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
2006
Pharmacological activation and inhibition of Slack (Slo2.2) channels
Yang B, Gribkoff VK, Pan J, Damagnez V, Dworetzky SI, Boissard CG, Bhattacharjee A, Yan Y, Sigworth FJ, Kaczmarek LK. Pharmacological activation and inhibition of Slack (Slo2.2) channels. Neuropharmacology 2006, 51: 896-906. PMID: 16876206, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2006.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Infective Agents, LocalBepridilBithionolCalcium Channel BlockersCell Line, TransformedDose-Response Relationship, DrugDose-Response Relationship, RadiationElectric StimulationEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsHumansMembrane PotentialsOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedQuinidineTransfectionXenopusConceptsSlack channelsConcentration-dependent mannerIschemic injuryPharmacological activationKNa channelsMammalian brainFiring ratePharmacological propertiesChannel subunitsReversible increaseChannel activityCell linesBepridilHEK cellsRobust activatorNeuronsStable cell linesInhibitionExcised patchesXenopus oocytesPresent studyBithionolChannel openingSpecific roleMembrane patchesModulation of Kv3.1b Potassium Channel Phosphorylation in Auditory Neurons by Conventional and Novel Protein Kinase C Isozymes*
Song P, Kaczmarek LK. Modulation of Kv3.1b Potassium Channel Phosphorylation in Auditory Neurons by Conventional and Novel Protein Kinase C Isozymes*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2006, 281: 15582-15591. PMID: 16595659, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512866200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory neuronsMNTB neuronsTrapezoid bodyBrief high-frequency electrical stimulationProtein kinase CMetabotropic glutamate receptor activationHigh-frequency electrical stimulationBasal phosphorylationGlutamate receptor activationHigh-frequency stimulationFrequency electrical stimulationHigh-frequency firingMature nervous systemKv3.1 potassium channelNeuronal abilityBrainstem slicesMedial nucleusFrequency stimulationAuditory brainstemFrequency firingConventional protein kinase CPharmacological activationNervous systemElectrical stimulationPKC isozymes
2001
Casein Kinase 2 Determines the Voltage Dependence of the Kv3.1 Channel in Auditory Neurons and Transfected Cells
Macica C, Kaczmarek L. Casein Kinase 2 Determines the Voltage Dependence of the Kv3.1 Channel in Auditory Neurons and Transfected Cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 1160-1168. PMID: 11160386, PMCID: PMC6762230, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-04-01160.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaline PhosphataseAnimalsAuditory PathwaysBinding SitesBrain StemCasein Kinase IICDC2-CDC28 KinasesCHO CellsCricetinaeCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent KinasesElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsIn Vitro TechniquesMembrane PotentialsNeuronsNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedPrecipitin TestsProtein Kinase CProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsShaw Potassium ChannelsTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTransfectionConceptsCasein kinase 2Kinase 2Casein kinase IIProtein kinase CKv3.1 channelsChinese hamster ovary cellsHamster ovary cellsConstitutive phosphorylationPhosphatase treatmentKinase IIKinase CTransfected CellsVoltage-dependent activationOvary cellsWhole-cell conductancePhosphorylationPotassium channelsRectifier channelsBiophysical characteristicsInactivationKv3.1 potassium channelVoltage dependenceActivationKv3.1Patch-clamp recordings
1999
Cell Type‐Specific Expression of the Kv3.1 Gene Is Mediated by a Negative Element in the 5′ Untranslated Region of the Kv3.1 Promoter
Gan L, Hahn S, Kaczmarek L. Cell Type‐Specific Expression of the Kv3.1 Gene Is Mediated by a Negative Element in the 5′ Untranslated Region of the Kv3.1 Promoter. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1999, 73: 1350-1362. PMID: 10501178, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0731350.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 Cells5' Untranslated RegionsAnimalsBase SequenceBeta-GalactosidaseBrainCell LineCHO CellsCloning, MolecularCricetinaeGene Expression RegulationGliomaHumansMiceMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataNeuropeptidesOrgan SpecificityPC12 CellsPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedPromoter Regions, GeneticRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRNA, MessengerShaw Potassium ChannelsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionConceptsType-specific expressionUntranslated regionCell type-specific enhancersCell type-specific expressionCell linesTissue-specific expressionThymidine kinase promoterCell-type specificityTransient transfection assaysKv3.1 potassium channel genePotassium channel genesKv3.1 geneDifferent tissue originsRegulatory fragmentDeletion analysisRegulatory regionsTranscriptional mechanismsTransgenic miceTransfection assaysKinase promoterFunctional analysisChannel genesType specificityPromoterGenes
1996
Cloning and Characterization of the Promoter for a Potassium Channel Expressed in High Frequency Firing Neurons (∗)
Gan L, Perney T, Kaczmarek L. Cloning and Characterization of the Promoter for a Potassium Channel Expressed in High Frequency Firing Neurons (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 5859-5865. PMID: 8621457, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.10.5859.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3T3 Cells8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine MonophosphateAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesBucladesineCell DifferentiationChloramphenicol O-AcetyltransferaseCloning, MolecularCyclic AMPDNA PrimersDNA, ComplementaryFibroblastsGene ExpressionGenomic LibraryIonomycinKineticsMiceMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsNeuropeptidesPC12 CellsPlasmidsPodophyllinPodophyllotoxinPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedPromoter Regions, GeneticRatsRecombinant ProteinsRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRestriction MappingSequence DeletionShaw Potassium ChannelsTransfection
1995
Electrophysiological and pharmacological characterization of a mammalian Shaw channel expressed in NIH 3T3 fibroblasts
Kanemasa T, Gan L, Perney T, Wang L, Kaczmarek L. Electrophysiological and pharmacological characterization of a mammalian Shaw channel expressed in NIH 3T3 fibroblasts. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1995, 74: 207-217. PMID: 7472324, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1995.74.1.207.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Modulation by cAMP of a slowly activating potassium channel expressed in Xenopus oocytes
Blumenthal E, Kaczmarek L. Modulation by cAMP of a slowly activating potassium channel expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Journal Of Neuroscience 1992, 12: 290-296. PMID: 1370322, PMCID: PMC6575684, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.12-01-00290.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine MonophosphateAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell MembraneCyclic AMPFemaleGene ExpressionHumansMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOocytesPhosphorylationPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedProgesteroneProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein KinasesRatsRNATransfectionXenopus laevisConceptsMinK proteinCAMP-dependent protein kinasePotential phosphorylation sitesXenopus oocytesCAMP levelsPhosphorylation sitesProtein kinasePlasma membraneKinase activityChannel proteinsIntracellular cAMP levelsProtein inhibitorProteinKinasePotassium channelsOocytesVoltage-dependent potassium currentsIsK
1990
Transfection 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