2021
Cerebellar Kv3.3 potassium channels activate TANK-binding kinase 1 to regulate trafficking of the cell survival protein Hax-1
Zhang Y, Varela L, Szigeti-Buck K, Williams A, Stoiljkovic M, Šestan-Peša M, Henao-Mejia J, D’Acunzo P, Levy E, Flavell RA, Horvath TL, Kaczmarek LK. Cerebellar Kv3.3 potassium channels activate TANK-binding kinase 1 to regulate trafficking of the cell survival protein Hax-1. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 1731. PMID: 33741962, PMCID: PMC7979925, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22003-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTank Binding Kinase 1HAX-1Kv3.3 potassium channelMultivesicular bodiesKinase 1TANK-binding kinase 1Activation of caspasesAnti-apoptotic proteinsPotassium channelsMembrane proteinsBiochemical pathwaysCerebellar neuronsChannels bindCell deathTBK1 activityIon channelsMutant channelsCellular constituentsTraffickingKv3.3 channelsProteinNeuronal survivalMutationsChannel inactivationCaspases
2019
Phactr1 regulates Slack (KCNT1) channels via protein phosphatase 1 (PP1)
Ali SR, Malone TJ, Zhang Y, Prechova M, Kaczmarek LK. Phactr1 regulates Slack (KCNT1) channels via protein phosphatase 1 (PP1). The FASEB Journal 2019, 34: 1591-1601. PMID: 31914597, PMCID: PMC6956700, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201902366r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein phosphatase 1Phosphatase 1Binding of PP1C-terminusCytoplasmic signaling proteinsCytoplasmic C-terminusActin-binding proteinsSlack channelsPKC phosphorylation sitesPhosphoprotein substratesDisease-causing mutationsPhosphorylation sitesSignaling proteinsSlack currentsHuman mutationsSodium-activated potassium channelsPHACTR1Slack genePotassium channelsProteinActinMutationsPatch-clamp recordingsCentral nervous systemMutants
2018
C-terminal proline deletions in KCNC3 cause delayed channel inactivation and an adult-onset progressive SCA13 with spasticity
Khare S, Galeano K, Zhang Y, Nick JA, Nick HS, Subramony SH, Sampson J, Kaczmarek LK, Waters MF. C-terminal proline deletions in KCNC3 cause delayed channel inactivation and an adult-onset progressive SCA13 with spasticity. The Cerebellum 2018, 17: 692-697. PMID: 29949095, PMCID: PMC8299775, DOI: 10.1007/s12311-018-0950-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIon channel functionMammalian cell cultureMutant proteinsIntracellular cSpinocerebellar ataxia 13Autosomal dominant neurological diseaseChannel functionAllelic heterogeneityProline deletionSCA13 patientsTerminal portionProgressive clinical symptomsNormal membranesCell culturesProteinElectrophysiological characterizationChannel inactivationInactivationClinical symptomsElectrophysiological profileNeurological diseasesClinical importanceSCA13Slow inactivationDeletion
2016
Stimulation of Slack K+ Channels Alters Mass at the Plasma Membrane by Triggering Dissociation of a Phosphatase-Regulatory Complex
Fleming MR, Brown MR, Kronengold J, Zhang Y, Jenkins DP, Barcia G, Nabbout R, Bausch AE, Ruth P, Lukowski R, Navaratnam DS, Kaczmarek LK. Stimulation of Slack K+ Channels Alters Mass at the Plasma Membrane by Triggering Dissociation of a Phosphatase-Regulatory Complex. Cell Reports 2016, 16: 2281-2288. PMID: 27545877, PMCID: PMC5123741, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.07.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsBiosensing TechniquesBithionolBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCell MembraneCerebral CortexFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansIon TransportMiceMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedPrimary Cell CultureProtein BindingRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionThiazolidinesXenopus laevisConceptsProtein phosphatase 1Plasma membraneProtein kinase C.C-terminal residuesPhactr-1Potassium channelsPhosphatase 1Terminal domainSlack channelsHuman mutationsKinase C.Sodium-activated potassium channelsPharmacological activatorsOptical biosensor assayChannel stimulationSlack currentsBiosensor assaysMembraneMutantsPhosphorylationIntellectual disabilityProteinMutationsSevere intellectual disabilityActivator
2015
Ion Channels Are Membrane Proteins
