Georgina Kontou

Tufts University — United States

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

5h-index308citations12works3.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(11), Ion channel regulation and function(5), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research(4), Neural dynamics and brain function(3), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection(2)

Publications12 total

The brain-specific kinase LMTK3 regulates neuronal excitability by decreasing KCC2-dependent neuronal Cl− extrusion
iScience·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Author response: Miro1-dependent mitochondrial dynamics in parvalbumin interneurons
2021Open Access
Miro1-dependent mitochondrial dynamics in parvalbumin interneurons
Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford)·2021· 3 citedOpen Access
KCC2 is required for the survival of mature neurons but not for their development
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2021· 19 citedOpen Access
KCC2 is required for the survival of mature neurons but not for their development
2020· 2 citedOpen Access
Isolation and Characterization of Multi-Protein Complexes Enriched in the K-Cl Co-transporter 2 From Brain Plasma Membranes
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience·2020· 30 citedOpen Access
Miro1-dependent Mitochondrial Dynamics in Parvalbumin Interneurons
2020· 3 citedOpen Access
Parvalbumin and Somatostatin Interneurons Contribute to the Generation of Hippocampal Gamma Oscillations
Journal of Neuroscience·2020· 155 citedOpen Access
Isolation and characterization of multi-protein complexes enriched in the K-Cl co-transporter 2 from brain plasma membranes
2020· 2 citedOpen Access
The K-Cl co-transporter 2 is a point of convergence for multiple autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy risk gene products
2020· 6 cited
Complementary roles for parvalbumin and somatostatin interneurons in the generation of hippocampal gamma oscillations
2019· 3 citedOpen Access
An Essential Role for the Tetraspanin LHFPL4 in the Cell-Type-Specific Targeting and Clustering of Synaptic GABAA Receptors
Cell Reports·2017· 82 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Joshua L. Smalley(6), Nicholas J. Brandon(6), Stephen J. Moss(6), Josef T. Kittler(5), Catherine Choi(5), Qiu Ren(5), Christopher E. Bope(5), Paul Davies(5), Pantelis Antonoudiou(4), Edward O. Mann(4), Miguel A. Rodriguez Santos(4), Tarek Z. Deeb(4), Guillermo López‐Doménech(3), David E. Albrecht(3), Krithika Abiraman(3), Yu Lin Tan(2), A. Louise Upton(2), Josephine Ng(2), Ross A. Cardarelli(2), Jack H. Howden(2)