Publications
Dillon J. McGovern, Abigail M. Polter, Annie Ly, Emily D. Prevost, Connor J. McNulty, David H. Root. Ventral Tegmental Area Glutamate Neurons establish a mu-opioid receptor gated circuit to mesolimbic dopamine neurons and regulate prescription opioid-seeking behavior. Submitted, December 2022
Zhe Yu, Alexandre Kisner, Amy Bhatt, Abigail M. Polter, and Paul J. Marvar. Central amygdala angiotensin type 1 receptor (Agtr1) expressing neurons contribute to fear extinction. Resubmitted, November 2022
Sam B. Choi, Abigail M. Polter, Peter Nemes. Patch-calmp proteomics of single neurons in tissue using electrophysiology and subcellular capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry. Anal. Chem. 2022 Jan 25;94(3):1637-1644
Dillon J. McGovern, Abigail M. Polter, David H Root. Neurochemical signaling of reward and aversion by ventral tegmental area glutamate neurons. J Neurosci. 2021 Jun 23;41(25):5471-5486
Abigail M. Polter*, Kelsey Barcomb *, Ayumi C. Tsuda, Julie A. Kauer. Synaptic function and plasticity in identified inhibitory inputs onto VTA dopamine neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience. 2018 May; 47(10):1208-1218
Abigail M. Polter, Kelsey Barcomb, Paige M. Dingess, Rudy W. Chen, Travis E. Brown, and Julie A. Kauer. Constitutive activation of Kappa Opioid Receptors at VTA inhibitory synapses following acute stress. eLife, 2017 April 12; 12;6
Abigail M. Polter, Rachel A. Bishop, Lisa A. Briand, Nicholas M. Graziane, R. Christopher Pierce, and Julie A. Kauer. Post-stress block of kappa opioid receptors rescues LTPGABA and prevents reinstatement of cocaine seeking. Biological Psychiatry, 2014 Nov 15; 76 (10):785-93
Nicholas M. Graziane, Abigail M. Polter, Lisa A. Briand, R. Christopher Pierce and Julie A. Kauer. Kappa opioid receptors regulate stress-induced cocaine-seeking and synaptic plasticity. Neuron, 2013 Mar 6; 77(5):942-954
Abigail Polter, Sufen Yang, Richard Jope and Xiaohua Li. Functional significance of glycogen synthase kinase-3 regulation by serotonin. Cellular Signaling 2012 Jan;24(1):265
Abigail Polter, Eleonore Beurel, Rakesha Garner, Ling Song, Courtney A. Miller, J. David Sweatt, Lori L. McMahon, Alfred A. Bartolucci, Xiaohua Li, and Richard S. Jope. Deficiency in the inhibitory serine-phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 increases sensitivity to mood disturbances. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2010 Jul; 35(8):1761–1774
Abigail Polter, Sufen Yang, Anna A. Zmijewska, Thomas Van Groen, Ji-Hye Paik, Ronald A. DePinho, Stanford L. Peng, Richard S. Jope and Xiaohua Li.. FoxO Transcription Factors in Brain – Regulation by Serotonin and Behavioral Manifestation. Biological Psychiatry. 2009 Jan 15;65(2):150-9
Reviews and Commentaries
Tiffany Lowe-Power, Louise Dyson, and Abigail M. Polter. A generation of junior faculty is at risk from the impacts of COVID-19. PLoS Biol. 2021 May 25;19(5):e3001266
Chloe Bouarab, Brittney Thompson, and Abigail M. Polter. VTA GABA neurons at the interface of stress and reward. Front Neural Circuits. 2019 Dec 5;13:78.
Julie A Kauer and Abigail M. Polter. Two pronged control of the dorsal raphe by the VTA. Neuron 2019 Feb 20;101(4):553-555 News and views
Julie A. Kauer and Abigail M. Polter Yin and Yang: unsilencing synapses to control cocaine seeking. Neuron, 2014 Sep; 83 (6):1234-1235 . News and views
Abigail M. Polter and Julie A. Kauer. Stress and VTA Synapses: implications for addiction and depression. European Journal of Neuroscience, 2014 Apr;39(7):1179-88
Abigail M. Polter and Xiaohua Li. Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 is an intermediate modulator of serotonin neurotransmission Front Mol Neurosci. 2011;4:31
Abigail Polter and Xiaohua Li. 5-HT1A Receptor-regulated Signal Transduction Pathways in Brain. Cellular Signaling, 2010 Oct; 22(10): 1406-1412
Benos DJ, Bashari E, Chaves JM, Gaggar A, Kapoor N, LaFrance M, Mans R, Mayhew D, McGowan S, Polter A, Qadri Y, Sarfare S, Schultz K, Splittgerber R, Stephenson J, Tower C, Walton RG, Zotov A. The ups and downs of peer review. Adv Physiol Educ. 2007 Jun;31(2):145-52.