2023
Modulation of potassium conductances optimizes fidelity of auditory information
Kaczmarek L. Modulation of potassium conductances optimizes fidelity of auditory information. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2216440120. PMID: 36930599, PMCID: PMC10041146, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2216440120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotassium currentAuditory brainstem neuronsAuditory stimuliHigh-frequency firingGroups of neuronsLow-frequency stimuliBrainstem neuronsHigh-frequency stimuliIntrinsic excitabilityEnsembles of neuronsPostsynaptic neuronsAuditory neuronsNeurotransmitter releaseModulatory mechanismsAuditory stimulationFiring ratePotassium conductanceNeuronsPotassium channelsSingle neuronsAmplitude of currentsLoud soundsEnvironmental sound levelsChannel activityPositive membrane potentials
2010
Specific 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
2005
Acoustic environment determines phosphorylation state of the Kv3.1 potassium channel in auditory neurons
Song P, Yang Y, Barnes-Davies M, Bhattacharjee A, Hamann M, Forsythe ID, Oliver DL, Kaczmarek LK. Acoustic environment determines phosphorylation state of the Kv3.1 potassium channel in auditory neurons. Nature Neuroscience 2005, 8: 1335-1342. PMID: 16136041, DOI: 10.1038/nn1533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrain StemCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusDose-Response Relationship, RadiationElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsFunctional LateralityGene Expression RegulationImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesIndolesMaleimidesNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationProtein Kinase CRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsKv3.1 potassium channelAction potentialsAuditory neuronsPotassium channelsShort-duration action potentialsRat brainstem neuronsAuditory brainstem nucleiProtein kinase CHigh-frequency spikingHigh-frequency auditoryBrainstem neuronsHigh-frequency stimuliBrainstem nucleiSynaptic stimulationNeuronsInteraural differencesSound localizationIntrinsic electrical propertiesKinase C