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  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Roger J. Colbran is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research activity encompasses molecular biology and neuroscience, focusing on cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as genetics and pharmacology.

Their work spans several main topics including:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lila M. Gierasch
  • F. Peter Guengerich
  • Ruma Banerjee
  • Peter Cresswell
  • George Demartino

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Recent papers include:

  • Neuronal L-Type Calcium Channel Signaling to the Nucleus Requires a Novel CaMKIIα-Shank3 Interaction (2020) in Journal of Neuroscience
  • Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and D1 dopamine receptors regulate diacylglycerol lipase-α and synaptic 2-arachidonoyl glycerol signaling (2020) in Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Clustering of CaV1.3 L-type calcium channels by Shank3 (2023) in Journal of Neurochemistry
  • CaMKIIα phosphorylation of Shank3 modulates ABI1-Shank3 interaction (2020) in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Generative artificial intelligence in Journal of Biological Chemistry (2023) in Journal of Biological Chemistry

Roger J. Colbran was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • A dynamic pathway for calcium-independent activation of CaMKII by methionine oxidation

    Jeffrey R. Erickson;Mei ling A. Joiner;Xiaoqun Guan;William Kutschke

  • Calmodulin kinase II inhibition protects against structural heart disease

    Rong Zhang;Michelle S.C. Khoo;Yuejin Wu;Yingbo Yang

  • Autophosphorylation-dependent targeting of calcium/ calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II by the NR2B subunit of the N-methyl- D-aspartate receptor.

    Stefan Strack;Roger J. Colbran

  • Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II.

    R. J. Colbran;C. M. Schworer;Y. Hashimoto;Y. L. Fong

  • Retraction: Calmodulin kinase determines calcium-dependent facilitation of L-type calcium channels

    Igor Dzhura;Yuejin Wu;Roger J. Colbran;Jeffrey R. Balser

  • Mechanism and Regulation of Calcium/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase II Targeting to the NR2B Subunit of the N-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptor

    Stefan Strack;R. Blair McNeill;Roger J. Colbran

  • Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and synaptic plasticity.

    Roger J Colbran;Abigail M Brown

  • Loss of GluN2B-Containing NMDA Receptors in CA1 Hippocampus and Cortex Impairs Long-Term Depression, Reduces Dendritic Spine Density, and Disrupts Learning

    Jonathan L. Brigman;Tara Wright;Giuseppe Talani;Shweta Prasad-Mulcare

  • Translocation of Autophosphorylated Calcium/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase II to the Postsynaptic Density

    Stefan Strack;Sukwoo Choi;David M. Lovinger;Roger J. Colbran

  • Differential inactivation of postsynaptic density-associated and soluble Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II by protein phosphatases 1 and 2A.

    Stefan Strack;Mary Ann Barban;Brian E. Wadzinski;Roger J. Colbran

  • Phosphorylation of bovine hormone-sensitive lipase by the AMP-activated protein kinase. A possible antilipolytic mechanism.

    Andrew J. Garton;David G. Campbell;David Carling;D. Grahame Hardie

  • Reversible generation of a Ca2+-independent form of Ca2+(calmodulin)-dependent protein kinase II by an autophosphorylation mechanism.

    C. M. Schworer;R. J. Colbran;Thomas Soderling

  • Targeting of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II.

    Roger J Colbran

  • Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. Characterization of distinct calmodulin binding and inhibitory domains.

    M. E. Payne;Yiu-Lian Fong;T. Ono;R. J. Colbran

  • Calmodulin Kinase II Interacts with the Dopamine Transporter C Terminus to Regulate Amphetamine-Induced Reverse Transport

    Jacob U. Fog;Habibeh Khoshbouei;Marion Holy;William A. Owens

  • Regulatory domain of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. Mechanism of inhibition and regulation by phosphorylation.

    R J Colbran;M K Smith;C M Schworer;Y L Fong

  • RETRACTED: L-Type Ca2+ Channel Facilitation Mediated by Phosphorylation of the β Subunit by CaMKII

    Chad E. Grueter;Sunday A. Abiria;Igor Dzhura;Yuejin Wu

  • Autophosphorylation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. Effects on total and Ca2+-independent activities and kinetic parameters.

    Y Hashimoto;C M Schworer;R J Colbran;T R Soderling

  • Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. Identification of a regulatory autophosphorylation site adjacent to the inhibitory and calmodulin-binding domains

    C. M. Schworer;R. J. Colbran;J. R. Keefer;Thomas Soderling

  • Inactivation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II by basal autophosphorylation.

    R J Colbran

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark E. Anderson
Mark E. Anderson Johns Hopkins University
Danny G. Winder
Danny G. Winder Vanderbilt University
Stefan Strack
Stefan Strack University of Iowa
Thomas R. Soderling
Thomas R. Soderling Oregon Health & Science University
Brian E. Wadzinski
Brian E. Wadzinski Vanderbilt University
Alfred J. Robison
Alfred J. Robison Michigan State University
Sachin Patel
Sachin Patel Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Stephen J. Yeaman
Stephen J. Yeaman Newcastle University
Ariel Y. Deutch
Ariel Y. Deutch Vanderbilt University
David M. Lovinger
David M. Lovinger National Institutes of Health

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