Stephen Ikeda

Cloning, tissue distribution, and functional expression of the human G protein beta 4-subunit.

Desensitization of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors in rat sympathetic neurons.

Importance of the gamma-aminobutyric acid(B) receptor C-termini for G-protein coupling.

M current mystery messenger revealed?

Metabotropic glutamate receptor expression in the rat superior cervical ganglion.

Specificity of metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 coupling to G proteins.

A splice variant of the G protein beta 3-subunit implicated in disease states does not modulate ion channels.

Endocannabinoids modulate N-type calcium channels and G-protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channels via CB1 cannabinoid receptors heterologously expressed in mammalian neurons.

Modulation of ion channels and synaptic transmission by a human sensory neuron-specific G-protein-coupled receptor, SNSR4/mrgX1, heterologously expressed in cultured rat neurons.

Expression of G-protein signaling components in adult mammalian neurons by microinjection.

Use of RGS-insensitive Galpha subunits to study endogenous RGS protein action on G-protein modulation of N-type calcium channels in sympathetic neurons.

Alternative modalities of adenovirus-mediated gene expression in hippocampal neurons cultured on microisland substrate.

Coupling of metabotropic glutamate receptor 8 to N-type Ca2+ channels in rat sympathetic neurons.

Expression of Rem2, an RGK family small GTPase, reduces N-type calcium current without affecting channel surface density.

Phosducin and phosducin-like protein attenuate G-protein-coupled receptor-mediated inhibition of voltage-gated calcium channels in rat sympathetic neurons.

Photobleaching of YFP does not produce a CFP-like species that affects FRET measurements.

Measurement of FRET efficiency and ratio of donor to acceptor concentration in living cells.

Fluorophore-assisted light inactivation produces both targeted and collateral effects on N-type calcium channel modulation in rat sympathetic neurons.

Calcium channels diversify their signaling portfolio.

Inhibition of N-type calcium channels by activation of GPR35, an orphan receptor, heterologously expressed in rat sympathetic neurons.

Estimating protein-protein interaction affinity in living cells using quantitative Förster resonance energy transfer measurements.

N-arachidonoyl L-serine, a putative endocannabinoid, alters the activation of N-type Ca2+ channels in sympathetic neurons.

Properties of wild-type and fluorescent protein-tagged mouse tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel (Na V 1.8) heterologously expressed in rat sympathetic neurons.

Identification of the sensory neuron specific regulatory region for the mouse gene encoding the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.8.

A point mutation to Galphai selectively blocks GoLoco motif binding: direct evidence for Galpha.GoLoco complexes in mitotic spindle dynamics.

Rapid modification of proteins using a rapamycin-inducible tobacco etch virus protease system.

Molecular reconstruction of mGluR5a-mediated endocannabinoid signaling cascade in single rat sympathetic neurons.

Identification and modulation of voltage-gated Ca2+ currents in zebrafish Rohon-Beard neurons.

A Simple, Highly Efficient Method for Heterologous Expression in Mammalian Primary Neurons Using Cationic Lipid-mediated mRNA Transfection.