2001
Casein Kinase 2 Determines the Voltage Dependence of the Kv3.1 Channel in Auditory Neurons and Transfected Cells
Macica C, Kaczmarek L. Casein Kinase 2 Determines the Voltage Dependence of the Kv3.1 Channel in Auditory Neurons and Transfected Cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 1160-1168. PMID: 11160386, PMCID: PMC6762230, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-04-01160.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaline PhosphataseAnimalsAuditory PathwaysBinding SitesBrain StemCasein Kinase IICDC2-CDC28 KinasesCHO CellsCricetinaeCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent KinasesElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsIn Vitro TechniquesMembrane PotentialsNeuronsNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedPrecipitin TestsProtein Kinase CProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsShaw Potassium ChannelsTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTransfectionConceptsCasein kinase 2Kinase 2Casein kinase IIProtein kinase CKv3.1 channelsChinese hamster ovary cellsHamster ovary cellsConstitutive phosphorylationPhosphatase treatmentKinase IIKinase CTransfected CellsVoltage-dependent activationOvary cellsWhole-cell conductancePhosphorylationPotassium channelsRectifier channelsBiophysical characteristicsInactivationKv3.1 potassium channelVoltage dependenceActivationKv3.1Patch-clamp recordings
1994
Endothelin-1 conversion and receptor characterization in human placental arteries
Wilkes B, Macica C, Mento P. Endothelin-1 conversion and receptor characterization in human placental arteries. American Journal Of Physiology 1994, 267: e242-e249. PMID: 8074203, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1994.267.2.e242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetoplacental blood vesselsEndothelin-1Big endothelin-1Blood vesselsHuman placental arteriesEndothelin receptor subtypesEndothelin-1 receptorsAtrial natriuretic factorTime-dependent increasePlacental arteriesSpecific receptor sitesPerfusion pressureAngiotensin IIEndothelin receptorsNatriuretic factorReceptor subtypesSmall arteriesPlacental cotyledonsPotency orderFmol/High-affinity binding sitesBig endothelinReceptor characterizationScatchard analysisPressor peptide