Center for Brain Research
 
 
departments

Last five years | All
2009 2008 2007 2006

2009 Original Articles
oHelbig I, Rosenow F, Urak L, Fuchs K, Feucht M, Franke A, Muhle H, Baker C, Klein KM, Wittig M, Nothnagel M, Schreiber S, Eichler EE, Sander T (2009) 15q13.3 microdeletions increase risk of idiopathic generalized epilepsy Nature Genetics, 41(2): 160-162
oRivas FM, Stables JP, Murphree L, Edwankar RV, Edwankar CR, Huang S, Jain HD, Zhou H, Majumder S, Sankar S, Roth BL, Ramerstorfer J, Furtmüller R, Sieghart W, Cook JM (2009) Antiseizure activity of novel gamma-aminobutyric acid(A) receptor subtype-selective benzodiazepine analogues in mice and rat models J Med Chem, 52: 1795-1798
oTong J, Wong H, Guttman M, Ang L, Forno L, Shimadzu M, Rajput A, Muenter M, Kish S, Hornykiewicz O, Furukawa Y (2009) Brain alpha-synuclein accumulation in multiple system atrophy, Parkinson´s disease and progressive supranuclear palsy: a comparative investigation Brain, : in Press
oHanada R, Leibbrandt A, Hanada T, Kitaoka S, Furuyashiki T, Fujihara H, Trichereau J, Paolino M, Qadri F, Plehm R, Klaere S, Komnenovic V, Mimata H, Pifl C, Penninger J et al (2009) Central control of fever and female body temperature by RANKL/RANK Nature, 462: 505-509
oBoileau I, Guttman M, Rusjan P, Adams JR, Houle S, Tong J, Hornykiewicz O, Furukawa Y, Wilson AA, Kapur S, Kish SJ (2009) Decreased binding of the D3 dopamine receptor-preferring ligand [11C]-(+)-PHNO in drug-naive Parkinson´s disease Brain, 132: 1366-1375
 Article (PDF)
oTretter V, Revilla-Sanchez R, Houston C, Terunuma M, Havekes R, Florian C, Jurd R, Vithlani M, Michels G, Couve A, Sieghart W, Brandon N, Abel T, Smart T, Moss S (2009) Deficits in spatial memory correlate with modified y-aminobutyric acid type A receptor tyrosine phosphorylation in the hippocampus Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, : In Press
oKang SU, Fuchs K, Sieghart W, Pollak A, Csaszar E, Lubec G (2009) Gel-based mass spectrometric analysis of a strongly hydrophobic GABAA-receptor subunit containing four transmembrane domains Nat. Protoc., 4: 1093-1102
oSamadi P, Rajput A, Calon F, Gregoire L, Hornykiewicz O, Rajput AH, Di Paolo T (2009) Metabotropic glutamate receptor II in the brains of Parkinsonian patients J Neuropath Exp Neurol, 68: 374-382
 Article (PDF)
oMarchionni I, Kasap Z, Mozrzymas JW, Sieghart W, Cherubini E, Zacchi P (2009) New insights on the role of gephyrin in regulating both phasic and tonic GABAergic inhibitition in rat hippocampal neurons in culture Neuroscience, 164(2): 552 - 562
oBerger M.L, Schweifer A, Rebernik P, Hammerschmidt F (2009) NMDA receptor affinities of 1,2-diphenylethylamine and 1-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperidine enantiomers and of related compounds Bioorg Med Chem, 17: 3456-3462
 Article (PDF)
ode Kovel CGF, Trucks H, Helbig I, Rosenow F, Zimprich F, Urak L, Feucht M, Fuchs K, Schreiber S, Nürnberg P, Eichler E, Sander T (2009) Recurrent microdeletions at 15q11.2 and 16p13.11 predispose to idiopathic generalized epilepsies Brain, : in Press
oAtucha E, Hammerschmidt F, Zolle I, Sieghart W, Berger ML (2009) Structure-activity relationship of etomidate derivatives at the GABA-A receptor: Comparison with binding to 11-beta-hydroxylase Bioorg Med Chem Lett, 19: 4284-4287
oNicolussi EM, Huck S, Lassmann H, Bradl M (2009) The cholinergic anti-inflammatory system limited T cell infiltration into the neurodegenerative CNS, but can not counteract complex CNS inflammation Neurobiol Dis, 35: 24-31
oPifl C, Wolf A, Rebernik P, Reither H, Berger M L (2009) Zinc regulates the dopamine transporter in a membrane potential and chloride dependent manner Neuropharmacology, 56: 531-540
 Article (PDF)
2009 Reviews
oOlsen RW, Sieghart W (2009) Subtypes provide diversity of function and pharmacology Neuropharmacology, 56: 141-148
2008 Original Articles
