1993
The peptide FMRFa terminates a discharge in Aplysia bag cell neurons by modulating calcium, potassium, and chloride conductances
Fisher T, Lin C, Kaczmarek L. The peptide FMRFa terminates a discharge in Aplysia bag cell neurons by modulating calcium, potassium, and chloride conductances. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1993, 69: 2164-2173. PMID: 7688803, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1993.69.6.2164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAplysiaCalcium ChannelsCells, CulturedChloride ChannelsElectric StimulationElectrophysiologyFMRFamideGangliaImmunohistochemistryIon ChannelsMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsNeuritesNeuronsNeuropeptidesNeurotransmitter AgentsPotassium ChannelsStereotyped BehaviorTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsAction potentialsElectrical stimulationVoltage-activated calcium currentsOnset of afterdischargePowerful inhibitory influenceIntact abdominal gangliaIon substitution experimentsVoltage-clamp experimentsAfferent nervesProtein kinase C. 5Channel blockersCalcium currentPrimary cell culturesAbdominal ganglionInhibitory influenceAfterdischargesCyclic AMP analogueFMRFaOutward currentsNeuronal processesNeuronsAplysia bag cell neuronsReversal potential
1987
Stimulation of protein kinase C recruits covert calcium channels in Aplysia bag cell neurons
Strong J, Fox A, Tsien R, Kaczmarek L. Stimulation of protein kinase C recruits covert calcium channels in Aplysia bag cell neurons. Nature 1987, 325: 714-717. PMID: 2434853, DOI: 10.1038/325714a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CBag cell neuronsKinase CProtein kinaseCyclic AMP-dependent protein kinaseAMP-dependent protein kinaseAplysia bag cell neuronsCell neuronsCalcium channelsSingle-channel levelExcitable cellsKinaseUntreated cellsUnitary conductanceCalcium currentPeptidergic bag cell neuronsVoltage-activated calcium channelsCardiac muscleDifferent unitary conductancesCellsDifferent mechanismsVoltage-activated calcium currentsChannel levelSecond classNeurons