Silver nanoparticles promote the emergence of heterogeneic human neutrophil sub-populations
Journal Article
Kemp, S., Young, L., Ross, M., Prach, M., Hutchison, G. R., Malone, E., & Fraser, J. A. (2018)
Silver nanoparticles promote the emergence of heterogeneic human neutrophil sub-populations. Scientific Reports, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25854-2
Neutrophil surveillance is central to nanoparticle clearance. Silver nanoparticles (AgNP) have numerous uses, however conflicting evidence exists as to their impact on neutrop...
Antioxidant and cytoprotective responses to redox stress
Journal Article
Mathers, J., Fraser, J. A., McMahon, M., Saunders, R. D. C., Hayes, J. D., & McLellan, L. I. (2004)
Antioxidant and cytoprotective responses to redox stress. Biochemical Society symposia, 71, 157-176. https://doi.org/10.1042/bss0710157
Aerobic cells produce reactive oxygen species as a consequence of normal cellular metabolism, and an array of antioxidant systems are in place to maintain the redox balance. W...
Reliable and accurate sequencing of lambda, cosmid and P1 DNAs using modified dye terminator reaction parameters
Journal Article
Harvey, R. J., Harder, S., & Darlison, M. G. (1998)
Reliable and accurate sequencing of lambda, cosmid and P1 DNAs using modified dye terminator reaction parameters. Technical tips online, 3(1), 150-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1366-2120%2808%2970126-0
Many laboratories still find the direct sequencing of large DNA templates (i.e. lambda, cosmid and bacteriophage P1 clones) problematic. To date, only limited amounts of seque...
In Situ Hybridization and Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Studies on the Expression of the GABAc Receptor ρ1- and ρ2-subunit Genes in Avian and Rat Brain
Journal Article
Albrecht, B. E., Breitenbach, U., Stühmer, T., Harvey, R. J., & Darlison, M. G. (1997)
In Situ Hybridization and Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Studies on the Expression of the GABAc Receptor ρ1- and ρ2-subunit Genes in Avian and Rat Brain. European Journal of Neuroscience, 9(11), 2414-2422. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.1997.tb01658.x
The pharmacological properties of homo-oligomeric channels formed by the GABA type A receptor-like ρl and ρ2 polypeptides are very reminiscent of those of the GABA type C rece...
Differential patterns of expression of two novel invertebrate (Lymnaea stagnalis) ionotropic glutamate receptor genes
Journal Article
Harvey, R. J., Stühmer, T., van Minnen, J., & Darlison, M. G. (1997)
Differential patterns of expression of two novel invertebrate (Lymnaea stagnalis) ionotropic glutamate receptor genes. Neuroscience Research Communications, 20(1), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291520-6769%28199701%2920%3A13.0.CO%3B2-6
We report the isolation of molluscan (Lymnaea stagnalis) partial complementary DNAs (cDNAs) that encode two new putative glutamate-gated cation-channel polypeptides. These pro...
GABA-, Glycine-, and Glutamate-Gated Channels and Their Possible Involvement in Neurological and Psychiatric Illness
Book Chapter
Darlison, M. G., & Harvey, R. J. (1996)
GABA-, Glycine-, and Glutamate-Gated Channels and Their Possible Involvement in Neurological and Psychiatric Illness. In Molecular Biology of Membrane Transport Disorders, 169-180. Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1143-0_9
Rapid chemical communication between cells in the vertebrate central nervous system is mediated by ligand-gated ion-channel receptors (also called ionotropic receptors), which...
Localization of the ρ1- and ρ2-subunit messenger RNAs in chick retina by in situ hybridization predicts the existence of γ-aminobutyric acid type C receptor subtypes
Journal Article
Albrecht, B. E., & Darlison, M. G. (1995)
Localization of the ρ1- and ρ2-subunit messenger RNAs in chick retina by in situ hybridization predicts the existence of γ-aminobutyric acid type C receptor subtypes. Neuroscience Letters, 189(3), 155-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940%2895%2911479-g
We have amplified partial complementary {DNAs} for the chicken γ-aminobutyric acid type C (GABAC) receptor ρ1 and ρ2 subunits using the polymerase chain reaction. These nucleo...
The Production of a Stably Transformed Insect Cell Line Expressing An Invertebrate GABA A Receptor β-Subunit
Journal Article
Smith, L. A., Amar, M., Harvey, R. J., Darlison, M. G., Earley, F. G. P., Beadle, D. J., …Bermudez, I. (1995)
The Production of a Stably Transformed Insect Cell Line Expressing An Invertebrate GABA A Receptor β-Subunit. Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction, 15(1-4), 33-41. https://doi.org/10.3109/10799899509045205
We have produced a stable insect cell line derived from Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cells expressing a cDNA encoding a β-subunit of the Lymnaea stagnalis GABAA receptor. The c...
Further Evidence for Clustering of Human GABAA Receptor Subunit Genes: Localization of the α6-Subunit Gene (GABRA6) to Distal Chromosome 5q by Linkage Analysis
Journal Article
Hicks, A. A., Bailey, M. E., Riley, B. P., Kamphuis, W., Siciliano, M. J., Johnson, K. J., & Darlison, M. G. (1994)
Further Evidence for Clustering of Human GABAA Receptor Subunit Genes: Localization of the α6-Subunit Gene (GABRA6) to Distal Chromosome 5q by Linkage Analysis. Genomics, 20(2), 285-288. https://doi.org/10.1006/geno.1994.1167
GABAA receptors are hetero-oligomeric ion-channel complexes that are composed of combinations of α, β, γ, and δ subunits and play a major role in inhibitory neurotransmission ...
Sequence and Novel Distribution of the Chicken Homologue of the Mammalianγ-Aminobutyric AcidAReceptorγ1 Subunit
Journal Article
Glencorse, T. A., Darlison, M. G., Barnard, E. A., & Bateson, A. N. (1993)
Sequence and Novel Distribution of the Chicken Homologue of the Mammalianγ-Aminobutyric AcidAReceptorγ1 Subunit. Journal of Neurochemistry, 61(6), 2294-2302. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1993.tb07473.x
cDNAs have been cloned that encode the chicken (Gallus domesticus) γ-aminobutyric acidA receptor γ1 subunit, the mature sequence of which shares 90, 79, and 69% identity with ...