Zoltan Nusser - SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS#

1. Vervaeke, K., Lorincz, A., Gleeson, P., Farinella, M., Nusser, Z. & Silver, R. A (2010) Rapid desynchronization of an electrically coupled interneuron network with sparse excitatory synaptic input. Neuron, 67, 435-451.
2. Lorincz, A. & Nusser, Z. (2010) Molecular identity of dendritic voltage-gated sodium channels. Science, 328, 906-909.
3. Eyre, M.D., Kerti, K. & Nusser, Z. (2009) Molecular diversity of deep short-axon cells of the rat main olfactory bulb. Eur J Neurosci, 29, 1397-1407.
4. Nusser, Z. (2009) Variability in the subcellular distribution of ion channels increases neuronal diversity. Trends in Neurosci, 32, 267-274.
5. Watt, A.J., Cuntz, H., Mori, M., Nusser, Z., Sjostrom, P.J. & Hausser, M. (2009) Traveling waves in the developing cerebellar cortex mediated by directed synaptic connections between Purkinje cells. Nature Neurosci, 12, 463-473.
6. Lorincz, A. & Nusser, Z. (2008) Cell type-dependent molecular composition of the axon initial segment. J Neurosci 28, 14329-14340.
7. Lorincz, A. & Nusser, Z. (2008) Specificity of immunoreactions: The importance of testing specificity in each method. J Neurosci 28, 9083-9086.
8. Eyre, M.D., Antal M. & Nusser, Z. (2008) Distinct deep short-axon cell subtypes of the main olfactory bulb provide novel intrabulbar and extrabulbar GABAergic connections. J Neurosci 28, 8217-8229.
9. Kollo, M., Holderith, N.B., Antal, M. & Nusser, Z. (2008) Unique clustering of A-type potassium channels on different cell types of the main olfactory bulb. Eur J Neurosci 27, 1686-1699.
10. Biro, A. A., Holderith, N.B. & Nusser, Z. (2006) Release probability-dependent scaling of the postsynaptic responses at single hippocampal GABAergic synapses. J Neurosci 26, 12487-12496.
11. Antal, M., Eyre, M., Finklea, B. & Nusser, Z. (2006) External tufted cells in the main olfactory bulb form two distinct subpopulations Eur J Neurosci, 24, 1124-1136.
12. Kollo, M., Holderith, N.B. & Nusser, Z. (2006) Novel subcellular distribution pattern of A-type K+ channels on neuronal surface J Neurosci, 26, 2684-2691.
13. Cathala, L., Holderith, N.B., Nusser, Z., DiGregorio, D. A. & Cull-Candy, S. G. (2005) Changes in synaptic structure underlie the developmental speeding of AMPA receptor-mediated EPSCs. Nat Neurosci, 8, 1310-1318.
14. Biro, A.A. & Nusser, Z. (2005) Synapse-independence breaks down during highly synchronous network activity in the rat hippocampus. Eur J Neurosci, 22, 1257-1262.
15. Farrant, M., & Nusser, Z. (2005) Variations on an inhibitory theme: phasic and tonic activation of GABAA receptors. Nat Rev Neurosci, 6, 215-229.
16. Biro, A.A., Holderith, N.B. & Nusser, Z. (2005) Quantal size is independent of the release probability at hippocampal excitatory synapses. J Neurosci 25, 223-232.
17. Losonczy, A., Biro, A.A., & Nusser, Z. (2004) Persistently active cannabinoid receptors mute a sub-population of hippocampal interneurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 101, 1362-1367.
18. Holderith, N.B., Shigemoto, R. & Nusser, Z. (2003) Cell type-dependent expression of HCN1 in the main olfactory bulb. Eur J Neurosci, 18, 344-354.
19. Losonczy, A., Somogyi, P. & Nusser, Z. (2003) Reduction of excitatory postsynaptic responses by persistently active metabotropic glutamate receptors in the hippocampus. J Neurophysiol, 89, 1910-1919.
20. Lőrincz, A., Notomi, T., Tamás, G., Shigemoto, R. & Nusser, Z. (2002) Polarized and compartment-dependent distribution of the hyperpolarization-activated channel HCN1 in pyramidal cell dendrites. Nature Neurosci, 5, 1185-1193.
21. Nusser, Z. (2002) Release-independent short-term facilitation at GABAergic synapses in the olfactory bulb. Neuropharmacology, 43, 573-583.
