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School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Popescu Laboratory
Popescu Laboratory | Department of Biochemistry
"Without research to guide us all answers are mere opinions." - Albert Einstein
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Amico-Ruvio SA and Popescu GK (2010), Stationary gating patterns of GluN1/GluN2B NMDA receptors in intact membrane patches, Biophysical Journal, April, 98(7):1160-9 PDF

 

Kussius CL, Popescu AM and Popescu GK (2010), Agonist-specific Action at NMDA Receptors, Channels (Austin), March/April; 4(2); AOP Dec 1, 2009 PDF

 

Kussius CL and Popescu GK (2009) Mechanism of partial agonism at NMDA receptors, Nature Neuroscience 12,1114 - 1120; AOP Aug 2009, PDF

 

Kussius CL, Kaur N, Popescu GK (2009) Pregnanolone sulfate promotes desensitization of activated NMDA receptors, Journal of Neuroscience May 27;29(21):6819-27 PDF

 

Zhang W, Howe JR, Popescu GK (2008) Distinct gating modes determine the biphasic relaxation of NMDA receptor currents Nature Neuroscience AOP Oct 26, DOI: 10.1038/nn.2214 PDF

 

Popescu G (2005) Principles of NMDA receptor allosteric modulation Molecular Pharmacology Oct;68(4):1148-55 PDF

 

Popescu G (2005) Mechanism-based targeting of NMDA receptor functions Cell Mol Life Sci  Sep;62(18):2100-11 PDF

 

Popescu G, Robert A, Howe JR and Auerbach A (2004) Reaction mechanism determines the NMDA receptor response to repetitive stimulation, Nature 430 (7001): 790-793. PDF
                        Buffalo Physician, Press Release
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Popescu G and Auerbach, A (2004) The NMDA receptor gating machine: lessons from single-channels Neuroscientist 10:192-198 PDF

 

Popescu, G and Auerbach, A (2003) Modal gating of NMDA receptors and the shape of their synaptic current Nature Neuroscience May; 6(5):476-83 PDF


                     Featured in
Trends in Neuroscience 27(5), 231-233 PDF

IN THE NEWS
Research Focuses on Memory Formation

  UB Reporter, July 2010 (link)

 

"Exploring Fundamental Brain Functions"

        AMC Foundation News, March 2009 (link)

 

"Postdocs vital to research effort" by Judson Mead,

Research Navigator, February 2007 (link)

 

"A Site to Control", by Lois Baker

Buffalo Physician, autumn 2006, p. 26 (link)

 

"Modal gating of NMDA receptors" by Karl Magleby,

Trends in Neuroscience 2004 May; 27(5):231-3. (link)

 

"NMDA Receptors Function as Frequency Discriminators" by Lois Baker,

News Release, University at Buffalo, Nov 2004 (link)

 

"On the Right Track" by Lois Baker,

Buffalo Physician, autumn 2004, p 34 -35 (link)


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