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Vesicular Glutamate Transport Proteins

Known as: VGLUT Transport Proteins, Transport Proteins, VGLUT, Vesicular Glutamate Transporter Proteins 
A family of vesicular neurotransmitter transporter proteins that were originally characterized as sodium dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporters… 
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Astrocytes contain a vesicular compartment that is competent for regulated exocytosis of glutamate
Astrocytes establish rapid cell-to-cell communication through the release of chemical transmitters. The underlying mechanisms and… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Increased Expression of the Drosophila Vesicular Glutamate Transporter Leads to Excess Glutamate Release and a Compensatory Decrease in Quantal Content
Quantal size is a fundamental parameter controlling the strength of synaptic transmission. The transmitter content of synaptic… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
An essential role for vesicular glutamate transporter 1 (VGLUT1) in postnatal development and control of quantal size.
Quantal neurotransmitter release at excitatory synapses depends on glutamate import into synaptic vesicles by vesicular glutamate… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Vesicular Glutamate Transporters 1 and 2 Target to Functionally Distinct Synaptic Release Sites
Vesicular glutamate transporters (VGLUTs) 1 and 2 show a mutually exclusive distribution in the adult brain that suggests… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Vesicular glutamate transporters in the spinal cord, with special reference to sensory primary afferent synapses
Spinal cord sensory synapses are glutamatergic, but previous studies have found a great diversity in synaptic vesicle structure… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The expression of vesicular glutamate transporters VGLUT1 and VGLUT2 in neurochemically defined axonal populations in the rat spinal cord with emphasis on the dorsal horn
Two vesicular glutamate transporters, VGLUT1 and VGLUT2, have recently been identified, and it has been reported that they are… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Identification of the Differentiation-Associated Na+/PI Transporter as a Novel Vesicular Glutamate Transporter Expressed in a Distinct Set of Glutamatergic Synapses
Glutamate transport into synaptic vesicles is a prerequisite for its regulated neurosecretion. Here we functionally identify a… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The identification of vesicular glutamate transporter 3 suggests novel modes of signaling by glutamate
Quantal release of the principal excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate requires a mechanism for its transport into secretory… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Complementary distribution of vesicular glutamate transporters in the central nervous system
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Immunocytochemical localization of candidates for vesicular glutamate transporters in the rat cerebral cortex
Brain‐specific Na+‐dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporter (BNPI) was recently reported to serve as a vesicular glutamate… 
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