22. DiGregorio, D.A., Nusser, Z. & Silver, R.A. (2002) Spillover of glutamate onto synaptic AMPA receptors enhances fast transmission at a cerebellar synapse. Neuron, 35, 521-533.
23. Losonczy, A, Zhang, L., Shigemoto, R. Somogyi, P. & Nusser, Z. (2002) Cell type dependence and variability in the short-term plasticity of EPSCs in identified mouse hippocampal interneurones. J Physiol (London), 542, 193-210.
24. Nusser, Z. & Mody, I. (2002) Selective modulation of tonic and phasic inhibitions in dentate gyrus granule cells. J Neurophysiol, 87, 2624-2628.
25. Nusser, Z., Kay, L. M., Laurent, G., Homanics, G.E., & Mody, I. (2001). Disruption of GABAA receptors on GABAergic interneurons leads to increased oscillatory power in the olfactory bulb network. J Neurophysiol, 86: 2823-2833.
26. Tretter, V., Hauer, B., Nusser, Z., Mihalek, R. M., Hoger, H., Homanics, G. E., Somogyi, P., & Sieghart, W. (2001). Targeted disruption of the GABAA receptor δ subunit gene leads to an up-regulation of γ2 subunit-containing receptors in cerebellar granule cells. J Biol Chem, 276, 10532-10538.
27. Soltesz, I., & Nusser, Z. (2001). Background inhibition to the fore. Nature, 409, 24-26.
28. Nusser, Z., Naylor, D., & Mody, I. (2001). Synapse-specific contribution of the variation of transmitter concentration to the decay of inhibitory synaptic currents. Biophys J, 80, 1251-1261.
29. Nusser, Z. (2000). AMPA and NMDA receptors: Similarities and differences in their synaptic distribution. Curr Opin Neurobiol, 10, 337-341.
30. Hájos, N., Nusser, Z., Rancz, E. A., Freund, T. F., & Mody, I. (2000). Cell type- and synapse-specific variability in synaptic GABAA receptor occupancy. Eur J Neurosci, 12, 810-818.
31. Nusser, Z., Sieghart, W., & Mody, I. (1999). Differential regulation of synaptic GABAA receptors by cAMP-dependent protein kinase in mouse cerebellar and olfactory bulb neurones. J Physiol (London), 521, 421-435.
32. Nusser, Z., Ahmad, Z., Tretter, V., Fuchs, K., Wisden, W., Sieghart, W. & Somogyi, P. (1999) Alterations in the expression of GABAA receptor subunits in cerebellar granule cells after the disruption of the α6 subunit gene. Eur J Neurosci, 11, 1685-1697.
33. Nusser, Z. (1999) A new approach to estimate the number, density and variability of receptors at central synapses. Eur J Neurosci, 11, 745-752.
34. Nusser, Z., Lujan, R., Laube, G., Roberts, J. D. B., Molnar, E. & Somogyi, P. (1998) Cell type and pathway dependence of synaptic AMPA receptor number and variability in the hippocampus. Neuron, 21, 545-559.
35. Nusser, Z., Hajos, N., Somogyi, P. & Mody, I. (1998) Increased number of synaptic GABAA receptors underlies potentiation at hippocampal inhibitory synapses. Nature, 395, 172-177.
36. Nusser, Z., Sieghart, W. & Somogyi, P. (1998) Segregation of different GABAA receptors to synaptic and extrasynaptic membranes of cerebellar granule cells. J Neurosci, 18, 1693-1703.
37. Nusser, Z., Cull-Candy, S. G. & Farrant, M. (1997) Differences in synaptic GABAA receptor number underlie variation in GABA mini amplitude. Neuron, 19, 697-709.
38. Jones, A., Korpi, E. R., McKernan, R. M., Pelz, R., Nusser, Z., Makela, R., Mellor, J. R., Pollard, S., Bahn, S., Stephenson, F. A., Randall, A. D., Sieghart, W., Somogyi, P., Smith, A. J. H. & Wisden, W. (1997) Ligand-gated ion channel subunit partnership: GABAA receptor α6 subunit gene inactivation inhibits δ subunit expression. J Neurosci, 15, 1350-1362.
