Dr Jeff Barclay Ph.D
Lecturer Cellular and Molecular Physiology
- +44 (0)151 794 5307
- Work email Barclayj@liverpool.ac.uk
Publications
2020
Functional analysis of epilepsy-associated variants in STXBP1/Munc18-1 using humanized Caenorhabditis elegans (Journal article)
Morgan, A. (2020). Functional analysis of epilepsy-associated variants in STXBP1/Munc18-1 using humanized Caenorhabditis elegans. Epilepsia. doi:10.1111/epi.16464
Functional validity, role, and implications of heavy alcohol consumption genetic loci (Journal article)
Thompson, A., Cook, J., Choquet, H., Jorgenson, E., Yin, J., Kinnunen, T., . . . Pirmohamed, M. (2020). Functional validity, role, and implications of heavy alcohol consumption genetic loci. Science Advances, 6(3), eaay5034. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aay5034
2019
IDENTIFYING AND CONFIRMING THE FUNCTIONAL VALIDITY OF GENETIC LOCI IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION USING UK BIOBANK (Conference Paper)
Thompson, A., Cook, J. P., Kinnunen, T., Barclay, J., Morris, A. P., & Pirmohamed, M. (2019). IDENTIFYING AND CONFIRMING THE FUNCTIONAL VALIDITY OF GENETIC LOCI IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION USING UK BIOBANK. In ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH Vol. 43 (pp. 203A). Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/
2018
A Caenorhabditis elegans assay of seizure-like activity optimised for identifying antiepileptic drugs and their mechanisms of action (Journal article)
Wong, S. Q., Jones, A., Dodd, S., Grimes, D., Barclay, J. W., Marson, A. G., . . . Morgan, A. (2018). A Caenorhabditis elegans assay of seizure-like activity optimised for identifying antiepileptic drugs and their mechanisms of action. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS, 309, 132-142. doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.09.004
a-Methyl-a-phenylsuccinimide ameliorates neurodegeneration in a C. elegans model of TDP-43 proteinopathy (Journal article)
Wong, S. Q., Pontifex, M. G., Phelan, M. M., Pidathala, C., Kraemer, B. C., Barclay, J. W., . . . Morgan, A. (2018). a-Methyl-a-phenylsuccinimide ameliorates neurodegeneration in a C. elegans model of TDP-43 proteinopathy. Neurobiology of disease, 118, 40-54. doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2018.06.013
2017
Ethanol Stimulates Locomotion via a G(alpha s)-Signaling Pathway in IL2 Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans (Journal article)
Johnson, J. R., Edwards, M. R., Davies, H., Newman, D., Holden, W., Jenkins, R. E., . . . Barclay, J. W. (2017). Ethanol Stimulates Locomotion via a G(alpha s)-Signaling Pathway in IL2 Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans. GENETICS, 207(3), 1023-1039. doi:10.1534/genetics.117.300119
2016
Interaction of ARF-1.1 and neuronal calcium sensor-1 in the control of the temperature-dependency of locomotion in Caenorhabditis elegans (Journal article)
Todd, P. A. C., McCue, H. V., Haynes, L. P., Barclay, J. W., & Burgoyne, R. D. (2016). Interaction of ARF-1.1 and neuronal calcium sensor-1 in the control of the temperature-dependency of locomotion in Caenorhabditis elegans. Scientific Reports, 6. doi:10.1038/srep30023
Small Heat Shock Proteins Are Novel Common Determinants of Alcohol and Nicotine Sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans (Journal article)
Johnson, J. R., Rajamanoharan, D., McCue, H. V., Rankin, K., & Barclay, J. W. (2016). Small Heat Shock Proteins Are Novel Common Determinants of Alcohol and Nicotine Sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics, 202(3), 1013-1027. doi:10.1534/genetics.115.185025
2015
Using C. elegans to discover therapeutic compounds for ageing-associated neurodegenerative diseases (Journal article)
Chen, X., Barclay, J. W., Burgoyne, R. D., & Morgan, A. (2015). Using C. elegans to discover therapeutic compounds for ageing-associated neurodegenerative diseases. CHEMISTRY CENTRAL JOURNAL, 9. doi:10.1186/s13065-015-0143-y
Ethosuximide ameliorates neurodegenerative disease phenotypes by modulating DAF-16/FOXO target gene expression (vol 10, 51, 2015) (Journal article)
Chen, X., McCue, H. V., Wong, S. Q., Kashyap, S. S., Kraemer, B. C., Barclay, J. W., . . . Morgan, A. (2015). Ethosuximide ameliorates neurodegenerative disease phenotypes by modulating DAF-16/FOXO target gene expression (vol 10, 51, 2015). MOLECULAR NEURODEGENERATION, 10. doi:10.1186/s13024-015-0051-6
