K. Tanaka

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• Glial glutamate transporter GLT-1 determines susceptibility to spreading depression in the mouse cerebral cortex
• Dopaminergic signaling in the nucleus accumbens modulates stress-coping strategies during inescapable stress
• Region-specific deletions of the glutamate transporter GLT1 differentially affect seizure activity and neurodegeneration in mice
• Gene cassette knock-in in mammalian cells and zygotes by enhanced MMEJ
• Neuronal Heterotopias Affect the Activities of Distant Brain Areas and Lead to Behavioral Deficits
• Astroglial glutamate transporter deficiency increases synaptic excitability and leads to pathological repetitive behaviors in mice
• Glial dysfunction in the mouse habenula causes depressive-like behaviors and sleep disturbance
• Hyperactivation of the habenula as a link between depression and sleep disturbance
• Development of the mouse amygdala as revealed by enhanced green fluorescent protein gene transfer by means of in utero electroporation