oFurtmüller R, Furtmüller B, Ramerstorfer J, Paladini AC, Wasowski C, Marder M, Huck S, Sieghart W (2008) 6,3'-Dinitroflavone is a low efficacymodulator of GABA(A) receptors Eur. J. Pharmacol., 591: 142-146
oHan D, Försterling FH, Li X, Deschamps JR, Parrish D, Cao H, Rallapalli S, Clayton T, Teng Y, Majumder S, Sankar S, Roth BL, Sieghart W, Furtmüller R, Rowlett J, Weed MR, Cook JM (2008) A study of the structure-activity relationship of GABA-A-benzodiazepine receptor bivalent ligands by conformational analysis with low temperature NMR and X-ray analysis Bioorg Med Chem, 16: 8853-8862
 Article (PDF)
oPayne HL, Ives JH, Sieghart W, Thompson CL (2008) AMPA and kainate receptors mediate mutually exclusive effects on GABA-A receptor expression in cultured mouse cerebellar granule neurons J Neurochem, 104: 173-186
 Article (PDF)
oSavic MM, Huang S, Furtmüller R, Clayton T, Huck S, Obradovic DI, Ugresic ND, Sieghart W, Bokonjic DR, Cook JM (2008) Are GABA(A) Receptors Containing alpha5 Subunits Contributing to the Sedative Properties of Benzodiazepine Site Agonists? Neuropsychopharm, 33: 332-339
 Article (PDF)
oTerunuma M, Xu J, Vithlani M, Sieghart W, Kittler J, Pangalos M, Haydon PG, Coulter DA, Moss SJ (2008) Deficits in phosphorylation of GABA-A receptors by intimately associated protein kinase C activity underlie compromised synaptic inhibition during status epilepticus J Neurosci, 28: 376-384
 Article (PDF)
oBaburin I, Khom S, Timin E, Hohaus A, Sieghart W, Hering S (2008) Estimating the efficiency of benzodiazepines on GABA-A receptors comprising gamma1 or gamma2 subunits Br. J. Pharmacol., 155: 424-433
oTretter V, Moss SJ (2008) GABA-A receptor dynamics and constructing inhibitory synapses Front Mol Neurosci, 1: 7
oKang SU, Fuchs K, Sieghart W, Lubec G (2008) Gel-based mass spectrometric analysis of recombinant GABA-A receptor subunits representing strongly hydrophobic transmembrane proteins J Proteome Res, 7: 3498-3506
 Article (PDF)
oRajput A.H., Sitte H.H., Rajput A., Fenton M.E., Pifl C., Hornykiewicz O. (2008) Globus pallidus dopamine and Parkinson motor subtypes. Neurology, 70: 1403-1410
oSchosser A, Fuchs K, Scharl T, Schloegelhofer M, Kindler J, Mossahe N, Kaufmann RM, Leisch F, Kasper S, Sieghart W, Aschauer HN (2008) Interaction between Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor gene and Dopamine Transporter (DAT1) gene polymorphisms influences personality trait of Persistence in Austrian Caucasians World J. Biol. Psychiat., Feb. 13: 1-8
oZolle I.M., Berger M.L., Hammerschmidt F., Hahner S., Schirbel A., Peric-Simov B. (2008) New Selective Inhibitors of Steroid 11ß-Hydroxylation in the Adrenal Cortex. Synthesis and Structure–Activity Relationship of Potent Etomidate Analogues J Med Chem, 51: 2244-2253
 Article (PDF)
oPutz G, Kristufek D, Orr-Urtreger A, Changeux JP, Huck S, Scholze P (2008) Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-subunit mRNAs in the mouse superior cervical ganglion are regulated by development but not by deletion of distinct subunit genes J Neurosci Res, 86: 972-981
 Article (PDF)
oKish SJ, Tong J, Hornykiewicz O, Rajput A, Chang LJ, Guttman M, Furukawa Y (2008) Preferential loss of serotonin markers in caudate versus putamen in Parkinson's disease Brain, 131: 120-131
oChoi DS, Wei W, Deitchman JK, Kharazia VN, Lesscher HMB, McMahon T, Wang D, Qi ZH, Sieghart W, Zhang C, Shokat KM, Mody I, Messing RO (2008) Protein kinase C-delta regulates ethanol intoxication and enhancement of GABA-stimulated tonic current J Neurosci, 28: 11890-11899
oSavic MM, Clayton T, Furtmüller R, Gavrilovic I, Samardzic J, Savic S, Huck S, Sieghart W, Cook JM (2008) PWZ-029, a compound with moderate inverse agonist functional selectivity at GABA-A receptors containing alpha5 subunits, improves passive, but not active, avoidance learning in rats Brain Res., 1208: 150-159
