Light regulation of Ca2+ in the cone photoreceptor synaptic terminal. Choi SY, Jackman S, ThoresoWB, Kramer RH. Vis Neurosci. 2008 Sep-Dec;25(5-6):693-700.

Photochemical control of endogenous ion channels and cellular excitability. Fortin DL, Banghart MR, Dunn TW, Borges K, Wagenaar DA, Gaudry Q, Karakossian MH, Otis TS, Kristan WB, Trauner D, Kramer RH. Nat Methods. 2008 Apr;5(4):331-8.


Remote control of neuronal activity with a light-gated glutamate receptor.  Szobota S, Gorostiza P, Del Bene F, Wyart C, Fortin DL, Kolstad KD, Tulyathan O, Volgraf M, Numano R,Aaron HL, Scott EK, Kramer RH, Flannery J, Baier H, Trauner D, Isacoff EY.  Neuron. 2007 May 24;54(4):535-45.


Staples, tape measures, and bungee cords: a variety of bifunctional reagents for understanding and controlling ion channels.  Mourot A, Kramer RH.  ACS Chem Biol. 2007 Jul 20;2(7):451-3.


Synaptic Ca²⁺ in darkness is lower in rods than cones causing slower tonic release of vesicles.  Sheng Z, Choi SY, Dharia A, Li J, Sterling P, Kramer RH. (2007) Journal of Neuroscience.


Light-induced depolarization of neurons using a modified shaker k+ channel and a molecular photoswitch.  Chambers JJ, Banghart M, Trauner D, Kramer RH. (2006) J Neurophysiol.   Nov;96(5):2792-6. PDF download


Allosteric control of an ionotropic glutamate receptor with an optical switch. Volgraf M, Gorostiza P, Numano R, Kramer RH, Isacoff EY, Trauner D. (2006) Nat Chem Biol. Jan; 2(1):47-52  PDF download


Photochemical tools for remote control of ion channels in excitable cells. Kramer RH, Chambers JJ, Trauner D. (2005) Nat Chem Biol.  Dec;1(7):360-5


Encoding light intensity by the cone photoreceptor synapse. Choi SY, Borghuis BG, Rea R, Levitan ES, Sterling P, Kramer RH. (2005) Neuron. Dec 22; 48(6):1067


Imaging light-modulated release of synaptic vesicles in the intact retina: retinal physiology at the dawn of the post-electrode era. Choi SY, Sheng Z, Kramer RH. (2005) Vision Res. Dec;45(28):3487-95


Light-activated ion channels for remote control of neuronal firing. Banghart M, Borges K, Isacoff E, Trauner D, Kramer RH. (2004) Nat Neurosci. 12, 1381-1286 PDF download


Metabolic modulation of potassium channels. Trauner D, Kramer RH. (2004) Sci. STKE 233,PDF download


Streamlined synaptic vesicle cycling in cone photoreceptor terminals. Rea R, Li J, Dharia A,  Levitan ES, Sterling P, Kramer RH. (2004) Neuron 41(5):755-766  PDF download


Tyrosine phosphorylation of rod cyclic nucleotide-gated channels switches off Ca2+/calmodulin inhibition. Krajewski JL, Luetje CW, Kramer RH. (2003) J. Neurosci. 23(31): 10100-10106 PDF download


Patch cramming reveals the mechanism of ling-term suppression of cyclic nucleotides in intact neurons.  B. Trivedi, and R.H. Kramer. (2002) J. Neurosci. 22, 8819-8826 PDF download

Growth factors regulate phototransduction in retinal rods by modulating cyclic nucleotide-gated channels through phosphorylation of a specific tyrosine residue. A. Savchenko, T.W. Kraft, E.Molokanova and R.H. Kramer. (2001) PNAS 98,5880-5885 PDF download


Mechanism of inhibition of cyclic nucleotide-gated channel by protein tyrosine kinase probed with genistein. E. Molokanova and R.H. Kramer. (2001) J Gen Physiol 117(3):219-34 PDF download


Interactions of cyclic nucleotide-gated channel subunits and protein tyrosine kinase probed with genistein. E. Molokanova, A. Savchenko, and R.H. Kramer. (2000) J Gen Physiol. 115(6):685-96. PDF download


Non-catalytic inhibition of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels by tyrosine kinase induced by genistein. E. Molokanova, A. Savchenko, and R. H. Kramer. (1999) J. Gen. Physiol. 113, 45-56 PDF download


Activity-dependent modulation of rod photoreceptor CNG channels mediated by phosphorylation of a specific tyrosine residue. E. Molokanova, F. Maddox, C. L. Luetje, and R. H. Kramer. (1999) J. Neurosci. 19, 4786-4795 PDF download


Spanning binding sites on allosteric proteins with polymer-linked ligand dimers. R. H. Kramer and J. Karpen. (1998) Nature 395, 710-713 PDF download


Real-time patch-cram detection of intracellular cGMP reveals long-term suppression of responses to NO and muscarinic agonists. B. Trivedi and R. H. Kramer. (1998) Neuron 21, 895-906.Cyclic-nucleotide-gated channels mediate synaptic feedback by nitric oxide. A. Savchenko, S.


Barnes, and R.H. Kramer. (1997) Nature 390(6661):694-8. PDF downloadModulation of rod photoreceptor cyclic nucleotide-gated channels by tyrosine phosphorylation. E. Molokanova, B. Trivedi, A. Savtchenko, and R. H. Kramer. (1997) J. Neurosci. 17, 9068-9076 PDF download