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Ion Channels Are Membrane Proteins. 2015, 85-102. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0005.ChaptersMembrane-spanning segmentsHomologous domainsPrimary subunitIon channelsFunctional potassium channelsPotassium channelsVoltage-dependent ion channelsThree-dimensional structureMembrane proteinsSodium channelsMutational analysisProtein regionsVoltage-gated sodiumChannel proteinsChannel gatingProtein conformationStructural modulesChannel poreGlobal changeVoltage-dependent activationVoltage-dependent channelsSubunitsProteinOverall structureIon selectivityHow Neurons Communicate: Gap Junctions and Neurosecretion
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. How Neurons Communicate: Gap Junctions and Neurosecretion. 2015, 153-186. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0008.ChaptersSynaptic vesiclesSNARE complex proteinsExistence of proteinsSecretion of neurotransmittersComplex proteinsPlasma membraneCytoplasmic vesiclesProteinVesiclesAdjacent cellsGap junctionsSmall moleculesCalcium entryExternal mediumElectrical couplingMembraneNeurosecretionCellsComplex processEndocytosisExocytosisFluorescent dyeMoleculesConnexinsCytoplasmForm and Function in Cells of the Brain
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Form and Function in Cells of the Brain. 2015, 23-38. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0002.Chapters
2014
More Than a Pore: Ion Channel Signaling Complexes
Lee A, Fakler B, Kaczmarek LK, Isom LL. More Than a Pore: Ion Channel Signaling Complexes. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 15159-15169. PMID: 25392484, PMCID: PMC4228125, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3275-14.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIon channelsHeterologous expression systemIon channel complexSignaling ComplexFunctional dissectionHuman genomeMolecular basisExpression systemSecond messengerHuman diseasesChannel complexCellular excitabilityProteinNew insightsSuch interactionsInteractomeGenomeUnexpected propertiesComplexesMessengerPathwayInteractionDysregulationLocalizationVivo
2010
Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein Is Required for Rapid Experience-Dependent Regulation of the Potassium Channel Kv3.1b
Strumbos JG, Brown MR, Kronengold J, Polley DB, Kaczmarek LK. Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein Is Required for Rapid Experience-Dependent Regulation of the Potassium Channel Kv3.1b. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 10263-10271. PMID: 20685971, PMCID: PMC3485078, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1125-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental retardation proteinAnterior ventral cochlear nucleusFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinRNA-binding proteinProtein translationFMRPWild-type animalsSpecific mRNAsSound localization circuitVentral cochlear nucleusBrainstem synaptosomesExperience-dependent regulationProtein levelsAmplitude-modulated stimuliProteinTrapezoid bodyCochlear nucleusMale miceMedial nucleusNeuronal activityPotassium currentWT controlsSynaptic plasticityTonotopic axisAcoustic stimulationFragile X mental retardation protein controls gating of the sodium-activated potassium channel Slack
Brown MR, Kronengold J, Gazula VR, Chen Y, Strumbos JG, Sigworth FJ, Navaratnam D, Kaczmarek LK. Fragile X mental retardation protein controls gating of the sodium-activated potassium channel Slack. Nature Neuroscience 2010, 13: 819-821. PMID: 20512134, PMCID: PMC2893252, DOI: 10.1038/nn.2563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecific and rapid effects of acoustic stimulation on the tonotopic distribution of Kv3.1b potassium channels in the adult rat
Strumbos J, Polley D, Kaczmarek L. Specific and rapid effects of acoustic stimulation on the tonotopic distribution of Kv3.1b potassium channels in the adult rat. Neuroscience 2010, 167: 567-572. PMID: 20219640, PMCID: PMC2854512, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.02.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsAntibody SpecificityAuditory PathwaysAuditory ThresholdImmunohistochemistryIon Channel GatingNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReaction TimeRhombencephalonShaw Potassium ChannelsSound LocalizationSynaptic TransmissionTime FactorsUp-RegulationConceptsTotal cellular levelsCytoplasmic C-terminusCellular levelVoltage-gated potassium channel subunitsPotassium channel subunitsTonotopic distributionAdult ratsC-terminusChannel proteinsChannel subunitsSound localization circuitIon channelsProteinExperience-dependent plasticityCultured neuronsPotassium channelsHigh-frequency stimuliAcute slicesMedial nucleusSynaptic activityAuditory neuronsKv3.1 proteinMin of exposureAction potentialsAcoustic stimulation
