Stefan Gründer

The paper functionally analyzes ligand-gated chloride channels in cnidarians, finding that some use glutamate instead of GABA for inhibitory signaling, suggesting early diversification of inhibitory receptors.

The paper identifies a dual signaling mechanism for Wamide peptides in Platynereis, involving both a peptide-gated ion channel and a GPCR, and shows they target distinct neurons.