Dr. Bai Publications

  1. brainBai, G. and Kusiak, J.W.(1997) Nerve growth factor up-regulates the rat N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 1 promoter in PC12 cells. J. Biol. Chem. 272:5936-42.
  2. Bai, G., Norten, D. Prenger, M. & Kusiak, J.W. (1998) Single-stranded DNA binding proteins and NRSF participate in the cell-specific transcription control of the NMDAR1 gene. J. Biol. Chem. 273:1086-91.
  3. Krainc, D., Bai, G., Okamoto, S-i, Carles, M., Kusiak, J.W., Brent, R. & Lipton, S.A. (1998) Synergistic activation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit 1 promoter by myocyte enhancer factor 2C and Sp1. J. Biol. Chem. 273:26218-24.
  4. Chio, Y-B., Tenneti, L., Le, D., Ortiz, J., Bai, G., Chen, H-S. V. & Lipton, S.A. (2000) Molecular basis of NMDA receptor modulation by S-nitrosylation. Nature Neurosci. 3:15-21.
  5. Liu, G., Prenger, M.S., Norton, D.D., Mei, L., John W. Kusiak, J.W. & Bai, G. (2001) NGF uses Ras/Erk and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase cascades to upregulate the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 1 promoter. J. Biol. Chem. 276:45372-9.
  6. Okamoto, S-I, Sherman, K., Bai, G. & Lipton, S.A. (2002) Effect of the ubiquitous transcription factors, SP1 & MAZ, on NMDA receptor subunit type 1 (NR1) expression during neuronal differentiation. Mol. Brain Res. 107:89-96.
  7. Liu, A.G., Zhuang, Z-Y, Hoffman, P.W. & Bai, G. (2003) Functional analysis of the rat N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2A promoter: multiple transcription start points, positive regulation by Sp factors and translational regulation. J. Biol. Chem. 278:26423-34.
  8. Bai, G, Zhuang, Z-Y, Liu, A.G. & Hoffman, P.W. (2003) The role of the RE1 element in activation of the NR1 promoter during neuronal differentiation. J. Neurochem. 86:992-1005.
  9. Liu, A.G., Hoffman, P.W., Lu, W.W. & Bai, G. (2004) NF-kB site interacts with Sp factors and upregulates the NR1 promoter during neuronal differentiation. J. Biol. Chem. 279(17):17449-58.
  10. Khadeer, M.A., Sahu, S.N., Bai, G., Abdulla, S. & Gupta, A. (2005) Expression of the zinc transporter ZIP1 in osteoclasts. Bone. 37(3):296-304.
  11. Bai, G., Ambalavanar, R., Wei, D. & Dessem D. (2007) Downregulation of selective microRNAs in trigeminal ganglion neurons following inflammatory muscle pain. Mol Pain. 3:15. PMCID:PMC1896151
  12. Sahu, S.N., Nunez, S., Bai, G. & Gupta, A. (2007) Interaction of Pyk2 and PTP-PEST with leupaxin in prostate cancer cells. Am. J. Physiol. Cell Physiol. 292(6):C2288-96.
  13. Bai, G., Wei, D., Zou, S., Ren, K., & Dubner, R. (2010) Inhibition of class II histone deacetylases in the spinal cord attenuates inflammatory hyperalgesia. Mol Pain. 6:51. PMCID:PMC2942827
  14. Dessem, D., Ambalavanar, R., Evancho, M., Moutanni, A., Yallampalli, C. & Bai, G. (2010) Eccentric muscle contraction and stretching evoke mechanical hyperalgesia and modulate CGRP and P2X(3) expression in a functionally relevant manner. Pain. 149(2):284-95. PMCID:PMC2860684
  15. Wei, F., Dubner, R., Zou, S., Ren, K., Bai, G., Wei, D. & Guo, W. (2010) Molecular depletion of descending serotonin unmasks its novel facilitatory role in the development of persistent pain. J Neurosci. 30(25):8624-36. PMCID:PMC2902253
  16. Han, J., Kesner, P., Metna-Laurent, M., Duan, T., Xu, L., Georges, F., Koehl, M., Abrous, D.N., Mendizabal-Zubiaga, J., Grandes, P., Liu, Q., Bai, G., Wang, W., Xiong, L., Ren, W., Marsicano, G. & Zhang, X. (2012) Acute cannabinoids impair working memory through astroglial CB1 receptor modulation of hippocampal LTD. Cell. 148(5):1039-50.