2009
Use of optical biosensors to detect modulation of Slack potassium channels by G protein-coupled receptors
Fleming MR, Kaczmarek LK. Use of optical biosensors to detect modulation of Slack potassium channels by G protein-coupled receptors. Journal Of Receptors And Signal Transduction 2009, 29: 173-181. PMID: 19640220, PMCID: PMC3727623, DOI: 10.1080/10799890903056883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsProtein-coupled receptorsPlasma membraneIon channelsActivation of GPCRsProtein-protein interactionsDistribution of massExcitable cell typesPotassium channelsRefractive indexHeteromeric channel complexesOptical sensorsOptical biosensorSlack potassium channelsSurface of cellsRegulatory proteinsMass distributionGPCR activationSodium-activated potassium channelsLiving cellsCell typesElectrical propertiesChannel complexBiophysical propertiesProtein
2007
Bcl-xL Inhibitor ABT-737 Reveals a Dual Role for Bcl-xL in Synaptic Transmission
Hickman JA, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK, Jonas EA. Bcl-xL Inhibitor ABT-737 Reveals a Dual Role for Bcl-xL in Synaptic Transmission. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2007, 99: 1515-1522. PMID: 18160428, PMCID: PMC2836590, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00598.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial outer membraneEndogenous Bcl-xLMitochondrial channel activityBcl-xLInhibitor ABT-737ABT-737Outer membraneBcl-xL.Pro-apoptotic cleavage productRecombinant Bcl-xLChannel activityBcl-xL proteinSynaptic functionDual roleGenetic toolsDomain pocketSynaptic transmissionSynaptic activityGiant presynaptic terminalEquivalent modificationEndogenous proteolysisRepetitive synaptic activityBH3Cleavage productsProtein
2006
Mitochondrial factors with dual roles in death and survival
Cheng WC, Berman SB, Ivanovska I, Jonas EA, Lee SJ, Chen Y, Kaczmarek LK, Pineda F, Hardwick JM. Mitochondrial factors with dual roles in death and survival. Oncogene 2006, 25: 4697-4705. PMID: 16892083, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 family proteinsCell deathCell death regulatorsPro-death Bcl-2 family proteinNormal cellular functionMitochondrial fission proteinDeath regulatorsDeath stimuliCellular functionsFamily proteinsMitochondrial factorsFission proteinsCell survivalBiochemical mechanismsCaspasesDual roleProteinHealthy cellsCellsMammalsMitochondriaRegulatorSurvivalDeathStretch
2004
Kv1.3 Channel Gene-Targeted Deletion Produces “Super-Smeller Mice” with Altered Glomeruli, Interacting Scaffolding Proteins, and Biophysics
Fadool DA, Tucker K, Perkins R, Fasciani G, Thompson RN, Parsons AD, Overton JM, Koni PA, Flavell RA, Kaczmarek LK. Kv1.3 Channel Gene-Targeted Deletion Produces “Super-Smeller Mice” with Altered Glomeruli, Interacting Scaffolding Proteins, and Biophysics. Neuron 2004, 41: 389-404. PMID: 14766178, PMCID: PMC2737549, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(03)00844-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords14-3-3 ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBlotting, WesternBody WeightBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCalcium ChannelsCells, CulturedDensitometryDifferential ThresholdDiscrimination, PsychologicalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrinkingElectric StimulationEmbryo, MammalianEnergy IntakeExploratory BehaviorGene DeletionGRB10 Adaptor ProteinHabituation, PsychophysiologicHumansInsulinKidneyKineticsKv1.3 Potassium ChannelMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeurotoxinsNuclear Matrix-Associated ProteinsOdorantsOlfactory BulbPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedProteinsRas ProteinsReceptor, trkBReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerScorpion VenomsSensory ThresholdsSrc-Family KinasesTime FactorsTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsKv1.3-/- miceProtein-protein interactionsGene-targeted deletionKv1.3-null miceSignal transductionScaffolding proteinSignaling cascadesChannel genesC-type inactivationDeletionMembrane potentialNull miceOlfactory codingDetection of odorsPotassium channelsKv1.3 channelsProteinSense of smellSlow inactivation kineticsWild-type miceTransductionGenesOlfactory bulb mitral cellsMiceRole
