Aya Matsui

The paper maps AMPA and NMDA receptors at mouse hippocampal synapses using cryo-ET, revealing their distribution and relationship to glutamate release sites.

This study shows that low striatal D2 receptor density in male mice predisposes to obesity-like traits through early dopaminergic dysfunction, which is later compensated by brain insulin hypersensitivity.

The paper develops methods to image glutamatergic synapses in hippocampal tissue using cryo-electron tomography, enabling high-resolution visualization of synaptic structures.

This study shows that LRRK2 in D1R-expressing striatal neurons reduces alcohol drinking by modulating D1R signaling and resilience to heavy drinking.

This study shows that disrupting Neurexins in serotonergic neurons reduces serotonin release and alters behavior in mice.

This study uses cryo-electron tomography to visualize the molecular structure and conformation of tip-links in mouse stereocilia, revealing their stoichiometry and clustering.