Select Publications
Book Chapters
, 2016, 'ePortfolios, Assessment and Professional Skills in the Medical Sciences', in Rowley J (ed.), ePortfolios in Australian Universities, Springer, Singapore, pp. 47 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1732-2_4
, 2015, 'Analyzing Ion Permeation in Channels and Pumps Using Patch-Clamp Recording', in Clarke RJ; Khalid MAA (ed.), Pumps, Channels and Transporters Methods of Functional Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, pp. 51 - 88
Journal articles
, 2019, 'Revisiting autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE) mutations in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor reveal an increase in efficacy regardless of stochiometry', Pharmacological Research, 139, pp. 215 - 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2018.11.031
, 2018, 'The teacher-student journey: Program-wide teamwork skills development and evaluation in the medical sciences', International Journal of Assessment and Evaluation, 24, pp. 1 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2327-7920/cgp/v24i04/1-24
, 2017, 'Replicable Expansion and Differentiation of Neural Precursors from Adult Canine Skin.', Stem Cell Reports, 9, pp. 557 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2017.07.008
, 2016, 'Ligand Binding at the α4-α4 Agonist-Binding Site of the α4β2 nAChR Triggers Receptor Activation through a Pre-Activated Conformational State', PLoS One, 11, pp. e0161154 - e0161154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161154
, 2015, 'A Hydrophobic Area of the GABA ρ1 Receptor Containing Phenylalanine 124 Influences Both Receptor Activation and Deactivation', Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 55, pp. 305 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12031-014-0322-7
, 2013, 'Covalent trapping of methyllycaconitine at the α4-α4 interface of the α4α2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: Antagonist binding site and mode of receptor inhibition revealed', Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288, pp. 26521 - 26532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M113.475053
, 2013, 'An optimised 3 M KCl salt-bridge technique used to measure and validate theoretical liquid junction potential values in patch-clamping and electrophysiology', European Biophysics Journal, 42, pp. 631 - 646, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00249-013-0911-3
, 2012, 'Mixed antagonistic effects of the ginkgolides at recombinant human ρ1 GABAC receptors', Neuropharmacology, 63, pp. 1127 - 1139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.06.067
, 2010, 'Conformational changes in extracellular loop 2 associated with signal transduction in the glycine receptor', Journal of Neurochemistry, 115, pp. 1245 - 1255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.07021.x
, 2010, 'External divalent cations increase anion-cation permeability ratio in glycine receptor channels', Pflugers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 460, pp. 131 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00424-010-0792-6
, 2010, 'Further analysis of counterion permeation through anion-selective glycine receptor channels.', Channels, 4, pp. 142 - 149, http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/channels/article/11020
, 2009, 'Characterization of the effects of charged residues in the intracellular loop on ion permeation in α1 glycine receptor channels', The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 284, pp. 2023 - 2030, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M806618200
, 2009, 'Gating mechanisms in Cys-loop receptors', European Biophysics Journal, 39, pp. 37 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00249-009-0452-y
, 2009, 'Pore structure of the Cys-loop ligand-gated ion channels', Neurochemical Research, 34, pp. 1805 - 1815
, 2008, 'Anion-cation permeability correlates with hydrated counterion size in glycine receptor channels', Biophysical Journal, 95, pp. 4698 - 4715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1529/biophysj.107.125690
, 2006, 'A single P-loop glutamate point mutation to either lysine or arginine switches the cation-anion selectivity of the CNGA2 channel', Journal of General Physiology, 127, pp. 375 - 389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.200509378
, 2005, 'Channel gating in the LGIC receptor superfamily – insights into the signal', Physiology News, pp. 27 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.36866/pn.57.27
, 2005, 'Mutation of the pore glutamate affects both cytoplasmic and external dequalinium block in the rat olfactory CNGA2 channel', European Biophysics Journal with Biophysics Letters, 34, pp. 442 - 453
, 2004, 'In vivo somatic delivery of plasmid DNA and retrograde transport to obtain cell-specific gene expression in the central nervous system', Journal of Neurochemistry, 90, pp. 1445 - 1452
, 2004, 'Mechanisms of channel gating of the ligand-gated ion channelsuperfamily inferred from protein structure', Experimental Physiology, 89, pp. 145 - 153
, 2003, 'Kinetic determinants of agonist potency at the recombinant human glycine receptor', The Journal of Physiology, 549, pp. 361 - 374
, 2003, 'Role of charged residues in coupling ligand binding and channel activation in the extracellular domain of the clycine receptor', The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278, pp. 50151 - 50157