39. Nusser, Z., Sieghart, W., Benke, D., Fritschy, J.-M. & Somogyi, P. (1996) Differential synaptic targeting of two major γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor α subunits on hippocampal pyramidal cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 93, 11939-11944.
40. Shigemoto, R., Kulik, A., Roberts, J.D.B., Ohishi, H., Nusser, Z., Kaneko, T. & Somogyi, P. (1996) Target-cell-specific concentration of a metabotropic glutamate receptor in the presynaptic active zone. Nature, 381, 523-525.
41. Lujan, R., Nusser, Z., Roberts, J. D. B., Shigemoto, R. and Somogyi, P. (1996) Perisynaptic location of metabotropic glutamate receptors mGluR1 and mGluR5 on dendrites and dendritic spines in the hippocampus. Eur J Neurosci, 8, 1488-1500.
42. Nusser, Z., Sieghart, W., Stephenson, F. A. & Somogyi, P. (1996) The α6 subunit of the GABAA receptor is concentrated in both inhibitory and excitatory synapses on cerebellar granule cells. J Neurosci, 16, 103-114.
43. Baude, A., Nusser, Z., Molnar, E., McIlhinney, R.A.J. & Somogyi, P. (1995) High-resolution immunogold localization of AMPA type glutamate receptor subunits at synaptic and non-synaptic sites in rat hippocampus. Neuroscience, 69, 1031-1055.
44. Nusser, Z., Roberts, J.D.B., Baude, A., Richards, J.G., Sieghart, W. & Somogyi, P. (1995) Immunocytochemical localization of the α1 and β2/3 subunits of the GABAA receptor in relation to specific GABAergic synapses in the dentate gyrus. Eur J Neurosci, 7, 630-646.
45. Nusser, Z., Roberts, J.D.B., Baude, A., Richards, J.G. & Somogyi, P. (1995) Relative densities of synaptic and extrasynaptic GABAA receptors on cerebellar granule cells as determined by a quantitative immunogold method. J Neurosci, 15, 2948-2960.
46. Nusser, Z., Mulvihill, E., Streit, P. & Somogyi, P. (1994) Subsynaptic segregation of metabotropic and ionotropic glutamate receptors as revealed by immunogold localization. Neuroscience, 61, 421-427.
47. Molnar, E., McIlhinney, R.A.J., Baude, A., Nusser, Z. & Somogyi, P. (1994) Membrane topology of the GluR1 glutamate receptor subunit: epitope mapping by site-directed antipeptide antibodies. J Neurochem, 63, 683-693.
48. Baude, A., Nusser, Z., Roberts, J.D.B., Mulvihill, E., McIlhinney, R.A.J. & Somogyi, P. (1993) The metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR1α) is concentrated at perisynaptic membrane of neuronal subpopulations as detected by immunogold reaction. Neuron, 11, 771-787.

1. Nusser, Z. (2007) Subcellular distribution of neurotransmitter receptors and voltage-gated ion channels. In Dendrites. 2nd edition, Stuart, G., Spruston, N., and Hausser, M. (eds), Oxford University Press, Oxford, 155-183.
2. Nusser, Z. (1999) Subcellular distribution of amino acid neurotransmitter receptors and voltage-gated channels. In Dendrites. Stuart, G., Spruston, N., and Hausser, M. (eds), Oxford University Press, Oxford, 85-113.
3. Nusser, Z. and Shigemoto, R. (1998) Input- and output-specific segregation of amino acid neurotransmitter receptors on the surface of central neurones. In Excitatory Amino Acids: From Genes to Therapies. Turski L. et al. (eds) Ernst Schering Res. Found. Workshop, Vol. 23, Springer, Berlin, 187-205.
4. Somogyi, P., Nusser, Z., Roberts, J. D. B and Lujan, R. (1998) Precision and variability in the placement of pre- and postsynaptic receptors in relation to neurotransmitter release sites. In Quantal Transmission in the Central Nervous System. Faber, D. et al. (eds.) Human Frontier Science Program Workshop IV, 4, 82-93.
5. Nusser, Z. and Somogyi, P. (1997) Compartmentalised distribution of GABAA and glutamate receptors in relation to transmitter release sites on the surface of cerebellar neurones. In The Cerebellum: From Function to Control. de Zeeuw, C. I., Strata, P. and Voogd, J. (eds.), Progress in Brain Res. Vol. 114, Elsevier Science Publ., pp. 109-127.