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Patricia H. Janak, Ph.D. weblink.png
Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center

Wang J., Carnicella S., Phamluong K., Jeanblanc J., Ronesi J., Chaudhri N., Janak P.H., Lovinger D.M. and Ron D. (2007) Ethanol Induces Long-Term Facilitation of NR2B-NMDA Receptor Activity in the Dorsal Striatum: Implications for Alcohol Drinking Behavior. Resubmitted, after reisison Journal of Neuroscience, Accepted.

Jeanblanc J., He D.-Y., McGough N.N.H, Logrip M.L., Phamluong K., Janak P.H., Ron D. The Dopamine D3 receptor is part of a homeostatic pathway regulating ethanol consumption. The Journal of Neuroscience, 26(5): p. 1457-1464, 2006.

Dao-Yao He, Nancy N. H. McGough, Ajay Ravindranathan, Jerome Jeanblanc, Marian L. Logrip, Khanhky Phamluong, Patricia H. Janak, and Dorit Ron Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Mediates the Desirable Actions of the Anti-Addiction Drug Ibogaine against Alcohol Consumption Journal of Neuroscience, 25(3): p. 619-628, 2005. See also Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 6: p. 169, 2005.

McGough N. N. H., He D.-Y., Janak P. H., Phamluong, K., Janak P. H., Ron D. RACK1 and BDNF: A homeostatic pathway that regulates alcohol addiction. Journal of Neuroscience, 24(46): p. 10542-10552, 2004. See also This Week In the Journal

Yaka, R., Tang, K.-C., Camarini, R., Janak, P.H., and Ron, D. Fyn kinase and NR2B containing NMDA receptors regulate acute ethanol sensitivity but not intake or conditioned reward. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 27(11): p. 1736-1742, 2003.

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Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center

Schilstrom B, Yaka R, Argilli E, Suvarna N, Schumann J, Chen BT, Carman M, Singh V, Mailliard WS, Ron D, Bonci A.Cocaine Enhances NMDA Receptor-Mediated Currents in Ventral Tegmental Area Cells via Dopamine D5 Receptor-Dependent Redistribution of NMDA Receptors. J Neurosci. 2006 Aug 15;26(33):8549-58.

Suvarna N, Borgland S, Auberson YP, Bonci A, Ron D.  Acute ethanol exposure alters functional NMDA receptor NR2 subunit ratio via H-Ras.  J. Biol. Chem. 280:31450-9, 2005.

Ungless, M., Singh, V., Crowder, T.L., Yaka, R., Ron, D., and Bonci, A. Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) requires CRF-binding protein to potentiate NMDA receptors via CRF receptor 2 in dopamine neurons. Neuron, 39: p. 401-407, 2003.

Yaka, R., Thornton, C., Vagts, A.J., Phamluong, K., Bonci, A., and Ron, D. NMDA-receptor function is regulated by the inhibitory scaffolding protein RACK1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 99: p. 5710-5715, 2002.

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NIH-NIAAA

Wang J., Carnicella S., Phamluong K., Jeanblanc J., Ronesi J., Chaudhri N., Janak P.H., Lovinger D.M. and Ron D. (2007) Ethanol Induces Long-Term Facilitation of NR2B-NMDA Receptor Activity in the Dorsal Striatum: Implications for Alcohol Drinking Behavior. Journal of Neuroscience, Accepted.

Rosemary O'Connor, PH.D. weblink.png
Department of Biochemistry
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Kiely, P.A., O'Gorman, D., Luong, K., Ron, D. and O'Connor, R. Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Controls a Mutually Exclusive Association of RACK1 with Protein Phosphatase 2A and {beta}1 Integrin To Promote Cell Migration. Mol. Cell. Biol. 2006;26 4041-4051.

Stefano Biffo, Ph.D. weblink.png
San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan, Italy