Regulation of Vesicular Neurotransmitter Transport

Krantz, David Evan

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Type: Clinical Investigator Award (CIA) (K08)
• Project #: 5K08MH001709-05
• Application #: 6538271
• Study Section: Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-MDCN-1 (01))
• Program Officer: Desmond, Nancy L
• Project Start: 1999-04-01
• Project End: 2004-03-31
• Budget Start: 2002-04-01
• Budget End: 2003-03-31
• Support Year: 5
• Fiscal Year: 2002
• Total Cost: $176,953

Institution

• Name: University of California Los Angeles
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• DUNS #: 119132785
• City: Los Angeles
• State: CA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 90095

Publications

Brooks, Elizabeth S; Greer, Christina L; Romero-Calderón, Rafael et al. (2011) A putative vesicular transporter expressed in Drosophila mushroom bodies that mediates sexual behavior may define a neurotransmitter system. Neuron 72:316-29

Sang, Tzu-Kang; Chang, Hui-Yun; Lawless, George M et al. (2007) A Drosophila model of mutant human parkin-induced toxicity demonstrates selective loss of dopaminergic neurons and dependence on cellular dopamine. J Neurosci 27:981-92

Chang, H-Y; Grygoruk, A; Brooks, E S et al. (2006) Overexpression of the Drosophila vesicular monoamine transporter increases motor activity and courtship but decreases the behavioral response to cocaine. Mol Psychiatry 11:99-113

Greer, Christina L; Grygoruk, Anna; Patton, David E et al. (2005) A splice variant of the Drosophila vesicular monoamine transporter contains a conserved trafficking domain and functions in the storage of dopamine, serotonin, and octopamine. J Neurobiol 64:239-58

Daniels, Richard W; Collins, Catherine A; Gelfand, Maria V et al. (2004) Increased expression of the Drosophila vesicular glutamate transporter leads to excess glutamate release and a compensatory decrease in quantal content. J Neurosci 24:10466-74