Mackenzie Lab

Guillaumin, Adriane

The subthalamic nucleus in motor and affective functions: An optogenetic in vivo-investigation

Vlcek, Bianca

Exploring Diversity in the Midbrain Dopamine System with Emphasis on the Ventral Tegmental Area

Increased sucrose consumption in mice gene-targeted for Vmat2 selectively in NeuroD6-positive neurons of the ventral tegmental area

Improving well-being and survival in the 6-OHDA lesion model of Parkinson's disease in mice: Literature review and step-by-step protocol

Improving well-being and survival in the 6-OHDA lesion model of Parkinson acute accent s disease in mice: Literature review and step-by-step protocol

Experimental investigation into the role of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in motor control using optogenetics in mice

Midbrain Dopamine Neurons Defined by TrpV1 Modulate Psychomotor Behavior

DNA methylation of Vesicular Glutamate Transporters in the mesocorticolimbic brain following early-life stress and adult ethanol exposure-an explorative study

Two Different Real-Time Place Preference Paradigms Using Optogenetics within the Ventral Tegmental Area of the Mouse

Selective Knockout of the Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 (Vmat2) Gene in Calbindin2/Calretinin-Positive Neurons Results in Profound Changes in Behavior and Response to Drugs of Abuse

Spatio-molecular domains identified in the mouse subthalamic nucleus and neighboring glutamatergic and GABAergic brain structures

The NeuroD6 Subtype of VTA Neurons Contributes to Psychostimulant Sensitization and Behavioral Reinforcement

Off-Target Effects in Transgenic Mice: Characterization of Dopamine Transporter (DAT)-Cre Transgenic Mouse Lines Exposes Multiple Non-Dopaminergic Neuronal Clusters Available for Selective Targeting within Limbic Neurocircuitry

Developmental Co-expression of Vglut2 and Nurr1 in a Mes-Di-Encephalic Continuum Preceeds Dopamine and Glutamate Neuron Specification

VGLUT2 rs2290045 genotype moderates environmental sensitivity to alcohol-related problems in three samples of youths

Neurocircuitry of Reward and Addiction: Potential Impact of Dopamine-Glutamate Co-release as Future Target in Substance Use Disorder

Validated multi‐step approach for in vivo recording and analysis of optogenetically evoked glutamate in the mouse globus pallidus

Targeting VGLUT2 in Mature Dopamine Neurons Decreases Mesoaccumbal Glutamatergic Transmission and Identifies a Role for Glutamate Co-release in Synaptic Plasticity by Increasing Baseline AMPA/NMDA Ratio

Vgluts In The Mesocorticolimbic Brain Of Adolescent Outbred Rats Exposed To Alcohol And Nicotine

Ethanol affects limbic and striatal presynaptic glutamatergic and DNA methylation gene expression in outbred rats exposed to early-life stress

A Physiological Insight into Real-Time Glutamate Release upon Optogenetic Stimulation in vivo

Disrupting Glutamate Co-transmission Does Not Affect Acquisition of Conditioned Behavior Reinforced by Dopamine Neuron Activation

VGLUT2 genotype interacts with environmental experiences to predict alcohol misuse in young adults

Reduced Vglut2/Slc17a6 Gene Expression Levels throughout the Mouse Subthalamic Nucleus Cause Cell Loss and Structural Disorganization Followed by Increased Motor Activity and Decreased Sugar Consumption

Midbrain Gene Screening Identifies a New Mesoaccumbal Glutamatergic Pathway and a Marker for Dopamine Cells Neuroprotected in Parkinson's Disease

In Situ Proximity Ligation Assay (PLA)

Reply to Konsolaki and Skaliora: Habituation, hyperlocomotion, and "genuine hyperlocomotion"

Increased hippocampal excitability and impaired spatial memory function in mice lacking VGLUT2 selectively in neurons defined by tyrosine hydroxylase promoter activity

Targeted deletion of Vglut2 expression in the embryonal telencephalon promotes an anxiolytic phenotype of the adult mouse

Ethanol Affects Limbic and Striatal Expression of Vesicular Glutamate Transporters in Outbred Rats Exposed to Early Life Stress

Cre-driven optogenetics in the heterogeneous genetic panorama of the VTA

SLC10A4 Is a Vesicular Amine-Associated Transporter Modulating Dopamine Homeostasis

Haplotype-tag single nucleotide polymorphism analysis of the Vesicular Glutamate Transporter (VGLUT) genes in severely alcoholic women

Reduced Gene Expression Levels of Munc13-1 and Additional Components of the Presynaptic Exocytosis Machinery Upon Conditional Targeting of Vglut2 in the Adolescent Mouse

The multilingual nature of dopamine neurons

Limiting glutamate transmission in a Vglut2-expressing subpopulation of the subthalamic nucleus is sufficient to cause hyperlocomotion

Age- and Sex-Dependence of Dopamine Release and Capacity for Recovery Identified in the Dorsal Striatum ofC57/Bl6J Mice

Glutamate corelease promotes growth and survival of midbrain dopamine neurons

Ultrastructural characterization of the mesostriatal dopamine innervation in mice, including two mouse lines of conditional VGLUT2 knockout in dopamine neurons

Haplotype tag single-nucleotide polymorphism analysis of the vesicular glutamate transporter 2 gene in severe alcoholism among women

Targeting VGLUT2 in dopamine neurons affects the brain reward system

From glutamate co-release to vesicular synergy: vesicular glutamate transporters

A sensory subpopulation depends on vesicular glutamate transporter 2 for mechanical pain, and together with substance P, inflammatory pain

Enhanced Sucrose and Cocaine Self-Administration and Cue-Induced Drug Seeking after Loss of VGLUT2 in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons in Mice

Genetic inactivation of the vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (VGLUT2) in the mouse: what have we learnt about functional glutamatergic neurotransmission?

VGLUT2-Dependent Sensory Neurons in the TRPV1 Population Regulate Pain and Itch

VGLUT2 in dopamine neurons is required for psychostimulant-induced behavioural activation

Reduced VGLUT2 expression increases motor neuron viability in Sod1(G93A) mice

Restricted cortical and amygdaloid removal of vesicular glutamate transporter 2 in preadolescent mice impacts dopaminergic activity and neuronal circuitry of higher brain function

Vesicular glutamate transporter 2 is required for central respiratory rhythm generation but not for locomotor central pattern generation

Role of glutamate in locomotor rhythm generating neuronal circuitry

Reduced consumption of sugar identifies a regulatory role for a Pitx2/Vglut2 co-expressing subpopulation in the structure and function of the mouse subthalamic nucleus