, 2002, 'Hyperekplexia associated with compound heterozygote mutations in the β-subunit of the human inhibitory glycine receptor (GLRB).', Human Molecular Genetics, 11, pp. 853 - 860, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/11.7.853
, 2001, 'Compound heterozygosity and nonsense mutations in the α1-subunit of the inhibitory glycine receptor in hyperekplexia', Human Genetics, 109, pp. 267 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004390100569
, 2000, 'A transient hyperekplexia phenotype associated with compound heterozygote mutations in the human beta-subunit of the inhibitory glycine receptor (GLRB).', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 67, pp. 391 - 391, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000089400702194&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 1999, 'Identification of a new ligand binding domain in the alpha1 subunit of the inhibitory glycine receptor', Journal of Neurochemistry, pp. 2158 - 2166
, 1999, 'Structure-function relationships of the human glycine receptor: Insights from hyperekplexia mutations', Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, pp. 681 - 684
, 1998, 'Properties of human glycine receptors containing the hyperekplexia mutation α1 (K276E), expressed in Xenopus oocytes', Journal of Physiology, 507, pp. 25 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.025bu.x
, 1997, 'The ion channel properties of a rat recombinant neuronal nicotinic receptor are dependent on the host cell type', Journal of Physiology, 505, pp. 299 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.299bb.x
, 1997, 'Recombinant nicotinic receptors, expressed in Xenopus oocytes, do not resemble native rat sympathetic ganglion receptors in single-channel behaviour', Journal of Physiology, 500, pp. 123 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp022004
, 1994, 'Immunolabelling for VDAC, the mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel, on sarcoplasmic reticulum from amphibian skeletal muscle', Neuroscience Letters, 181, pp. 83 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(94)90565-7
, 1992, 'Ultrastructure of sarcoballs on the surface of skinned amphibian skeletal muscle fibres', Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 13, pp. 640 - 653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01738254
Conference Papers
, 2017, 'TEAMWORK SKILLS BUILDING AND REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IN THE MEDICAL SCIENCES USING EPORTFOLIO LEARNING AND AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT', in Chova LG; Martinez AL; Torres IC (eds.), 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES (EDULEARN17), IATED-INT ASSOC TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT, SPAIN, Barcelona, pp. 2086 - 2086, presented at 9th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN), SPAIN, Barcelona, 03 July 2017 - 05 July 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000491356002027&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
Conference Posters
, 2014, 'A novel startle disease mutation reveals the significance of W170 in glycine receptor function', Mt Holyoke College, MA, USA, presented at Gordon Research Conference. Ion Channels: The Molecular Basis of Excitability and Disease., Mt Holyoke College, MA, USA, 06 July 2014 - 11 July 2014
Conference Presentations
, 2011, 'An improved method, with theoretical analysis, for the simple experimental measurement of liquid junction potentials', presented at Joint ASB-BioPhysChem 2011 Conference, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 03 December 2011 - 06 December 2011
, 2011, 'Conformational changes in extracellular loop 2 associated with signal transduction in the glycine receptor', presented at 23rd ISN-ESN Biennial Meeting, Athens, Greece, 28 August 2011 - 01 September 2011, https://www.neurochemistry.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2011-Programme-book.pdf
Conference Abstracts
, 2015, 'Exploiting ligand selectivity to understand allosteric receptor opening', in BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, IL, Chicago, Vol. 97, pp. 624 - 624, presented at Conference on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors as Therapeutic Targets - Emerging Frontiers in Basic Research and Clinical Science, IL, Chicago, 14 October 2015 - 15 October 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2015.08.012
, 2011, 'Investigating the role of loop 9 in glycine receptor signal transduction.', in Gage conference, presented at Gage conference
, 2009, 'Conformational changes in extracellular loop 2 associated with signal transduction in the glycine receptor', in Gage conference, presented at Gage conference
, 2009, 'Loop 2 in the extracellular domain of the glycine receptor is involved in signal transduction', in Proceedings of Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, USA., presented at Society for Neuroscience 2009, Chicago, IL, USA.
, 2008, 'Conformational changes in extracellular loop 2 associated with signal transduction in the glycine receptor.', in The Australian Society for Biophysics, presented at The Australian Society for Biophysics
Preprints
, 2018, Conditional Upregulation of KCC2 selectively enhances neuronal inhibition during seizures, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/253831