Ethosuximide ameliorates neurodegenerative disease phenotypes by modulating DAF-16/FOXO target gene expression (Journal article)
Chen, X., McCuef, H. V., Wong, S. Q., Kashyap, S. S., Kraemer, B. C., Barclay, J. W., . . . Morgan, A. (2015). Ethosuximide ameliorates neurodegenerative disease phenotypes by modulating DAF-16/FOXO target gene expression. Molecular Neurodegeneration, 10. doi:10.1186/s13024-015-0046-3
Expression profile of a Caenorhabditis elegans model of adult neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis reveals down regulation of ubiquitin E3 ligase components. (Journal article)
McCue, H., Chen, X., Barclay, J., Morgan, A., & Burgoyne, R. D. (2015). Expression profile of a Caenorhabditis elegans model of adult neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis reveals down regulation of ubiquitin E3 ligase components.. Scientific reports, 5. doi:10.1038/srep14392
2014
Caenorhabditis elegans dnj-14, the orthologue of the DNAJC5 gene mutated in adult onset neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, provides a new platform for neuroprotective drug screening and identifies a SIR-2.1-independent action of resveratrol (Journal article)
Kashyap, S. S., Johnson, J. R., McCue, H., Chen, X., Edmonds, M. J., Ayala, M., . . . Morgan, A. (2014). Caenorhabditis elegans dnj-14, the orthologue of the DNAJC5 gene mutated in adult onset neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, provides a new platform for neuroprotective drug screening and identifies a SIR-2.1-independent action of resveratrol. Human Molecular Genetics, 23(22), 5916-5927. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddu316
2013
Rab-3 and unc-18 Interactions in Alcohol Sensitivity Are Distinct from Synaptic Transmission (Journal article)
Johnson, J. R., Kashyap, S., Rankin, K., & Barclay, J. W. (2013). Rab-3 and unc-18 Interactions in Alcohol Sensitivity Are Distinct from Synaptic Transmission. PLOS ONE, 8(11). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081117
Using Caenorhabditis elegans to fight human neurodegenerative diseases (Journal article)
Chen, X., Kraemer, B., Barclay, J. W., Burgoyne, R., & Morgan, A. (2013). Using Caenorhabditis elegans to fight human neurodegenerative diseases. Molecular Neurodegeneration. doi:10.1186/1750-1326-8-S1-P12
Identification of key structural elements for neuronal calcium sensor-1 function in the regulation of the temperature-dependency of locomotion in C. elegans (Journal article)
Martin, V. M., Johnson, J. R., Haynes, L. P., Barclay, J. W., & Burgoyne, R. D. (2013). Identification of key structural elements for neuronal calcium sensor-1 function in the regulation of the temperature-dependency of locomotion in C. elegans. MOLECULAR BRAIN, 6. doi:10.1186/1756-6606-6-39
2012
PKC-2 Phosphorylation of UNC-18 Ser322 in AFD Neurons Regulates Temperature Dependency of Locomotion (Journal article)
Edwards, M. R., Johnson, J. R., Rankin, K., Jenkins, R. E., Maguire, C., Morgan, A., . . . Barclay, J. W. (2012). PKC-2 Phosphorylation of UNC-18 Ser322 in AFD Neurons Regulates Temperature Dependency of Locomotion. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 32(20), 7042-7051. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4029-11.2012
Neurotransmitter release mechanisms studied in Caenorhabditis elegans (Journal article)
Barclay, J. W., Morgan, A., & Burgoyne, R. D. (2012). Neurotransmitter release mechanisms studied in Caenorhabditis elegans. CELL CALCIUM, 52(3-4), 289-295. doi:10.1016/j.ceca.2012.03.005
2011
Munc18-1 Tuning of Vesicle Merger and Fusion Pore Properties (Journal article)
Jorgacevski, J., Potokar, M., Grilc, S., Kreft, M., Liu, W., Barclay, J. W., . . . Zorec, R. (2011). Munc18-1 Tuning of Vesicle Merger and Fusion Pore Properties. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 31(24), 9055-9066. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0185-11.2011
Structure-Function Study of Mammalian Munc18-1 and C. elegans UNC-18 Implicates Domain 3b in the Regulation of Exocytosis (Journal article)
Graham, M. E., Prescott, G. R., Johnson, J. R., Jones, M., Walmesley, A., Haynes, L. P., . . . Barclay, J. W. (2011). Structure-Function Study of Mammalian Munc18-1 and C. elegans UNC-18 Implicates Domain 3b in the Regulation of Exocytosis. PLOS ONE, 6(3). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017999
