In search of molecular domains : Exploring the effect of specific subunit domains on the differential localization of GABA (A) receptor subtypes

ISBN-13: 9783659837951 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 128 str.

Ayla Arslan

Opis

Brain information processing depends on appropriately integrating excitatory and inhibitory neural signals as circuits. GABA (A) receptors act as gateways for the inhibitory singnals in the mammalian brain. The diversity and dynamics of these gateways is not only a prominent factor that provides single neurons great computational power but also important for neural plasticity. By the use of recombinant DNA technology, the present study explores the factors involved in the differential cell membrane localization of GABA (A) receptor subtypes.

O autorze

Dr. Ayla Arslan was born in Istanbul and studied biological sciences at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, before her doctoral education at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg, Germany. At present, she works as Associated Professor at the International University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina