Control of impulsivity by Gi-protein signalling in layer-5 pyramidal neurons of the anterior cingulate cortex
oleh: Bastiaan van der Veen, Sampath K. T. Kapanaiah, Kasyoka Kilonzo, Peter Steele-Perkins, Martin M. Jendryka, Stefanie Schulz, Bosiljka Tasic, Zizhen Yao, Hongkui Zeng, Thomas Akam, Janet R. Nicholson, Birgit Liss, Wiebke Nissen, Anton Pekcec, Dennis Kätzel
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-06-01 |
Deskripsi
In order to identify receptors that may serve as therapeutic targets in the treatment of impulse control disorders, van der Veen et al developed a systematic target discovery approach combining behavioural chemogenetics and gene expression analysis. In doing so, they identified Gi-coupled receptors in layer-5 pyramidal cells of the anterior cingulate cortex as potential therapeutic targets, which could pave the way for the development of treatments.