John Atack

14.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
189 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

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John Atack is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, John Atack has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 106 papers in Molecular Biology and 30 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in John Atack's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (104 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (29 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (28 papers). John Atack is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (104 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (29 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (28 papers). John Atack collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Belgium. John Atack's co-authors include Gerard R. Dawson, Ruth M. McKernan, Cyrille Sur, Keith A. Wafford, Paul J. Whiting, Elaine K. Perry, Robert H. Perry, Neil Collinson, Andrew Fairbairn and Owain W. Howell and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

John Atack

187 papers receiving 9.9k citations

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Enhanced Learning and Memory and Altered GABAergic Synaptic Transmission in Mice Lacking the α5 Subunit of the GABA_AReceptor

2002 509 citations Neil Collinson, Cyrille Sur et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Basmisanil, an α5-GABAAR negative allosteric modulator, produces rapid and sustained antidepressant-like responses in male mice 2024 ·Neuroscience Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), John Atack, M. Oana Popa, Manoela V. Fogaça	2
2	Neurosteroid Modulation of Synaptic and Extrasynaptic GABAA Receptors of the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens 2024 ·Biomolecules ·Scott J. Mitchell, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Delia Belelli, Stephen J. Martin, Jerome D. Swinny, (unknown), John Atack, Michael Paradowski, Jeremy J. Lambert	3
3	Exploring Calbindin-IMPase fusion proteins structure and activity 2022 ·Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports ·(unknown), John Atack	2
4	Tyrosine 121 moves revealing a ligandable pocket that couples catalysis to ATP-binding in serine racemase 2022 ·Communications Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karen T Elvers, S. Mark Roe, (unknown), Simon E. Ward, Olivera Grubisha, Robert A. Nicholls, John Atack, B.D. Bax	5
5	Relating neurosteroid modulation of inhibitory neurotransmission to behaviour 2021 ·Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·Delia Belelli, (unknown), John Atack, Jeremy J. Lambert	18
6	Conformational flexibility within the small domain of human serine racemase 2020 ·Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications ·(unknown), B.D. Bax, John Atack, S. Mark Roe	4
7	Pharmacological characterisation of MDI-222, a novel AMPA receptor positive allosteric modulator with an improved safety profile 2019 ·Journal of Psychopharmacology ·Simon E. Ward, Mark H Harries, Laura Aldegheri, (unknown), (unknown), Lee A. Dawson, Laurent Lacroix, Joanne Pardoe, Kathryn R. Starr, (unknown), Kerry A. Waters, John Atack, Marie L. Woolley	14
8	A Biophysical Approach to the Identification of Novel ApoE Chemical Probes 2019 ·Biomolecules ·Lucas Kraft, Louise C. Serpell, John Atack	7
9	Lipophilic nalmefene prodrugs to achieve a one-month sustained release 2016 ·Journal of Controlled Release ·(unknown), Michel Guillaume, Herman Borghys, L.L. de Zwart, Ronald de Vries, (unknown), An Vermeulen, Anton A. H. P. Megens, Josée E. Leysen, Piet Herdewijn, Pieter Annaert, John Atack	13
10	Contribution of GABAA receptors containing α3 subunits to the therapeutic-related and side effects of benzodiazepine-type drugs in monkeys 2010 ·Psychopharmacology ·Bradford D. Fischer, John Atack, Donna M. Platt, David S. Reynolds, Gerard R. Dawson, James K. Rowlett	21
11	GABA_A Receptor Subtype‐Selective Efficacy: TPA023, an α2/α3 Selective Non‐sedating Anxiolytic and α5IA, an α5 Selective Cognition Enhancer 2008 ·CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics ·John Atack	40
12	Effects of SB-269970, a 5-HT7 receptor antagonist, in mouse models predictive of antipsychotic-like activity 2008 ·Behavioural Pharmacology ·Ruggero Galici, Jamin D. Boggs, Kirsten L. Miller, Pascal Bonaventure, John Atack	49
13	An inverse agonist selective for α5 subunit-containing GABAA receptors improves encoding and recall but not consolidation in the Morris water maze 2006 ·Psychopharmacology ·Neil Collinson, John Atack, (unknown), Gerard R. Dawson, David Stephens	78
14	Role of GABAA α5-containing receptors in ethanol reward: The effects of targeted gene deletion, and a selective inverse agonist 2005 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·David Stephens, (unknown), (unknown), John Atack, Gerard R. Dawson	34
15	Selective, Orally Active γ-Aminobutyric Acid _A α5 Receptor Inverse Agonists as Cognition Enhancers 2004 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Francine Sternfeld, Robert W. Carling, Richard A. Jelley, (unknown), Kevin J. Merchant, Kevin W. Moore, Austin J. Reeve, Leslie J. Street, Desmond O’Connor, Bindi Sohal, John Atack, Susan M. Cook, Guy R. Seabrook, Keith A. Wafford, F.D. Tattersall, Neil Collinson, Gerard R. Dawson, José L. Castro, Angus M. MacLeod	92
16	Sedation and anesthesia mediated by distinct GABA(A) receptor isoforms. 2003 ·PubMed Central ·David S. Reynolds, Thomas W. Rosahl, Jennifer Cirone, Gillian F. O’Meara, (unknown), Richard J. Newman, (unknown), Cyrille Sur, Owain W. Howell, A. Richard Rutter, John Atack, Alison Macaulay, Karen L. Hadingham, Peter H. Hutson, Delia Belelli, Jeremy J. Lambert, Gerard R. Dawson, Ruth M. McKernan, Paul J. Whiting, Keith A. Wafford	240
17	The 5-HT2B agonist, CP93129, inhibits GABA release from slices of rat globus pallidus and reverses akinesia following intrapallidal administration in the reserpine-treated rat 2000 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·(unknown), John Atack, Cyrille Sur, Susan Duty	2
18	The 5HT_1B receptor agonist, CP‐93129, inhibits [³H]‐GABA release from rat globus pallidus slices and reverses akinesia following intrapallidal injection in the reserpine‐treated rat 2000 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·(unknown), Cyrille Sur, John Atack, Susan Duty	48
19	Changes in [3H]zolpidem and [3H]Ro 15-1788 binding in rat globus pallidus and substantia nigra pars reticulata following a nigrostriatal tract lesion 2000 ·Brain Research ·(unknown), Owain W. Howell, John Atack, Cyrille Sur, Susan Duty	12
20	Loss and recovery of acetylcholinesterase molecular forms in the fornix-lesioned rat hippocampus 1987 ·Neuroscience Letters ·John Atack, E K Perry, James R. Bonham, R.J. Boakes, (unknown)	9

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