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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2024

Expression and Functional Analysis of Ctenophore Glutamate Receptor Genes.

Mark L Mayer

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mark L MayerNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. mayerm@mail.nih.gov.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The functional analysis of ctenophore neurotransmitter receptors, transporters, and ion channels can be greatly simplified by use of heterologous expression systems. Heterologous expression allows the characterization of individual membrane proteins, expressed at high levels in cells, where background activity by endogenous ion channels and transporters is with few exceptions minimal. The goal of such experiments is to gain an in-depth understanding of the behavior and regulation of individual molecular species, which is challenging in native tissue, but especially so in the case of ctenophores and other marine organisms. Coupled with transcriptome analysis, and immunohistochemical studies of receptor expression in vivo, experiments with heterologous expression systems can provide valuable insight into cellular activity, prior to more challenging functional studies on native tissues.

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CtenophoraReceptors, GlutamateAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingImmunohistochemistryTranscriptomeReceptors, GlutamateGlutamate receptorsIon channelsVoltage clampXenopus oocytes

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PMID38668971

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