2010
Caenorhabditis elegans: a useful tool to decipher neurodegenerative pathways (Journal article)
Johnson, J. R., Jenn, R. C., Barclay, J. W., Burgoyne, R. D., & Morgan, A. (2010). Caenorhabditis elegans: a useful tool to decipher neurodegenerative pathways. BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS, 38, 559-563. doi:10.1042/BST0380559
Presynaptic targets for acute ethanol sensitivity (Journal article)
Barclay, J. W., Graham, M. E., Edwards, M. R., Johnson, J. R., Morgan, A., & Burgoyne, R. D. (2010). Presynaptic targets for acute ethanol sensitivity. BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS, 38, 172-176. doi:10.1042/BST0380172
2009
Binding of UNC-18 to the N-terminus of syntaxin is essential for neurotransmission in Caenorhabditis elegans (Journal article)
Johnson, J. R., Ferdek, P., Lian, L. -Y., Barclay, J. W., Burgoyne, R. D., & Morgan, A. (2009). Binding of UNC-18 to the N-terminus of syntaxin is essential for neurotransmission in Caenorhabditis elegans. BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 418, 73-80. doi:10.1042/BJ20081956
The Functions of Munc18-1 in Regulated Exocytosis (Journal article)
Burgoyne, R. D., Barclay, J. W., Ciufo, L. E., Graham, M. E., Handley, M. T. W., & Morgan, A. (2009). The Functions of Munc18-1 in Regulated Exocytosis. MECHANISMS OF EXOCYTOSIS, 1152, 76-86. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03987.x
UNC-18 Modulates Ethanol Sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans (Journal article)
Graham, M. E., Edwards, M. R., Holden-Dye, L., Morgan, A., Burgoyne, R. D., & Barclay, J. W. (2009). UNC-18 Modulates Ethanol Sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, 20(1), 43-55. doi:10.1091/mbc.E08-07-0689
2008
A random mutagenesis approach to isolate dominant-negative yeast Sec1 mutants reveals a functional role for domain 3a in yeast and mammalian Sec1/Munc18 proteins (Journal article)
Boyd, A., Ciufo, L. F., Barclay, J. W., Graham, M. E., Haynes, L. P., Doherty, M. K., . . . Morgan, A. (2008). A random mutagenesis approach to isolate dominant-negative yeast Sec1 mutants reveals a functional role for domain 3a in yeast and mammalian Sec1/Munc18 proteins. GENETICS, 180(1), 165-178. doi:10.1534/genetics.108.090423
S-nitrosylation of syntaxin 1 at Cys(145) is a regulatory switch controlling Munc18-1 binding (Journal article)
Palmer, Z. J., Duncan, R. R., Johnson, J. R., Lian, L. -Y., Mello, L. V., Booth, D., . . . Morgan, A. (2008). S-nitrosylation of syntaxin 1 at Cys(145) is a regulatory switch controlling Munc18-1 binding. BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 413, 479-491. doi:10.1042/BJ20080069
Munc-18-1 Regulates the Initial Release Rate of Exocytosis (Journal article)
Barclay, J. W. (2008). Munc-18-1 Regulates the Initial Release Rate of Exocytosis. Biophysical Journal, 94(3), 1084-1093. doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.111203
A gain-of-function mutant of Munc18-1 stimulates secretory granule recruitment and exocytosis and reveals a direct interaction of Munc18-1 with Rab3 (Journal article)
Graham, M. E., Handley, M. T. W., Barclay, J. W., Ciufo, L. F., Barrow, S. L., Morgan, A., & Burgoyne, R. D. (2008). A gain-of-function mutant of Munc18-1 stimulates secretory granule recruitment and exocytosis and reveals a direct interaction of Munc18-1 with Rab3. BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 409, 407-416. doi:10.1042/BJ20071094
2006
Protein kinase B/Akt is a novel cysteine string protein kinase that regulates exocytosis release kinetics and quantal size (Journal article)
Evans, G. J. O., Barclay, J. W., Prescott, G. R., Jo, S. R., Burgoyne, R. D., Birnbaum, M. J., & Morgan, A. (2006). Protein kinase B/Akt is a novel cysteine string protein kinase that regulates exocytosis release kinetics and quantal size. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 281(3), 1564-1572. doi:10.1074/jbc.M503628200
2005
Regulation of exocytosis by protein kinase C. (Conference Paper)
Morgan, A., Burgoyne, R. D., Barclay, J. W., Craig, T. J., Prescott, G. R., Ciufo, L. F., . . . Graham, M. E. (2005). Regulation of exocytosis by protein kinase C.. In Biochemical Society transactions Vol. 33 (pp. 1341-1344). doi:10.1042/bst20051341
Regulation of exocytosis by protein kinase C (Journal article)
