My research

2012

• Confocal microscopy imaging of NR2B-containing NMDA receptors based on fluorescent ifenprodil-like conjugates. Marchand P., Becerril-Ortega J., Mony L., Bouteiller C., Paoletti P., Nicole O., Barré L., Buisson A., and Perrio C. Bioconjug. Chem. 23(1): 21-6 (2012). [ Pubmed | .pdf ]
• Photoantenna in two cryptochrome-photolyase proteins from O. tauri: Presence, nature and ultrafast photoinduced dynamics Brazard J., Ley C., Lacombat F., Plaza P., Mony L., Heijde M., Zabulon G., and Bowler C. J. Photochem. Photobiol. 234:135145 (2012). [ ScienceDirect | .pdf]

2011

• Molecular Basis of Positive Allosteric Modulation of GluN2B NMDA Receptors by Polyamines. Mony L., Zhu S., Carvalho S. and Paoletti P. EMBO J. 30(15):3134-46 (2011). [ Pubmed | .pdf | SI ]

2010

• Identification of a Novel NR2B-selective NMDA Receptor Antagonist Using a Virtual Screening Approach. Mony L., Triballeau N., Paoletti P., Acher F. and Bertrand H.O. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 20(18): 5552-5558 (2010). [ PubMed | .pdf ]
• Modulateurs allostériques des récepteurs NMDA contenant la sous-unité GluN2B: sites de liaison et mécanismes d'action (Allosteric modulators of GluN2B-containing NMDA receptors: binding-sites and mechanisms of action). Mony L. PhD thesis, University Paris Descartes (2010). [ Sudoc | .pdf ]
• Spectro-temporal Characterization of the Photoactivation Mechanism of Two New Oxidized Cryptochrome/Photolyase Photoreceptors. Brazard J., Usman A., Lacombat F., Ley C., Martin M.M., Plaza P., Mony L., Heijde M., Zabulon G., and Bowler C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132(13): 4935-45 (2010). [ PubMed | .pdf | SI ]

2009

• Allosteric Modulators of NR2B-containing NMDA Receptors: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential. Mony L. , Kew J.N.C., Gunthorpe M.J., Paoletti P. Br. J. Pharmacol. 175(8): 1301-1317 (2009) (review) [ PubMed | .pdf ]
• Mechanism of Differential Control of NMDA Receptor Activity by NR2 subunits. Gielen M., Siegler-Rechtless B., Mony L., Johnson J.W., Paoletti P. Nature 459: 703-707 (2009) [ PubMed | .pdf | SI ]
• Structural Basis of NR2B-selective Antagonist Recognition by N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors. Mony L. , Krzaczkowski L., Leonetti M., Le Goff A., Alarcon K., Neyton J., Bertrand H.O., Acher F., and Paoletti P. Mol. Pharmacol. 75: 60-74 (2009) [ PubMed | .pdf | SI ]

2008

• Reactive Derivatives for Affinity Labeling in the Ifenprodil Site of NMDA Receptors. Alarcon K., Marz A., Mony L., Neyton J., Paoletti P., Goeldner M., and Foucaud B. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 18(9): 2765-2770 (2008) [ PubMed | .pdf ]

2005

• Efficient Ruthenium Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of Functionalized Imines by Isopropanol under Controlled Microwave Heating. Samec J.S.M., Mony L., and Bäckvall J.E. Can. J. Chem./Rev. Can. Chim. 83: 909-916 (2005) [ Can.J.Chem. | .pdf ]