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Overview

Anis Contractor is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and molecular biology. Their research encompasses multiple intersecting specialties including cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, cognitive neuroscience, and neurology. Over their career, they have published 37 works in neuroscience and 32 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work primarily addresses research areas such as neuroscience and neuropharmacology, receptor mechanisms and signaling, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, autism spectrum disorder research, neuroscience and neural engineering, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and cellular transport and secretion. This diverse set of topics highlights a focus on understanding complex neural and molecular systems.

They have authored papers in various well-known scientific journals. Noteworthy recent publications include:

  • "Cortical interneurons in autism," 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Neuronal BIN1 Regulates Presynaptic Neurotransmitter Release and Memory Consolidation," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Antipsychotic drug efficacy correlates with the modulation of D1 rather than D2 receptor-expressing striatal projection neurons," 2023, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Pulse-Chase Proteomics of the App Knockin Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease Reveals that Synaptic Dysfunction Originates in Presynaptic Terminals," 2020, Cell Systems
  • "Genetic disruption of Grm5 causes complex alterations in motor activity, anxiety and social behaviors," 2021, Behavioural Brain Research

Key frequent coauthors collaborating with the scientist include Toshihiro Nomura, Jian Xu, John N. Armstrong, Charlotte Castillon, and Nai-Hsing Yeh. These collaborations have contributed to advancing understanding across several neuroscience domains.

The scientist's studies have appeared predominantly in leading publication venues, with a notable frequency in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Reports, Nature Neuroscience, Cell Systems, and Behavioural Brain Research. These venues reflect a focus on both preliminary communications and peer-reviewed journal articles in neuroscience and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Deleterious Effects of Amyloid β Oligomers Acting as an Extracellular Scaffold for mGluR5

    Marianne Renner;Pascale N. Lacor;Pauline T. Velasco;Jian Xu

  • Altered neuronal and circuit excitability in Fragile X Syndrome

    Anis Contractor;Vitaly A. Klyachko;Carlos Portera-Cailliau

  • Kainate receptors are involved in short- and long-term plasticity at mossy fiber synapses in the hippocampus.

    Anis Contractor;Geoffrey Swanson;Stephen F. Heinemann

  • Assembly with the NR1 Subunit Is Required for Surface Expression of NR3A-Containing NMDA Receptors

    Isabel Pérez-Otaño;Christine T. Schulteis;Anis Contractor;Stuart A. Lipton

  • Antibodies to metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 in the Ophelia syndrome

    E. Lancaster;E. Martinez-Hernandez;M.J. Titulaer;M. Boulos

  • Kainate receptors coming of age: milestones of two decades of research

    Anis Contractor;Christophe Mulle;Geoffrey T. Swanson

  • Trans-Synaptic Eph Receptor-Ephrin Signaling in Hippocampal Mossy Fiber LTP

    Anis Contractor;Cheryl Rogers;Cornelia Maron;Mark J Henkemeyer

  • Critical Period Plasticity Is Disrupted in the Barrel Cortex of Fmr1 Knockout Mice

    Emily G. Harlow;Sally M. Till;Theron A. Russell;Lasani S. Wijetunge

  • Distinct Roles for the Kainate Receptor Subunits GluR5 and GluR6 in Kainate-Induced Hippocampal Gamma Oscillations

    André Fisahn;Anis Contractor;Roger D. Traub;Eberhard H. Buhl;Eberhard H. Buhl

  • mGluR5 has a critical role in inhibitory learning.

    Jian Xu;Yongling Zhu;Anis Contractor;Stephen F. Heinemann

  • The Developmental Switch in GABA Polarity Is Delayed in Fragile X Mice

    Qionger He;Toshihiro Nomura;Toshihiro Nomura;Jian Xu;Anis Contractor;Anis Contractor

  • Identification of the Kainate Receptor Subunits Underlying Modulation of Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in the CA3 Region of the Hippocampus

    Anis Contractor;Geoffrey T. Swanson;Andreas Sailer;Stephen O'Gorman

  • Loss of kainate receptor-mediated heterosynaptic facilitation of mossy-fiber synapses in KA2-/- mice

    Anis Contractor;Andreas W. Sailer;Melanie Darstein;Cornelia Maron

  • Cortical interneurons in autism.

    Anis Contractor;Iryna M Ethell;Carlos Portera-Cailliau

  • Activating newborn neurons suppresses depression and anxiety-like behaviors

    Elif Tunc-Ozcan;Chian Yu Peng;Yiwen Zhu;Sara R. Dunlop

  • Visual circuit development requires patterned activity mediated by retinal acetylcholine receptors.

    Timothy J. Burbridge;Hong Ping Xu;James B. Ackman;Xinxin Ge

  • High-affinity kainate receptor subunits are necessary for ionotropic but not metabotropic signaling.

    Herman B. Fernandes;Justin S. Catches;Ronald S. Petralia;Bryan A. Copits

  • B-Ephrin Reverse Signaling Is Required for NMDA-Independent Long-Term Potentiation of Mossy Fibers in the Hippocampus

    John N. Armstrong;Michael J. Saganich;Nan Jie Xu;Mark Henkemeyer

  • Aberrant Rac1-cofilin signaling mediates defects in dendritic spines, synaptic function, and sensory perception in fragile X syndrome

    Alexander Pyronneau;Qionger He;Jee Yeon Hwang;Morgan Porch

  • Differential Activation of Individual Subunits in Heteromeric Kainate Receptors

    Geoffrey T Swanson;Tim Green;Ryuichi Sakai;Anis Contractor

  • Pharmacological properties of the potent epileptogenic amino acid dysiherbaine, a novel glutamate receptor agonist isolated from the marine sponge Dysidea herbacea.

    Ryuichi Sakai;Geoffrey T. Swanson;Keiko Shimamoto;Tim Green

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen F. Heinemann
Stephen F. Heinemann Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Geoffrey T. Swanson
Geoffrey T. Swanson Northwestern University
Jennifer A. Kearney
Jennifer A. Kearney Northwestern University
Peter C. Kind
Peter C. Kind University of Edinburgh
Carlos Portera-Cailliau
Carlos Portera-Cailliau University of California, Los Angeles
Gregg E. Homanics
Gregg E. Homanics University of Pittsburgh
Claudia Bagni
Claudia Bagni University of Rome Tor Vergata
William L. Klein
William L. Klein Northwestern University
David J. Freedman
David J. Freedman University of Chicago
Robert W. Williams
Robert W. Williams University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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