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Richard J. Weinberg

Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Publications -  152
Citations -  17157

Richard J. Weinberg is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Postsynaptic density & Dendritic spine. The author has an hindex of 69, co-authored 151 publications receiving 15857 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard J. Weinberg include Oregon Health & Science University.

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Shank, a Novel Family of Postsynaptic Density Proteins that Binds to the NMDA Receptor/PSD-95/GKAP Complex and Cortactin

TL;DR: A novel family of postsynaptic density proteins, termed Shank, that binds via its PDZ domain to the C terminus of PSD-95-associated protein GKAP, and may function as a scaffold protein in the PSD, potentially cross-linking NMDA receptor/PSD- 95 complexes and coupling them to regulators of the actin cytoskeleton.
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Cortico-striatal synaptic defects and OCD-like behaviours in Sapap3 -mutant mice

TL;DR: It is shown that mice with genetic deletion of Sapap3 exhibit increased anxiety and compulsive grooming behaviour leading to facial hair loss and skin lesions; both behaviours are alleviated by a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
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A β2 Adrenergic Receptor Signaling Complex Assembled with the Ca2+ Channel Cav1.2

TL;DR: Electrophysiological recordings from hippocampal neurons demonstrate highly localized signal transduction from the receptor to the channel, providing insight into how a particular receptor selectively regulates specific targets by identifying a prototypical macromolecular signaling complex.
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Polarized Secretory Trafficking Directs Cargo for Asymmetric Dendrite Growth and Morphogenesis

TL;DR: A novel polarized organization of neuronal secretory trafficking is defined and a mechanistic link between directed membrane trafficking and asymmetric dendrite growth is demonstrated.