SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Original articles:
1.
Kerti-Szigeti, K., Nusser, Z. & Eyre, M.D. (2014) Synaptic GABAA receptor clustering without the γ2
subunit. J Neurosci, in press
2.
Szabó, G. G., Lenkey, N., Holderith, N., Andrási, T., Nusser, Z. & Hájos, N. (2014) Presynaptic calcium
channel inhibition underlies CB1 cannabinoid receptor-mediated suppression of GABA release, J
Neurosci, 34, 7958-7963.
3.
Kirizs, T., Kerti-Szigeti, K., Lorincz, A., & Nusser, Z. Distinct axo-somato-dendritic distributions of
three potassium channels in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells. Eur J Neurosci, 39, 1771-1783.
4.
Nusser, Z. (2012). Differential subcellular distribution of ion channels and the diversity of neuronal
function. Curr Opin in Neurobiol, 22, 366-371.
5.
Holderith, N., Lorincz, A., Katona, G., Rózsa, B., Kulik, A., Watanabe, M. & Nusser, Z. (2012), Release
probability of hippocampal glutamatergic terminals scales with the size of the active zone, Nature
Neurosci, 15, 988-997.
6.
Vervaeke, K., Lorincz, A., Nusser, Z. & Silver, R. A (2012) Gap Junctions compensate for sub-linear
dendritic integration in an inhibitory network. Science, 335, 1624-1628.
7.
Eyre, M.D., Renzi, M., Farrant, M. & Nusser, Z. (2012) Setting the time course of inhibitory synaptic
currents by mixing multiple GABAAR α subunit isoforms. J Neurosci, 32, 5853-5867.
8.
Sumegi, M., Fukazawa, Y., Matsui, K., Lorincz, A., Eyre, M.D., Nusser, Z., & Shigemoto, R. (2012)
Virus-mediated swapping of zolpidem-insensitive with zolpidem-sensitive GABAA receptors in cortical
pyramidal cells. J Physiol (London), 590, 1517-1534.
9.
Kerti, K., Lorincz, A., and Nusser, Z. (2012). Unique somato-dendritic distribution pattern of Kv4.2
channels on hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells. Eur J Neurosci, 35, 66-75.
10. Vervaeke, K., Lorincz, A., Gleeson, P., Farinella, M., Nusser, Z. & Silver, R. A (2010) Rapid
desynchronization of an electrically coupled interneuron network with sparse excitatory synaptic input.
Neuron, 67, 435-451.
11. Lorincz, A. & Nusser, Z. (2010) Molecular identity of dendritic voltage-gated sodium channels. Science,
328, 906-909.
12. Eyre, M.D., Kerti, K. & Nusser, Z. (2009) Molecular diversity of deep short-axon cells of the rat main
olfactory bulb. Eur J Neurosci, 29, 1397-1407.
13. Nusser, Z. (2009) Variability in the subcellular distribution of ion channels increases neuronal diversity.
Trends in Neurosci, 32, 267-274.
14. Watt, A.J., Cuntz, H., Mori, M., Nusser, Z., Sjostrom, P.J. & Hausser, M. (2009) Traveling waves in the
developing cerebellar cortex mediated by directed synaptic connections between Purkinje cells. Nature
Neurosci, 12, 463-473.
15. Lorincz, A. & Nusser, Z. (2008) Cell type-dependent molecular composition of the axon initial segment. J
Neurosci 28, 14329-14340.
16. Lorincz, A. & Nusser, Z. (2008) Specificity of immunoreactions: The importance of testing specificity in
each method. J Neurosci 28, 9083-9086.
17. Eyre, M.D., Antal M. & Nusser, Z. (2008) Distinct deep short-axon cell subtypes of the main olfactory
bulb provide novel intrabulbar and extrabulbar GABAergic connections. J Neurosci 28, 8217-8229.
18. Kollo, M., Holderith, N.B., Antal, M. & Nusser, Z. (2008) Unique clustering of A-type potassium
channels on different cell types of the main olfactory bulb. Eur J Neurosci 27, 1686-1699.
19. Biro, A. A., Holderith, N.B. & Nusser, Z. (2006) Release probability-dependent scaling of the
postsynaptic responses at single hippocampal GABAergic synapses. J Neurosci 26, 12487-12496.
20. Antal, M., Eyre, M., Finklea, B. & Nusser, Z. (2006) External tufted cells in the main olfactory bulb form
two distinct subpopulations Eur J Neurosci, 24, 1124-1136.
21. Kollo, M., Holderith, N.B. & Nusser, Z. (2006) Novel subcellular distribution pattern of A-type K+
channels on neuronal surface J Neurosci, 26, 2684-2691.
22. Cathala, L., Holderith, N.B., Nusser, Z., DiGregorio, D. A. & Cull-Candy, S. G. (2005) Changes in
synaptic structure underlie the developmental speeding of AMPA receptor-mediated EPSCs. Nat
Neurosci, 8, 1310-1318.
23. Biro, A.A. & Nusser, Z. (2005) Synapse-independence breaks down during highly synchronous network
activity in the rat hippocampus. Eur J Neurosci, 22, 1257-1262.
