Dr Busra Yucel
BEng - Bioengineering – Firat (Euphrates) Uni, MSci – Physiology - Karadeniz (Black Sea) Technica, PhD – Biochemistry - Uni of Bristol
Current positions
Honorary Research Associate
School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
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Publications
Recent publications
29/05/2026Disease-associated mutations in GluK2 disrupt compartment-specific regulatory mechanisms controlling kainate receptor membrane trafficking
Protocol for detecting palmitoylation of high-molecular-weight rat synaptic proteins via acyl-PEG labeling
STAR Protocols
Coordinated interplay between palmitoylation, phosphorylation and SUMOylation regulates kainate receptor surface expression
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
GluK2 Q/R editing regulates kainate receptor signaling and long-term potentiation of AMPA receptors
iScience
Kainate and AMPA receptors in epilepsy
Neuropharmacology
Thesis
Exploring the Molecular Mechanisms and Trafficking of Kainate Receptors
Supervisors
Award date
07/05/2024
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