2008
Repetitive Firing Triggers Clustering of Kv2.1 Potassium Channels in Aplysia Neurons*
Zhang Y, McKay SE, Bewley B, Kaczmarek LK. Repetitive Firing Triggers Clustering of Kv2.1 Potassium Channels in Aplysia Neurons*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 10632-10641. PMID: 18276591, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m800253200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsKv2.1 channelsPotassium channelsPlasma membraneC-terminusKv2.1 clustersKv2.1 potassium channelCell neuronsMammalian neuronsReproductive behaviorRectifier potassium channelFrequency-dependent broadeningRapid redistributionAplysia neuronsClamp recordingsAcid peptidePartial inactivationRing-like clustersPhysiological changesKv2.1Neuronal excitabilityCentral nervous systemAction potentialsGenesNervous system
2007
Comparative effects of sodium pyrithione evoked intracellular calcium elevation in rodent and primate ventral horn motor neurons
Knox RJ, Keen KL, Luchansky L, Terasawa E, Freyer H, Barbee SJ, Kaczmarek LK. Comparative effects of sodium pyrithione evoked intracellular calcium elevation in rodent and primate ventral horn motor neurons. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2007, 366: 48-53. PMID: 18053804, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.11.083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuron-specific enolaseMotor neuronsDose-response curveFura-PE3/AMVentral horn motor neuronsAplysia neuronsSpinal cord slicesIntracellular calcium elevationStore-operated calcium entryCord slicesHindlimb weaknessSpecific enolaseSKF-96365Oral administrationRhesus monkey embryosCalcium entryEffects of NAPCalcium elevationPersistent influxNeuronsMammalian neuronsIslet-1Sodium pyrithioneComparative effectsPlasma membrane
1996
Identification and Characterization of a Ca2+-Sensitive Nonspecific Cation Channel Underlying Prolonged Repetitive Firing in Aplysia Neurons
Wilson G, Richardson F, Fisher T, Olivera B, Kaczmarek L. Identification and Characterization of a Ca2+-Sensitive Nonspecific Cation Channel Underlying Prolonged Repetitive Firing in Aplysia Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1996, 16: 3661-3671. PMID: 8642410, PMCID: PMC6578840, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-11-03661.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonspecific cation channelRepetitive firingCation channelsSpontaneous repetitive firingNeuronal response propertiesBag cell neuronsSlow inwardNeuronal excitabilityCell neuronsChannels underliesProlonged dischargeAplysia bag cell neuronsAplysia neuronsAfterdischargesNeuronsPhosphorylation-mediated changesResponse propertiesChannel recordingsConus textileFiringO mVTetrodotoxinExcitabilityInsulin receptor in Aplysia neurons: characterization, molecular cloning, and modulation of ion currents
Jonas E, Knox R, Kaczmarek L, Schwartz J, Solomon D. Insulin receptor in Aplysia neurons: characterization, molecular cloning, and modulation of ion currents. Journal Of Neuroscience 1996, 16: 1645-1658. PMID: 8774433, PMCID: PMC6578688, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-05-01645.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAplysiaBase SequenceCalcium ChannelsCloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryElectrophysiologyImmunohistochemistryInsulinIon ChannelsMolecular ProbesMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsPotassium ChannelsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, InsulinTissue DistributionConceptsBag cell neuronsInsulin receptorInsulin-like peptidesImmunocytochemical staining showCell neuronsTyrosine kinase receptorsVertebrate insulinsMolecular cloningHerbimycin ATyrosine residuesTyrosine kinaseKinase receptorsInsulin-like growth factor-1Factor 1Staining showsVoltage-clamped neuronsVoltage-dependent Ca2Growth factor-1Aplysia californicaAplysia neuronsNervous systemReceptorsAction potentialsNeuronsInsulin
1992
Hyperosmotic media inhibit voltage-dependent calcium influx and peptide release in Aplysia neurons
Loechner K, Knox R, Connor J, Kaczmarek L. Hyperosmotic media inhibit voltage-dependent calcium influx and peptide release in Aplysia neurons. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 1992, 128: 41-52. PMID: 1323684, DOI: 10.1007/bf00231869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsAction potentialsVoltage-dependent calcium influxVoltage-dependent calcium currentsPotassium-induced depolarizationIntracellular calcium levelsCalcium indicator dyeEffect of hyperosmolalityHyperosmotic mediumCalcium currentCalcium influxFura-2Calcium levelsPeptide secretionCalcium entryAfterdischargesBrief stimulationNeuroactive peptidesNeuronsSecretory propertiesAplysia neuronsHigh potassiumPeptide releaseRelease of peptides
1990
Control of potassium currents and cyclic AMP levels by autoactive neuropeptides in Aplysia neurons
Loechner K, Kaczmarek L. Control of potassium currents and cyclic AMP levels by autoactive neuropeptides in Aplysia neurons. Brain Research 1990, 532: 1-6. PMID: 2178030, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)91733-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-dependent potassium currentsCyclic AMP levelsBag cell neuronsPotassium currentCell neuronsAMP levelsAlpha-BCPWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueCell patch-clamp techniqueBag cell afterdischargeTransient voltage-dependent potassium currentPatch-clamp techniqueDelayed potassium currentPharmacologic elevationClamp techniqueOutward currentsAfterdischargesNeuronsCell peptidesAplysia neuronsNeuropeptidesBeta-BCPConsistent effectSecond messengerAlpha