24. Farrant, M., & Nusser, Z. (2005) Variations on an inhibitory theme: phasic and tonic activation of
GABAA receptors. Nat Rev Neurosci, 6, 215-229.
25. Biro, A.A., Holderith, N.B. & Nusser, Z. (2005) Quantal size is independent of the release probability at
hippocampal excitatory synapses. J Neurosci 25, 223-232.
26. Losonczy, A., Biro, A.A., & Nusser, Z. (2004) Persistently active cannabinoid receptors mute a subpopulation of hippocampal interneurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 101, 1362-1367.
27. Holderith, N.B., Shigemoto, R. & Nusser, Z. (2003) Cell type-dependent expression of HCN1 in the main
olfactory bulb. Eur J Neurosci, 18, 344-354.
28. Losonczy, A., Somogyi, P. & Nusser, Z. (2003) Reduction of excitatory postsynaptic responses by
persistently active metabotropic glutamate receptors in the hippocampus. J Neurophysiol, 89, 1910-1919.
29. Lőrincz, A., Notomi, T., Tamás, G., Shigemoto, R. & Nusser, Z. (2002) Polarized and compartmentdependent distribution of the hyperpolarization-activated channel HCN1 in pyramidal cell dendrites.
Nature Neurosci, 5, 1185-1193.
30. Nusser, Z. (2002) Release-independent short-term facilitation at GABAergic synapses in the olfactory
bulb. Neuropharmacology, 43, 573-583.
31. DiGregorio, D.A., Nusser, Z. & Silver, R.A. (2002) Spillover of glutamate onto synaptic AMPA
receptors enhances fast transmission at a cerebellar synapse. Neuron, 35, 521-533.
32. Losonczy, A, Zhang, L., Shigemoto, R. Somogyi, P. & Nusser, Z. (2002) Cell type dependence and
variability in the short-term plasticity of EPSCs in identified mouse hippocampal interneurones. J Physiol
(London), 542, 193-210.
33. Nusser, Z. & Mody, I. (2002) Selective modulation of tonic and phasic inhibitions in dentate gyrus
granule cells. J Neurophysiol, 87, 2624-2628.
34. Nusser, Z., Kay, L. M., Laurent, G., Homanics, G.E., & Mody, I. (2001). Disruption of GABAA receptors
on GABAergic interneurons leads to increased oscillatory power in the olfactory bulb network. J
Neurophysiol, 86: 2823-2833.
35. Tretter, V., Hauer, B., Nusser, Z., Mihalek, R. M., Hoger, H., Homanics, G. E., Somogyi, P., & Sieghart,
W. (2001). Targeted disruption of the GABAA receptor  subunit gene leads to an up-regulation of 2
subunit-containing receptors in cerebellar granule cells. J Biol Chem, 276, 10532-10538.
36. Soltesz, I., & Nusser, Z. (2001). Background inhibition to the fore. Nature, 409, 24-26.
37. Nusser, Z., Naylor, D., & Mody, I. (2001). Synapse-specific contribution of the variation of transmitter
concentration to the decay of inhibitory synaptic currents. Biophys J, 80, 1251-1261.
38. Nusser, Z. (2000). AMPA and NMDA receptors: Similarities and differences in their synaptic
distribution. Curr Opin Neurobiol, 10, 337-341.
39. Hájos, N., Nusser, Z., Rancz, E. A., Freund, T. F., & Mody, I. (2000). Cell type- and synapse-specific
variability in synaptic GABAA receptor occupancy. Eur J Neurosci, 12, 810-818.
40. Nusser, Z., Sieghart, W., & Mody, I. (1999). Differential regulation of synaptic GABAA receptors by
cAMP-dependent protein kinase in mouse cerebellar and olfactory bulb neurones. J Physiol (London),
521, 421-435.
41. Nusser, Z., Ahmad, Z., Tretter, V., Fuchs, K., Wisden, W., Sieghart, W. & Somogyi, P. (1999) Alterations
in the expression of GABAA receptor subunits in cerebellar granule cells after the disruption of the 6
subunit gene. Eur J Neurosci, 11, 1685-1697.
42. Nusser, Z. (1999) A new approach to estimate the number, density and variability of receptors at central
synapses. Eur J Neurosci, 11, 745-752.
43. Nusser, Z., Lujan, R., Laube, G., Roberts, J. D. B., Molnar, E. & Somogyi, P. (1998) Cell type and
pathway dependence of synaptic AMPA receptor number and variability in the hippocampus. Neuron, 21,
545-559.
44. Nusser, Z., Hajos, N., Somogyi, P. & Mody, I. (1998) Increased number of synaptic GABAA receptors
underlies potentiation at hippocampal inhibitory synapses. Nature, 395, 172-177.
45. Nusser, Z., Sieghart, W. & Somogyi, P. (1998) Segregation of different GABAA receptors to synaptic and
extrasynaptic membranes of cerebellar granule cells. J Neurosci, 18, 1693-1703.
46. Nusser, Z., Cull-Candy, S. G. & Farrant, M. (1997) Differences in synaptic GABAA receptor number
underlie variation in GABA mini amplitude. Neuron, 19, 697-709.
