Areas of expertise

• Cellular Nervous System 110902
• Central Nervous System 110903
• Cell Physiology 111601
• Basic Pharmacology 111501
• Receptors And Membrane Biology 060110

Publications

• Dong, W, Todd, A, Broer, A et al 2018, 'PKC-Mediated Modulation of Astrocyte SNAT3 Glutamine Transporter Function at Synapses in Situ', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 19, no. 924, pp. 13pp.
• Todd, A, Marx, M, Hulme, S et al 2017, 'SNAT3-mediated glutamine transport in perisynaptic astrocytes in situ is regulated by intracellular sodium', Glia, vol 65(6), pp. 900-916pp.
• Billups, B, Sergei, K, Heja, L et al 2016, 'Astrocyte Sodium Signaling and the Regulation of Neurotransmission', Glia, vol. 64, no. 10, pp. 1655-1666.
• Marx, M, Billups, D & Billups, B 2015, 'Maintaining the presynaptic glutamate supply for excitatory neurotransmission', Journal of Neuroscience Research, vol. 93, no. 7, pp. 1031-1044.
• Burke, L, Doslikova, B, D'Agostino, G et al 2014, '5-HT obesity medication efficacy via POMC activation is maintained during aging', Endocrinology, vol. 155, no. 10, pp. 3732-3738.
• Doslikova, B, Garfield, A, Shaw, J et al 2013, '5-HT2C Receptor Agonist Anorectic Efficacy Potentiated by 5-HT1B Receptor Agonist Coapplication: An Effect Mediated via Increased Proportion of Pro-Opiomelanocortin Neurons Activated', Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 33, no. 23, pp. 9800-9804.
• Billups, D, Marx, M, Mela, I et al 2013, 'Inducible Presynaptic Glutamine Transport Supports Glutamatergic Transmission at the Calyx of Held Synapse', Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 33, no. 44, pp. 17429-17434.
• Uwechue, N, Marx, M, Chevy, Q et al 2012, 'Activation of glutamate transport evokes rapid glutamine release from perisynaptic astrocytes', Journal of Physiology, vol. 590, no. 10, pp. 2317-2331.

Projects and Grants

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• Leica Biosystems tissue slicer (35814) (Primary Investigator)
• A unified model of amino acid homeostasis (Secondary Investigator)
• Dynamic trafficking of amino acid transporters at synapses and their role in regulating neurotransmission (Primary Investigator)