2010
The Slack Sodium-Activated Potassium Channel Provides a Major Outward Current in Olfactory Neurons of Kv1.3−/− Super-Smeller Mice
Lu S, Das P, Fadool DA, Kaczmarek LK. The Slack Sodium-Activated Potassium Channel Provides a Major Outward Current in Olfactory Neurons of Kv1.3−/− Super-Smeller Mice. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2010, 103: 3311-3319. PMID: 20393063, PMCID: PMC2888249, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00607.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBiophysicsCardiovascular AgentsCells, CulturedElectric StimulationGene Expression RegulationIn Vitro TechniquesKv1.3 Potassium ChannelMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsOlfactory BulbPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedPyrimidinesRNA InterferenceSodium Channel BlockersTetrodotoxinTransfectionConceptsMitral cellsOlfactory bulbOutward currentsOlfactory neuronsWildtype animalsPotassium channelsMajor outward currentVoltage-clamp recordingsVoltage-dependent potassium channelsNet outward currentIntracellular sodiumOB slicesPotassium channel genesCompensatory increaseFiring patternsWestern blottingRNA interference approachPrimary culturesEnhanced expressionDetection of odorsSame treatmentChannel genesMiceNeuronsOlfactory phenotypes
2000
Activation of a Ca2+‐permeable cation channel produces a prolonged attenuation of intracellular Ca2+ release in Aplysia bag cell neurones
Magoski N, Knox R, Kaczmarek L. Activation of a Ca2+‐permeable cation channel produces a prolonged attenuation of intracellular Ca2+ release in Aplysia bag cell neurones. The Journal Of Physiology 2000, 522: 271-283. PMID: 10639103, PMCID: PMC2269759, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-2-00271.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated Ca2Non-selective cation channelsRefractory periodCation channelsElectrical stimulationFree salineAbility of nifedipinePresence of nifedipinePresence of TTXIntact abdominal gangliaProlonged refractory periodOnset of refractorinessAfferent inputBrief synaptic stimulationHigh external potassiumPermeable cation channelIntracellular calciumAbdominal ganglionExtracellular Ca2Synaptic stimulationAfterdischargesNormal responseIntracellular Ca2Intracellular storesRepeated stimulation
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 mVTetrodotoxinExcitability
1990
Cyclic AMP regulates processing of neuropeptide precursor in bag cell neurons ofAplysia
Azhderian E, Kaczmarek L. Cyclic AMP regulates processing of neuropeptide precursor in bag cell neurons ofAplysia. Journal Of Molecular Neuroscience 1990, 2: 61-70. PMID: 1964064, DOI: 10.1007/bf02876912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsEgg-laying hormoneCell neuronsCAMP levelsPresence of tetrodotoxinBag cell clustersAdenylate cyclase activator forskolinELH prohormoneCyclase activator forskolinElevation of cAMPMembrane-permeant cAMP analogAbdominal ganglionControl clustersPermeant cAMP analogueAction potentialsNeuroactive peptidesTreatment of cellsProtein synthesis inhibitor anisomycinActivator forskolinNeuronsProhormoneAfterdischargesCyclic AMPTetrodotoxinComparative peptide mappingTransfection of activated ras into an excitable cell line (AtT-20) alters tetrodotoxin sensitivity of voltage-dependent sodium current
Flamm R, Birnberg N, Kaczmarek L. Transfection of activated ras into an excitable cell line (AtT-20) alters tetrodotoxin sensitivity of voltage-dependent sodium current. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 1990, 416: 120-125. PMID: 2191273, DOI: 10.1007/bf00370232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTTX-sensitive currentsResistant currentSodium currentTTX-resistant sodium currentsVoltage-dependent sodium currentsSodium channel blocker tetrodotoxinTTX-resistant currentChannel blocker tetrodotoxinAnterior pituitary tumorsVoltage-dependent sodiumCell linesC-Ha-ras geneTTX-sensitiveBlocker tetrodotoxinPituitary tumorsExcitable cell lineC-Ha-ras oncogeneTetrodotoxin sensitivityTetrodotoxinAtT-20 cellsControl cellsCellsRate of inactivationTransfectionTumors