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Overview

Baruch I. Kanner is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their work spans subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Plant Science.

The main topics covered in their research include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, GABA and Rice Research, RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Cancer Therapeutics and Mechanisms, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior.

Recent publications by Kanner reflect a focus on molecular mechanisms related to neurotransmitter transport and biochemical interactions. Notable papers include:

  • Cryo-EM structure of GABA transporter 1 reveals substrate recognition and transport mechanism, 2023, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • GABA transport goes structural, 2022, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
  • Interaction of GAT1 with sodium ions: from efficient recruitment to stabilisation of substrate and conformation, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors associated with Kanner's research include Smruti Ranjan Nayak, Deepthi Joseph, Georg Höfner, Archishman Dakua, and Arunabh Athreya. This collaboration reflects an interdisciplinary approach that integrates structural biology, neuroscience, and molecular pharmacology.

Kanner's work has been published across several venues known for research in structural biology and pharmacological sciences such as Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, and bioRxiv.

Best Publications

  • Cloning and expression of a rat brain L-glutamate transporter.

    Gilia Pines;Niels C. Danbolt;Magnar Bjørås;Magnar Bjørås;Yumin Zhang

  • Cloning and expression of a rat brain GABA transporter

    John Guastella;Nathan Nelson;Hannah Nelson;Linda Czyzyk

  • Mechanism of transport and storage of neurotransmitters.

    Baruch I. Kanner;Shimon Schuldiner

  • An [Na+ + K+]coupledl-glutamate transporter purified from rat brain is located in glial cell processes

    N.C. Danbolt;J. Storm-Mathisen;B.I. Kanner

  • Active transport of L-glutamate by membrane vesicles isolated from rat brain.

    Baruch I. Kanner;Ilana Sharon

  • Phosphorylation and modulation of brain glutamate transporters by protein kinase C.

    M Casado;A Bendahan;F Zafra;N C Danbolt

  • Active transport of gamma-aminobutyric acid by membrane vesicles isolated from rat brain.

    Baruch I. Kanner

  • Mechanism of chloride interaction with neurotransmitter:sodium symporters

    Elia Zomot;Annie Bendahan;Matthias Quick;Yongfang Zhao

  • Immunocytochemical localization of the GABA transporter in rat brain

    R Radian;OP Ottersen;J Storm-Mathisen;M Castel

  • Purification and properties of the proton-translocating adenosine triphosphatase complex of bovine heart mitochondria.

    R Serrano;B I Kanner;E Racker

  • Binding order of substrates to the sodium and potassium ion coupled L-glutamic acid transporter from rat brain.

    Baruch I. Kanner;Annie Bendahan

  • Purification and reconstitution of the sodium- and potassium-coupled glutamate transport glycoprotein from rat brain.

    Niels C. Danbolt;Gilia Pines;Baruch I. Kanner

  • Ion Binding and Permeation at the GABA Transporter GAT1

    Sela Mager;Nurit Kleinberger-Doron;Gilmor I. Keshet;Norman Davidson

  • Purification and identification of the functional sodium- and chloride-coupled gamma-aminobutyric acid transport glycoprotein from rat brain.

    R Radian;A Bendahan;B I Kanner

  • Mutation of an Amino Acid Residue Influencing Potassium Coupling in the Glutamate Transporter GLT-1 Induces Obligate Exchange

    Michael P. Kavanaugh;Annie Bendahan;Noa Zerangue;Yumin Zhang

  • .gamma.-Aminobutyric acid transport in reconstituted preparations from rat brain: coupled sodium and chloride fluxes

    Shoshi Keynan;Baruch I. Kanner

  • Arginine 447 Plays a Pivotal Role in Substrate Interactions in a Neuronal Glutamate Transporter

    Annie Bendahan;Ayelet Armon;Navid Madani;Michael P. Kavanaugh

  • Bioenergetics of neurotransmitter transport.

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  • Expression of a cloned gamma-aminobutyric acid transporter in mammalian cells.

    Shoshi Keynan;Young Jin Suh;Baruch I. Kanner;Gary Rudnick

  • Inward-facing conformation of glutamate transporters as revealed by their inverted-topology structural repeats

    Thomas J. Crisman;Shaogang Qu;Baruch I. Kanner;Lucy R. Forrest

  • Localization of the glutamate transporter GLT-1 in rat and macaque monkey retinae

    Thomas Rauen;Baruch I. Kanner

  • Biotinylation of Single Cysteine Mutants of the Glutamate Transporter GLT-1 from Rat Brain Reveals Its Unusual Topology

    Myriam Grunewald;Annie Bendahan;Baruch I Kanner

Frequent Co-Authors

Shimon Schuldiner
Shimon Schuldiner Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Niels C. Danbolt
Niels C. Danbolt University of Oslo
Michael P. Kavanaugh
Michael P. Kavanaugh University of Montana
Erling Seeberg
Erling Seeberg University of Oslo
Jon Storm-Mathisen
Jon Storm-Mathisen University of Oslo
Henry A. Lester
Henry A. Lester California Institute of Technology
Antonio Zorzano
Antonio Zorzano University of Barcelona
Manuel Palacín
Manuel Palacín Institute for Research in Biomedicine
Thomas Rauen
Thomas Rauen RWTH Aachen University
Hermann Koepsell
Hermann Koepsell University of Würzburg

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