47. Jones, A., Korpi, E. R., McKernan, R. M., Pelz, R., Nusser, Z., Makela, R., Mellor, J. R., Pollard, S.,
Bahn, S., Stephenson, F. A., Randall, A. D., Sieghart, W., Somogyi, P., Smith, A. J. H. & Wisden, W.
(1997) Ligand-gated ion channel subunit partnership: GABAA receptor 6 subunit gene inactivation
inhibits  subunit expression. J Neurosci, 15, 1350-1362.
48. Nusser, Z., Sieghart, W., Benke, D., Fritschy, J.-M. & Somogyi, P. (1996) Differential synaptic targeting
of two major -aminobutyric acid type A receptor  subunits on hippocampal pyramidal cells. Proc Natl
Acad Sci USA, 93, 11939-11944.
49. Shigemoto, R., Kulik, A., Roberts, J.D.B., Ohishi, H., Nusser, Z., Kaneko, T. & Somogyi, P. (1996)
Target-cell-specific concentration of a metabotropic glutamate receptor in the presynaptic active zone.
Nature, 381, 523-525.
50. Lujan, R., Nusser, Z., Roberts, J. D. B., Shigemoto, R. and Somogyi, P. (1996) Perisynaptic location of
metabotropic glutamate receptors mGluR1 and mGluR5 on dendrites and dendritic spines in the
hippocampus. Eur J Neurosci, 8, 1488-1500.
51. Nusser, Z., Sieghart, W., Stephenson, F. A. & Somogyi, P. (1996) The 6 subunit of the GABAA receptor
is concentrated in both inhibitory and excitatory synapses on cerebellar granule cells. J Neurosci, 16, 103114.
52. Baude, A., Nusser, Z., Molnar, E., McIlhinney, R.A.J. & Somogyi, P. (1995) High-resolution
immunogold localization of AMPA type glutamate receptor subunits at synaptic and non-synaptic sites in
rat hippocampus. Neuroscience, 69, 1031-1055.
53. Nusser, Z., Roberts, J.D.B., Baude, A., Richards, J.G., Sieghart, W. & Somogyi, P. (1995)
Immunocytochemical localization of the 1 and 2/3 subunits of the GABAA receptor in relation to
specific GABAergic synapses in the dentate gyrus. Eur J Neurosci, 7, 630-646.
54. Nusser, Z., Roberts, J.D.B., Baude, A., Richards, J.G. & Somogyi, P. (1995) Relative densities of synaptic
and extrasynaptic GABAA receptors on cerebellar granule cells as determined by a quantitative
immunogold method. J Neurosci, 15, 2948-2960.
55. Nusser, Z., Mulvihill, E., Streit, P. & Somogyi, P. (1994) Subsynaptic segregation of metabotropic and
ionotropic glutamate receptors as revealed by immunogold localization. Neuroscience, 61, 421-427.
56. Molnar, E., McIlhinney, R.A.J., Baude, A., Nusser, Z. & Somogyi, P. (1994) Membrane topology of the
GluR1 glutamate receptor subunit: epitope mapping by site-directed antipeptide antibodies. J Neurochem,
63, 683-693.
57. Baude, A., Nusser, Z., Roberts, J.D.B., Mulvihill, E., McIlhinney, R.A.J. & Somogyi, P. (1993) The
metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR1) is concentrated at perisynaptic membrane of neuronal
subpopulations as detected by immunogold reaction. Neuron, 11, 771-787.
Book chapters:
1. Nusser, Z. (2007) Subcellular distribution of neurotransmitter receptors and voltage-gated ion channels. In
Dendrites. 2nd edition, Stuart, G., Spruston, N., and Hausser, M. (eds), Oxford University Press, Oxford,
155-183.
2. Nusser, Z. (1999) Subcellular distribution of amino acid neurotransmitter receptors and voltage-gated
channels. In Dendrites. Stuart, G., Spruston, N., and Hausser, M. (eds), Oxford University Press, Oxford,
85-113.
3. Nusser, Z. and Shigemoto, R. (1998) Input- and output-specific segregation of amino acid neurotransmitter
receptors on the surface of central neurones. In Excitatory Amino Acids: From Genes to Therapies.
Turski L. et al. (eds) Ernst Schering Res. Found. Workshop, Vol. 23, Springer, Berlin, 187-205.
4. Somogyi, P., Nusser, Z., Roberts, J. D. B and Lujan, R. (1998) Precision and variability in the placement of
pre- and postsynaptic receptors in relation to neurotransmitter release sites. In Quantal Transmission in
the Central Nervous System. Faber, D. et al. (eds.) Human Frontier Science Program Workshop IV, 4,
82-93.
5. Nusser, Z. and Somogyi, P. (1997) Compartmentalised distribution of GABAA and glutamate receptors in
relation to transmitter release sites on the surface of cerebellar neurones. In The Cerebellum: From
Function to Control. de Zeeuw, C. I., Strata, P. and Voogd, J. (eds.), Progress in Brain Res. Vol. 114,
Elsevier Science Publ., pp. 109-127.