Brunk I, Blex C, Sanchis-Segura C, Sternberg J, Perreau-Lenz S , Bilbao A, Hörtnag H, Baron J , Juranek J, Laube G, Birnbaumer L, Spanagel R, Ahnert-Hilger G. (2008) "Deletion of Go2alpha abolishes cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization by disturbing the striatal dopamine system." The FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 22(10), 3736-3746. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=18606864)
Hartmann, J., Dragicevic, E., Adelsberger, H., Henning, H., Sumser, M., Abramowitz, J., Blum, R., Dietrich, A., Freichel, M., Flockerzi, V., Birnbaumer, L., Konnerth, A. (2008) "TRPC3 channels are required for synaptic transmission and motor coordination."
Neuron. USA 59(3), 392-398. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=18701065)
Jin, Y.Z., Thompson, B.D., Zhou, Z.Y., Fu, Y., Birnbaumer, L., Wu, M.X. (2008) "Reciprocal function of Galphai2 and Galphai3 in graft-versus-host disease." Eur. J. Immunol. USA 38(7), 1988-1998.
[Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=18521956)
Chaudhuri, P., Colles, S.M., Bhat, M., Van Wagoner, D.R., Birnbaumer, L.,
Graham, L.M. (2008) "Elucidation of a TRPC6-TRPC5 channel cascade that
restricts endothelial cell movement." Mol. Bio. Cell. USA 19(8),
3203-3211. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=18495872
)
Abramowitz, J., Grenet, D., Birnbaumer, M., Torres, H.N. and Birnbaumer,
L. (2004) "XLαs, the Extralong Form of the α Subunit of the
Gs G Protein is Significantly Longer than Suspected, and So is Its Companion
Alex." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100, 8366-8371. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15148396)
Erxleben, C., Liao, Y., Gentile, S., Chin, D., Gomez-Alegria, C., Mori,
Y., Birnbaumer, L. and Armstrong, D. (2006) "Cyclosporin and Timothy
syndrome increase mode 2 gating of CaV1.2 calcium channels through aberrant
phosphorylation of S6 helices." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103,
3932-3937. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16537462)
Gohla, A., Klement, K., Piekorz, R.P., Pexa, K., vom Dahl, S., Spicher,
K., Dreval, V., Häussinger, D., Birnbaumer, L. and Nürnberg, B. (2007)
"An obligatory requirement for the heterotrimeric G protein Gi3 in the
anti-autophagic action of insulin in the liver." Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci.
USA 104, 3003-3008. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=17296938)
Liao, Y.H., Erxleben, C., Yildirim, E., Abramowitz, J., Armstrong, D. and
Birnbaumer, L. (2007) "Orai proteins interact with TRPC channels Orai
proteins interact with TRPC channels and confer responsiveness to store depletion."
Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 104, 4682-4687. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=17360584)
Liu, X., Cheng, K.T., Bandyopadhyay, B.C., Pani, B., Dietrich, A., Paria,
B.C., Swaim, W.D., Beech, D., Yildirim,E., Singh, B.B., Birnbaumer, L. and
Ambudkar, I.S. (2007) "Attenuation of store-operated Ca2+ current impairs
salivary gland fluid secretion in TRPC1(-/-) mice." Proc. Natl. Acad.
Sci. USA 104, 17542-17547. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=search&term=Attenuation%20of%20store-operated%20Ca2+%20current%20impairs%20salivary)
Thompson, B.D., Jin, Y., Wu, K.H., Colvin, R.A., Luster, A.D., Birnbaumer,
L., Wu, M.X. (2007) "Inhibition of G alpha i2 activation by G alpha i3
in CXCR3-mediated signaling." The Journal of Biological Chemistry 282(13),
9547-9555. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=17289675)
Padigel UM, Stein L, Redding K, Lee JJ, Nolan TJ, Schad GA, Birnbaumer L,
Abraham D. (2007) "Signaling through Gai2± protein is required for recruitment of
neutrophils for antibody-mediated elimination of larval Strongyloides stercoralis
in mice." Journal of leukocyte biology 81(4):1120-1126. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=17242370)
Liao, Y.H,, Erxleben, C., Abramowitz, J., Flockerzi, V., Zhu, M.X., Armstrong,
D.L. and Birnbaumer, L. (2008) "Functional interactions among Orai1,
TRPCs and STIM1 suggest a STIM-regulated heteromeric Orai/TRPC model for SOCE/Icrac."
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 105(8), 2895-2900. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=18287061)
Zurita A., and Birnbaumer L. (2008) "The same mutation in Gsalpha and
transducin (alpha) reveals behavioral differences between these highly homologous
G protein alpha-subunits." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 105(7),
2363-2368. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=18258741)
Edwards RA, Wang K, Davis JS, Birnabumer L . (2008) "Role for epithelial
dysregulation in early-onsert colitis-assocaited colon cancer in Gi2-/- mice."
Inflammatory bowel diseases14(7):898-907. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=18340649)
Reviews
Birnbaumer, L., Yildirim, E. and Abramowitz, J. (2003) "A Comparison of the Genes Coding for Canonical TRP Channels and Their M, V and D Relatives." Cell Calcium 33, 419-432. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12765687)
Birnbaumer, L. (2007) "The discovery of signal transduction by G proteins. A personal account and an overview of the initial findings and contributions that led to our present understanding." Biochim. Biophys. Acta. Biomembranes 1768, 756-771. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=17141178)
Birnbaumer, L. (2007) "Expansion of signal transduction by G proteins from 3 to 16 α subunits plus βγ dimers. The second 15 years or so..." Biochim. Biophys. Acta Biomembranes 1768, 772-793. [Abstract](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=17258171)
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