Morgan, A., Burgoyne, R. D., Barclay, J. W., Craig, T. J., Prescott, G. R., Ciufo, L. F., . . . Graham, M. E. (2005). Regulation of exocytosis by protein kinase C. BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS, 33, 1341-1344. doi:10.1042/BST0331341
Munc18-1 regulates early and late stages of exocytosis via syntaxin-independent protein interactions (Journal article)
Ciufo, L. F., Barclay, J. W., Burgoyne, R. D., & Morgan, A. (2005). Munc18-1 regulates early and late stages of exocytosis via syntaxin-independent protein interactions. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, 16(2), 470-482. doi:10.1091/mbc.E04-08-0685
Calcium-dependent regulation of exocytosis (Journal article)
Barclay, J. W., Morgan, A., & Burgoyne, R. D. (2005). Calcium-dependent regulation of exocytosis. CELL CALCIUM, 38(3-4), 343-353. doi:10.1016/j.ceca.2005.06.012
2004
Regulation of the fusion pore conductance during exocytosis by cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Journal article)
Barclay, J. W., Aldea, M., Craig, T. J., Morgan, A., & Burgoyne, R. D. (2004). Regulation of the fusion pore conductance during exocytosis by cyclin-dependent kinase 5. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 279(40), 41495-41503. doi:10.1074/jbc.M406670200
Syntaxin/Munc18 interactions in the late events during vesicle fusion and release in exocytosis (Journal article)
Graham, M. E., Barclay, J. W., & Burgoyne, R. D. (2004). Syntaxin/Munc18 interactions in the late events during vesicle fusion and release in exocytosis. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 279(31), 32751-32760. doi:10.1074/jbc.M400827200
2003
Role for calcium in heat shock-mediated synaptic thermoprotection inDrosophila larvae (Journal article)
Barclay, J. W., & Robertson, R. M. (2003). Role for calcium in heat shock-mediated synaptic thermoprotection inDrosophila larvae. Journal of Neurobiology, 56(4), 360-371. doi:10.1002/neu.10247
Phosphorylation of Munc18 by protein kinase C regulates the kinetics of exocytosis (Journal article)
Barclay, J. W., Craig, T. J., Fisher, R. J., Ciufo, L. F., Evans, G. J. O., Morgan, A., & Burgoyne, R. D. (2003). Phosphorylation of Munc18 by protein kinase C regulates the kinetics of exocytosis. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 278(12), 10538-10545. doi:10.1074/jbc.M211114200
2002
Enhancement of presynaptic performance in transgenicDrosophila overexpressing heat shock protein Hsp70 (Journal article)
Karunanithi, S., Barclay, J. W., Brown, I. R., Robertson, R. M., & Atwood, H. L. (2002). Enhancement of presynaptic performance in transgenicDrosophila overexpressing heat shock protein Hsp70. Synapse, 44(1), 8-14. doi:10.1002/syn.10048
Splitting the quantum: regulation of quantal release during vesicle fusion (Journal article)
Burgoyne, R. D., & Barclay, J. W. (2002). Splitting the quantum: regulation of quantal release during vesicle fusion. TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES, 25(4), 176-178. doi:10.1016/S0166-2236(00)02126-3
Impairment of central pattern generation in Drosophila cysteine string protein mutants (Journal article)
Barclay, J., Atwood, H., & Robertson, M. (2002). Impairment of central pattern generation in Drosophila cysteine string protein mutants. Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, 188(1), 71-78. doi:10.1007/s00359-002-0279-9
2001
Enhancement of Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity by Prior Environmental Stress (Journal article)
Barclay, J. W., & Robertson, R. M. (2001). Enhancement of Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity by Prior Environmental Stress. Journal of Neurophysiology, 85(3), 1332-1335. doi:10.1152/jn.2001.85.3.1332
2000
Heat-shock-induced thermoprotection of hindleg motor control in the locust (Journal article)
Barclay, J. W., & Robertson, R. M. (2000). Heat-shock-induced thermoprotection of hindleg motor control in the locust. J Exp Biol, 203(Pt 5), 941-950. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
1999
Neuroprotection at Drosophila synapses conferred by prior heat shock (Journal article)
Karunanithi, S., Barclay, J. W., Robertson, R. M., Brown, I. R., & Atwood, H. L. (1999). Neuroprotection at Drosophila synapses conferred by prior heat shock. J Neurosci, 19(11), 4360-4369. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/