2003
Modulation of Synaptic Transmission by the BCL-2 Family Protein BCL-xL
Jonas EA, Hoit D, Hickman JA, Brandt TA, Polster BM, Fannjiang Y, McCarthy E, Montanez MK, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK. Modulation of Synaptic Transmission by the BCL-2 Family Protein BCL-xL. Journal Of Neuroscience 2003, 23: 8423-8431. PMID: 12968005, PMCID: PMC6740692, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-23-08423.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 family proteinsProtein Bcl-xLBcl-xLFamily proteinsMitochondrial membranePro-apoptotic cleavage productRecombinant Bcl-xLBcl-xL proteinMitochondrial calcium uptakePresynaptic terminalsInfluences synaptic transmissionCell deathGiant presynaptic terminalSynaptic transmissionChannel activityProteinSquid stellate ganglionMitochondriaCleavage productsSynaptic stabilityAdult brainPostsynaptic responsesCalcium uptakeMembranePatch pipette
2002
Protein Kinase Modulation of a Neuronal Cation Channel Requires Protein–Protein Interactions Mediated by an Src homology 3 Domain
Magoski NS, Wilson GF, Kaczmarek LK. Protein Kinase Modulation of a Neuronal Cation Channel Requires Protein–Protein Interactions Mediated by an Src homology 3 Domain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 1-9. PMID: 11756482, PMCID: PMC6757624, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-01-00001.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAplysiaCationsCells, CulturedIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsMacromolecular SubstancesMembrane PotentialsMolecular Sequence DataMultiprotein ComplexesNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptidesPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Kinase CSrc Homology DomainsConceptsProtein-protein interactionsSrc homology 3 domainProtein kinase CSH3 domainSH3 domain-mediated interactionsDomain-mediated interactionsIon channelsSrc SH3 domainProtein kinase modulationMultiprotein complexesPDZ domainAdaptor proteinProtein kinaseKinase modulationIon channel modulationKinase CMotif peptideCation channel activationKinaseChannel open probabilityCation channelsMembrane depolarizationChannel activationChannel modulationProtein
2001
Ion Channels Are Membrane Proteins
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Ion Channels Are Membrane Proteins. 2001, 89-112. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIon channelsSingle ion channelsIon channel structureAmino acid sequenceMolecular cloning techniquesMembrane proteinsAcid sequenceSuch measurementsCloning techniquesNovel insightsProtein moleculesMacroscopic membrane currentsKey functional propertiesChannel structureFunctional propertiesPowerful combinationProteinChannelsActivity of populationsMoleculesSequenceMembrane currentsStructural approachActivityMeasurementsIon Channels, Membrane Ion Currents, and the Action Potential
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Ion Channels, Membrane Ion Currents, and the Action Potential. 2001, 113-138. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIon channelsPotassium channel proteinIon currentDetailed mechanistic understandingMembrane proteinsMolecular detailsActive ion channelsChannel proteinsBiological membranesMechanistic understandingSingle-channel recordingsProteinMembrane ion currentsVoltage-clamp measurementsMembraneChannel recordingsCellsMacroscopic currentsClamp measurementsCurrentElectrical phenomenaVoltage clampCurrent chapterMacroscopic membranesPotassium currentCalmodulin Regulates Assembly and Trafficking of SK4/IK1 Ca2+-activated K+ Channels*
Joiner W, Khanna R, Schlichter L, Kaczmarek L. Calmodulin Regulates Assembly and Trafficking of SK4/IK1 Ca2+-activated K+ Channels*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 37980-37985. PMID: 11495911, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m104965200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChannel assemblyC-terminusAssembly of channelsIon channelsC-terminal domainDistal C-terminal domainCo-immunoprecipitation experimentsCaM-binding domainSurface expressionDominant negative effectProximal C-terminusWhole-cell currentsCellular functionsCaM genesPlasma membraneCaM proteinFree CaMNovel mechanismTraffickingProteinTerminusAssemblyExpressionSK4Domain