2016
Kv3.3 Channels Bind Hax-1 and Arp2/3 to Assemble a Stable Local Actin Network that Regulates Channel Gating
Zhang Y, Zhang XF, Fleming MR, Amiri A, El-Hassar L, Surguchev AA, Hyland C, Jenkins DP, Desai R, Brown MR, Gazula VR, Waters MF, Large CH, Horvath TL, Navaratnam D, Vaccarino FM, Forscher P, Kaczmarek LK. Kv3.3 Channels Bind Hax-1 and Arp2/3 to Assemble a Stable Local Actin Network that Regulates Channel Gating. Cell 2016, 165: 434-448. PMID: 26997484, PMCID: PMC4826296, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActin-Related Protein 2Actin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexActin-Related Protein 3Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAmino Acid SequenceCell MembraneMolecular Sequence DataMutationNeuronsPluripotent Stem CellsRac GTP-Binding ProteinsShaw Potassium ChannelsSignal TransductionSpinocerebellar AtaxiasConceptsCytoplasmic C-terminusProline-rich domainPlasma membraneHAX-1Actin nucleationC-terminusCortical actin filament networkLocal actin networkStem cell-derived neuronsActin filament networkCell-derived neuronsAnti-apoptotic proteinsActin cytoskeletonKv3.3 potassium channelActin assemblyActin structuresActin networkArp2/3Channel gatingFilament networkGrowth conesCerebellar neurodegenerationKv3.3TerminusPotassium channels
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 selectivity