oKittler JT, Chen G, Kukhtina V, Vahedi-Faridi A, Tretter V, Smith K, McAinsh K, Arancibia-Carcamo L, Sänger W, Hauke V, Yan Z, Moss SJ (2008) Regulation of synaptic inhibition by phospho-dependent binding of the AP2 complex to a YECL motif in the GABA-A receptor gamma-2 subunit Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 105(9): 3616-3621
oHarris D, Clayton T, Cook J, Sahbaie P, Halliwell RF, Furtmüller R, Huck S, Sieghart W, and DeLorey TM (2008) Selective influence on contextual memory: physiochemical properties associated with selectivity of benzodiazepine ligands at GABAA receptors containing the alpha5 subunit J Med Chem, 51: 3788-3803
 Article (PDF)
oTretter V, Jacob T, Mukherjee J, Fritschy JM, Pangalos M, Moss SJ (2008) The clustering of GABA(A) receptor subtypes at inhibitory synapses is faciliated via the direct binding of receptor alpha 2 subunits to gephyrin J Neurosci, 28(6): 1356-1365
2008 Reviews
oSarto-Jackson I, Sieghart W (2008) Assembly of GABA-A receptors Mol Membr Biol, 25: 302-310
 Article (PDF)
oOlsen RW, Sieghart W (2008) International Union of Pharmacology. LXX. Subtypes of gamma-aminobutyric acidA receptors: classification on the basis of subunit composition, pharmacology and function - update Pharmacol Rev, 60: 243-260
 Article (PDF)
2008 Book Chapters
oNanoff C, Pifl C (2008) Neurotransmitter transporters. In: (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Molecular Pharmacology Springer Berlin Heidelberg: 836-842
2007 Original Articles
oPytel M, Wojtowicz T, Mercik K, Sarto-Jackson I, Sieghart W, Ikonomidou C, Mozrzymas JW (2007) 17 beta-estradiol modulates GABAergic synaptic transmission and tonic currents during development in vitro Neuropharmacology, 52: 1342-1353
 Article (PDF)
oSchosser A, Fuchs K, Scharl T, Leisch F, Bailer U, Kasper S, Sieghart W, Hornik K, Aschauer HN (2007) Additional support for linkage of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to chromosome 3q29 Eur Neuropsychopharm, 17: 501-505
 Article (PDF)
oScholze P., Orr-Urtreger A., Changeux J.-P., McIntosh J.M. , Huck S (2007) Catecholamine outflow from mouse and rat brain slice preparations evoked by nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activation and electrical field stimulation Br. J. Pharmacol., 151: 414-422
 Article (PDF)
oWulff P, Goetz T, Leppä E, Linden AM, Renzi M, Swinny JD, Vekovischeva OY, Sieghart W, Somogyi P, Korpi ER, Farrant M, Wisden W (2007) From synapse to behaviour: rapid modulation of defined neuronal populations through engineered GABA-A receptors Nature Neurosci, 10: 923-929
 Article (PDF)
oPayne HL, Connelly WM, Ives JH, Lehner R, Furtmüller B, Sieghart W, Tiwari P, Lucocq JM, Lees G, Thompson CL (2007) GABA-A alpha6-containing receptors are selectively compromised in cerebellar granule cells of the ataxic mouse, stargazer. J Biol Chem, 282: 29130-29143
 Article (PDF)
oTong J, Hornykiewicz O, Furukawa Y, Kish SJ (2007) Marked dissociation between high noradrenaline vs. low noradrenaline transporter levels in human nucleus accumbens J Neurochem, 102: 1691-1702
oTretter V, Moss SJ (2007) Neurosteroid interactions with the GABA-A receptor Cell Sci Rev, 3: 4
oPöhler T., Schadt O., Niepel D., Rebernik P., Berger M.L., Noe C.R. (2007) New polyamine-sensitive inhibitors of the NMDA receptor: Syntheses and pharmacological evaluation. Eur J Med Chem, 42: 175-197
 Article (PDF)
oTan KR, Gonthier A, Baur R, Ernst M, Goeldner M, Sigel E (2007) Proximity-Accelerated chemical coupling reaction in the benzodiazepine-binding site of gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptors: superposition of different allosteric modulators J Biol Chem, 282: 26316-26325
oSarto-Jackson I, Furtmüller R, Ernst M, Huck S, Sieghart W (2007) Spontaneous cross-link of mutated alpha1 subunits during GABA-A receptor assembly J Biol Chem, 282: 4354-4363
 Article (PDF)
2007 Reviews
oClayton T, Chen JL, Ernst M, Richter L, Cromer BA, Morton CJ, Ng H, Kaczorowski CC, Helmstetter FJ, Furtmüller R, Ecker G, Parker MW, Sieghart W, Cook JM (2007) An updated unified pharmacophore model of the benzodiazepine binding site of gamma-aminobutyric acid(a) receptors: correlation with comparative models Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 14: 2755-2775
