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  • 1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Meyer B. Jackson is a researcher affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their academic work primarily focuses on neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broad fields, they specialize in cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, cognitive neuroscience, cell biology, and physiology.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, which include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Lipid membrane structure and behavior
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Neuroscience and neural engineering
  • Erythrocyte function and pathophysiology
  • Advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques

Meyer B. Jackson has published extensively in several influential scientific journals. Frequent venues include:

  • Trends in Neurosciences
  • Biophysical Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Hippocampus
  • Journal of Neuroscience

Their recent published papers demonstrate a focus on neural and cellular mechanisms related to secretion and synaptic function. Examples of these works are:

  • "Synaptophysin Regulates Fusion Pores and Exocytosis Mode in Chromaffin Cells," published in Journal of Neuroscience, 2021
  • "Fusion Pore Expansion and Contraction during Catecholamine Release from Endocrine Cells," published in Biophysical Journal, 2020
  • "Direct synaptic excitation between hilar mossy cells revealed with a targeted voltage sensor," published in Hippocampus, 2021
  • "Unitary synaptic responses of parvalbumin interneurons evoked by excitatory neurons in the mouse barrel cortex," published in Cerebral Cortex, 2022
  • "Full-fusion and kiss-and-run in chromaffin cells controlled by irreversible vesicle size-dependent fusion pore transitions," published in Cell Calcium, 2022

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Meyer B. Jackson's research. Frequent co-authors involved in various projects include Fred Kop, Silvia Arber, Yukiko Goda, Kenneth D. Harris, and Robert C. Malenka.

In recognition of contributions to their field, Meyer B. Jackson was awarded the Fellowship of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1984.

Best Publications

  • The hallucinogen N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is an endogenous sigma-1 receptor regulator.

    Dominique Fontanilla;Molly Johannessen;Abdol R. Hajipour;Nicholas V. Cozzi

  • The sigma receptor as a ligand-regulated auxiliary potassium channel subunit

    Ebru Aydar;Christopher P. Palmer;Vitaly A. Klyachko;Meyer B. Jackson

  • cGMP and S-nitrosylation: two routes for modulation of neuronal excitability by NO.

    Gerard P. Ahern;Vitaly A. Klyachko;Meyer B. Jackson

  • Transmembrane Segments of Syntaxin Line the Fusion Pore of Ca2+-Triggered Exocytosis

    Xue Han;Chih-Tien Wang;Jihong Bai;Edwin R. Chapman

  • Synaptotagmin modulation of fusion pore kinetics in regulated exocytosis of dense-core vesicles.

    Chih-Tien Wang;Ruslan Grishanin;Cynthia A. Earles;Payne Y. Chang

  • Action potential broadening and frequency-dependent facilitation of calcium signals in pituitary nerve terminals.

    Meyer B. Jackson;Arthur Konnerth;Gerorge J. Augustine

  • A novel α subunit in rat brain GABAA receptors

    Michel Khrestchatisky;A.John MacLennan;Ming-Yi Chiang;Wentao Xu

  • Adenosine-activated potassium conductance in cultured striatal neurons.

    Laurence O. Trussell;Meyer B. Jackson

  • 5-HT3 receptors mediate rapid responses in cultured hippocampus and a clonal cell line.

    Jerrel L. Yakel;Meyer B. Jackson

  • Dependence of an adenosine-activated potassium current on a GTP-binding protein in mammalian central neurons

    LO Trussell;MB Jackson

  • Capacitance steps and fusion pores of small and large-dense-core vesicles in nerve terminals

    Vitaly A. Klyachko;Meyer B. Jackson

  • Molecular and cellular biophysics

    Meyer B. Jackson

  • Different domains of synaptotagmin control the choice between kiss-and-run and full fusion.

    Chih-Tien Wang;Juu-Chin Lu;Jihong Bai;Payne Y. Chang

  • Fusion pore dynamics are regulated by synaptotagmin*t-SNARE interactions.

    Jihong Bai;Chih-Tien Wang;David A Richards;Meyer B Jackson

  • Synaptotagmin-IV modulates synaptic function and long-term potentiation by regulating BDNF release

    Camin Dean;Huisheng Liu;Huisheng Liu;F Mark Dunning;F Mark Dunning;Payne Y Chang

  • FUSION PORES AND FUSION MACHINES IN CA2+-TRIGGERED EXOCYTOSIS

    Meyer B. Jackson;Edwin R. Chapman

  • The 5-HT3 Receptor Channel

    M B Jackson;J L Yakel

  • Adaptation of Ca2+-Triggered Exocytosis in Presynaptic Terminals

    Shyue-Fang Hsu;George J. Augustine;George J. Augustine;Meyer B. Jackson;Meyer B. Jackson

  • Phase transitions of the purple membranes of Halobacterium halobium.

    Meyer B. Jackson;Julian M. Sturtevant

  • Spontaneous openings of the acetylcholine receptor channel.

    Meyer B. Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Edwin R. Chapman
Edwin R. Chapman University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lewis B. Haberly
Lewis B. Haberly University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michele A. Basso
Michele A. Basso University of California, Los Angeles
Richard H. ffrench-Constant
Richard H. ffrench-Constant University of Exeter
Arnold E. Ruoho
Arnold E. Ruoho University of Wisconsin–Madison
Catia Sternini
Catia Sternini University of California, Los Angeles
Nicholas C. Brecha
Nicholas C. Brecha University of California, Los Angeles
Richard W. Olsen
Richard W. Olsen University of California, Los Angeles
Keiji Imoto
Keiji Imoto National Institute for Physiological Sciences
George J Augustine
George J Augustine Nanyang Technological University

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