA007262 · NIDA · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAMS, JOHN T · 1991 to 2022
$9.4M
COCAINE: EFFECTS ON SINGLE NEURONSR01DA004523 · NIDA · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAMS, JOHN T · 1987 to 2025
$7.6M
Ultrastructure and Single Particle Microscopy CoreP30NS061800 · NINDS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI AICHER, SUE A · 2009 to 2020
$6.6M
CHRONIC MORPHINE--REGULATION OF ION CONDUCTANCESR01DA008163 · NIDA · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAMS, JOHN T · 1993 to 2021
$6.2M
NIDA NIH HHS DA004523NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA004523NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA008163NIDA NIH HHS T32 007262NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007262NIH HHS P30 NS061800NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS061800
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G-protein-coupled D2 autoreceptors expressed on dopamine neurons (D2Rs) inhibit transmitter release and cell firing at axonal endings and somatodendritic compartments. Mechanistic details of somatodendritic dopamine release remain unresolved, partly due to insufficient information on the subcellular distribution of D2Rs. Previous studies localizing D2Rs have been hindered by a dearth of antibodies validated for specificity in D2R knockout animals and have been limited by the small sampling areas imaged by electron microscopy. This study utilized sub-diffraction fluorescence microscopy and electron microscopy to examine D2 receptors in a superecliptic pHlourin GFP (SEP) epitope-tagged D2 receptor knockin mouse. Incubating live slices with an anti-SEP antibody achieved the selective labeling of plasma membrane-associated receptors for immunofluorescent imaging over a large area of the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). SEP-D2Rs appeared as puncta-like structures along the surface of dendrites and soma of dopamine neurons visualized by antibodies to tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). TH-associated SEP-D2Rs displayed a cell surface density of 0.66 puncta/µm

Indexed as

Substantia NigraAnimalsAutoreceptorsDopamineDopaminergic NeuronsMiceReceptors, Dopamine D2AutoreceptorsDopamineDRD2 protein, mouseReceptors, Dopamine D2AutoreceptorD2 receptorDopamineSubstantia nigraUltrastructure

Identifiers

PMID34854963
PMCPMC8930450
OpenAlexW3217349726

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