Maria M. Usowicz

University of Bristol — United Kingdom

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Ion channel regulation and function(18), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(15), Neural dynamics and brain function(6), Down syndrome and intellectual disability research(5), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study(5)

Publications30 total

Neuronal overexpression of Alzheimer's disease and Down's syndrome associated DYRK1A/minibrain gene alters motor decline, neurodegeneration and synaptic plasticity in Drosophila
Neurobiology of Disease·2019· 15 citedOpen Access
Neuronal overexpression of <i>DYRK1A/minibrain</i> alters motor decline, neurodegeneration and synaptic plasticity in <i>Drosophila</i>
2018Open Access
Aberrant cerebellar Purkinje cell function repaired in vivo by fusion with infiltrating bone marrow-derived cells
Acta Neuropathologica·2018· 19 citedOpen Access
A third copy of the Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule (Dscam) causes synaptic and locomotor dysfunction in Drosophila
Neurobiology of Disease·2017· 18 citedOpen Access
Mutations in Membrin/GOSR2 Reveal Stringent Secretory Pathway Demands of Dendritic Growth and Synaptic Integrity
Cell Reports·2017· 34 citedOpen Access
Mutations in Membrin/ <i>GOSR2</i> reveal stringent secretory pathway demands of dendritic growth and synaptic integrity
2017Open Access
Weaker control of the electrical properties of cerebellar granule cells by tonically active GABAA receptors in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down’s syndrome
Molecular Brain·2013· 16 citedOpen Access
Increased excitability and altered action potential waveform in cerebellar granule neurons of the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down syndrome
Brain Research·2012· 13 citedOpen Access
Protease Treatment of Cerebellar Purkinje Cells Renders ω-Agatoxin IVA-Sensitive Ca2+ Channels Insensitive to Inhibition by ω-Conotoxin GVIA
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics·2007· 5 citedOpen Access
Maturation of rat cerebellar Purkinje cells reveals an atypical Ca<sup>2+</sup> channel current that is inhibited by ω‐agatoxin IVA and the dihydropyridine (−)‐(<i>S</i>)‐Bay K8644
The Journal of Physiology·2006· 10 citedOpen Access
Alternative splicing generates a smaller assortment of Ca<sub>V</sub>2.1 transcripts in cerebellar Purkinje cells than in the cerebellum
Physiological Genomics·2005· 28 cited
Alternative splicing generates a smaller assortment of CaV2.1 transcripts in rat cerebellar Purkinje cells than in the cerebellum
The Journal of Physiology·2005
The speeding of EPSC kinetics during maturation of a central synapse
European Journal of Neuroscience·2002· 52 cited
Development of the quantal properties of evoked and spontaneous synaptic currents at a brain synapse
Nature Neuroscience·1998· 87 cited
Development of Action Potential‐dependent and Independent Spontaneous GABA<sub>A</sub> Receptor‐mediated Currents in Granule Cells of Postnatal Rat Cerebellum
European Journal of Neuroscience·1997· 276 cited
Ca2+ entry following store depletion in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells
Molecular Brain Research·1996· 38 cited
Differential inhibition of Ca2+ channels in mature rat cerebellar Purkinje cells by sFTX-3.3 and FTX-3.3
Neuropharmacology·1996· 16 cited
Allosteric interactions at L-type calcium channels between FPL 64176 and the enantiomers of the dihydropyridine Bay K 8644.
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics·1995· 23 cited
Morphological Differentiation and Ca&lt;sup&gt;2+&lt;/sup&gt; Channel Expression in PC12 Cells
Kidney & Blood Pressure Research·1994· 1 cited
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Kidney & Blood Pressure Research·1994Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Stuart Cull-Candy(6), Simon A. Lowe(5), James J. L. Hodge(5), H. Porzig(4), Jonathan R. B. Dupere(4), Mark J. Wall(3), H. Réuter(3), Elizabeth Tringham(3), C. Elizabeth Payne(3), Mutsuyuki Sugimori(2), Roman Praschberger(2), Nancy T. Malintan(2), Henry Houlden(2), Dimitri M. Kullmann(2), James E.C. Jepson(2), Srinivasan Kanumilli(2), Venkateswarlu Kanamarlapudi(2), Alexandre Bouron(2), Bruce D. Cherksey(1), Rodolfo Llinás(1)