 Article (PDF)
2007 Book Chapters
oSieghart W (2007) Neurobiologische Grundlagen psychischer Erkrankungen. In: (Eds.), Krankheit, Krankheitsursachen und -bilder Marian B, Facultas Universitätsverlag: 380-384
oSieghart W (2007) Subunit Composition and Structure of GABA-A receptor subtypes. In: (Eds.), The GABA Receptors, 3rd edition (Enna SJ, Möhler H) Humana Press Inc.:
2006 Original Articles
oUrak L, Feucht M, Fathi N, Hornik K, Fuchs K (2006) A GABRB3 promoter haplotype associated with childhood absence epilepsy impairs transcriptional activity Hum Mol Genet, 15: 2533-2541
oPayne HL, Donoghue PS, Connelly WMK, Hinterreiter S, Tiwari P, Ives JH, Hann V, Sieghart W, Lees G, Thompson CL (2006) Aberrant GABA-A receptor expression in the dentate gyrus of the epileptic mutant mouse, stargazer J Neurosci, 26: 8600-8608
 Article (PDF)
oSwanwick CC, Murthy NR, Mtchedlishvili Z, Sieghart W, Kapur J (2006) Development of GABAergic Synapses in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons J Comp Neurol, 495: 497-510
 Article (PDF)
oPifl C, Hornykiewicz O (2006) Dopamine turnover is upregulated in the caudate/putamen of asymptomatic MPTP treated rhesus monkeys. Neurochem Internat, 49: 519-524
oHanchar HJ, Chutsrinopkun P, Meera P, Supavilai P, Sieghart W, Wallner M, Olsen R (2006) Ethanol potently and competitively inhibits binding of the alcohol antagonist Ro15-4513 to alpha4/6beta3delta GABA-A receptors Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 103: 8546-8551
 Article (PDF)
oBetz H, Gomeza J, Armsen W, Scholze P, Eulenburg V (2006) Glycine transporters: essential regulators of synaptic transmission Biochem. Soc. Trans., 34: 55-58
 Article (PDF)
oTong J, Hornykiewicz O, Kish SJ (2006) Identification of a noradrenaline-rich subdivision of the human nucleus accumbens J Neurochem, 96: 349-354
oSarto-Jackson I, Ramerstorfer J, Ernst M, Sieghart W (2006) Identification of amino acid residues important for assembly of GABA-A receptor alpha1 and gamma2 subunits J Neurochem, 96: 983-995
 Article (PDF)
oTong J, Hornykiewicz O, Kish SJ (2006) Inverse relationship between brain noradrenaline level and dopamine loss in Parkinson disease: a possible neuroprotective role for noradrenaline Arch Neurol, 63: 1724-1728
oOgris W, Lehner R, Fuchs K, Furtmüller B, Höger H, Homanics GE, Sieghart W (2006) Investigation of the abundance and subunit composition of GABA-A receptor subtypes in the cerebellum of alpha1-subunit-deficient mice J Neurochem, 96: 136-147
 Article (PDF)
oKhom S, Baburin I, Timin EN, Hohaus A, Sieghart W, Hering S (2006) Pharmacological properties of GABA-A receptors containing gamma1 subunits Mol Pharmacol, 69: 640-649
 Article (PDF)
oBerger M.L., Bitar A.Y., Waitner M.J., Rebernik P., O'Sullivan M.C. (2006) Polyamines and the NMDA receptor: modifying intrinsic activities with aromatic substituents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett, 16: 2837-2841
 Article (PDF)
oBuchstaller H.-P., Siebert C.D., Steinmetz R., Frank I., Berger M.L., Gottschlich R., Leibrock J., Krug M., Steinhilber D.,Noe C.R. (2006) Synthesis of thieno[2,3-b]pyridinones acting as cytoprotectants and as inhibitors of [3H]glycine binding to the NMDA receptor. J Med Chem, 49: 864-871
 Article (PDF)
2006 Reviews
oPifl C, Sperk G (2006) Current topics in brain dopamine research: a tribute to Professor Oleh Hornykiewicz Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 118: 563-565
oHornykiewicz O (2006) The discovery of dopamine deficiency in the parkinsonian brain Neural. Transm. Suppl., 70: 9-15
2006 Book Chapters
oSieghart W (2006) Structure, pharmacology and function of GABA-A receptor subtypes. In: (Eds.), Advances in Pharmacology 54 (Enna SJ) Elsevier Inc: 231-263
 Article (PDF)
Download Links Contact