1999
Shaw‐like potassium currents in the auditory rhombencephalon throughout embryogenesis
Hendriks R, Morest D, Kaczmarek L. Shaw‐like potassium currents in the auditory rhombencephalon throughout embryogenesis. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 1999, 58: 791-804. PMID: 10583910, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(19991215)58:6<791::aid-jnr6>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotassium currentNucleus magnocellularisOutward currentsWhole-cell patch recordingsInitial transient componentTransient outward currentsEarly neuronal developmentEarly neuronal differentiationHigh activation thresholdFirst synapsesAuditory nucleiPatch recordingsPotassium channel genesSynaptic functionCharacteristic response propertiesSynapses formNeuronal developmentNeuronal differentiationActivation thresholdDevelopmental appearanceTetraethylammoniumMagnocellularisEarly ageChannel genesNeuroblastsRole in neuronal cell migration for high‐threshold potassium currents in the chicken hindbrain
Hendriks R, Morest D, Kaczmarek L. Role in neuronal cell migration for high‐threshold potassium currents in the chicken hindbrain. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 1999, 58: 805-814. PMID: 10583911, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(19991215)58:6<805::aid-jnr7>3.0.co;2-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChannel blockersPotassium currentWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsPotassium conductanceN-type calcium channelsPotassium channelsHigh-threshold potassium currentsCalcium channel blockersSensitive potassium channelsPotassium channel blockerPatch-clamp recordingsTetraethylammonium chlorideChronic blockadeNovel potassium channelNeuronal cell migrationTEA exposureCalcium channelsClamp recordingsEmbryonic neuronsSynaptic functionOutward currentsNeuronal migrationElectrical excitabilityMigratory activityIndividual neuroblasts
1998
Heterologous Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel Eliminates Spike Broadening and the Induction of a Depolarizing Afterpotential in the Peptidergic Bag Cell Neurons
Whim M, Kaczmarek L. Heterologous Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel Eliminates Spike Broadening and the Induction of a Depolarizing Afterpotential in the Peptidergic Bag Cell Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 9171-9180. PMID: 9801357, PMCID: PMC6792887, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-22-09171.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsAction potentialsCalcium entryUse-dependent inactivationExpression of Kv3.1Kv3.1 potassium channelPeptidergic bag cell neuronsControl neuronsSpontaneous firingBrief synaptic stimulationCalcium currentNeuronal excitabilityIntracellular calciumCalcium influxSynaptic stimulationDepolarizing afterpotentialsBAPTA-AMAfterpotentialsNeuronsPotassium channelsClusters of cellsKv3.1InductionPhysiological roleHigh-frequency firing helps replenish the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles
Wang L, Kaczmarek L. High-frequency firing helps replenish the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles. Nature 1998, 394: 384-388. PMID: 9690475, DOI: 10.1038/28645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReleasable poolPotassium channel blocker tetraethylammoniumChannel blocker Cd2Synaptic vesiclesPresynaptic action potentialHigh-frequency stimulationVoltage-gated Ca2Short-term synaptic depressionCentral nervous systemPatch-clamp recordingsHigh-frequency firingGiant synapsesPostsynaptic mechanismsBuffer EGTAMouse auditoryBlocker tetraethylammoniumSynaptic activitySynaptic depressionPresynaptic terminalsNervous systemAction potentialsRate of replenishmentSynapsesCa2Key signalContribution of the Kv3.1 potassium channel to high‐frequency firing in mouse auditory neurones
Wang L, Gan L, Forsythe I, Kaczmarek L. Contribution of the Kv3.1 potassium channel to high‐frequency firing in mouse auditory neurones. The Journal Of Physiology 1998, 509: 183-194. PMID: 9547392, PMCID: PMC2230948, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.183bo.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Inhibition by Nystatin of Kv1.3 Channels Expressed in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells
HAHN S, WANG L, KACZMAREK L. Inhibition by Nystatin of Kv1.3 Channels Expressed in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells. Neuropharmacology 1996, 35: 895-901. PMID: 8938720, DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(96)00094-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKv1.3 currentsEffect of nystatinPerforated patch recordingsChinese hamster ovary cellsPatch-clamp techniqueWhole-cell configurationConcentration-dependent reductionHamster ovary cellsRectifier potassium channelHalf-maximal inhibitionPotassium channel Kv1.3Patch recordingsMaximal inhibitionAmphotericin BOvary cellsKv1.3 channelsPotassium channelsTetraethylammoniumChannel Kv1.3Intracellular solutionInhibitionRapid blockNystatinDrugsApparent inactivation
1995
Elimination of potassium channel expression by antisense oligonucleotides in a pituitary cell line.
Chung S, Saal D, Kaczmarek L. Elimination of potassium channel expression by antisense oligonucleotides in a pituitary cell line. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 5955-5959. PMID: 7597060, PMCID: PMC41620, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.13.5955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBase SequenceCell MembraneClone CellsDexamethasoneEgtazic AcidGene ExpressionKv1.4 Potassium ChannelKv1.5 Potassium ChannelMembrane PotentialsMolecular Sequence DataOligonucleotides, AntisensePatch-Clamp TechniquesPituitary GlandPotassium Channel BlockersPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRatsRNA, MessengerTetraethylammoniumTetraethylammonium CompoundsThionucleotides
1994
A shab potassium channel contributes to action potential broadening in peptidergic neurons
Quattrocki E, Marshall J, Kaczmarek L. A shab potassium channel contributes to action potential broadening in peptidergic neurons. Neuron 1994, 12: 73-86. PMID: 8292361, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(94)90153-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAplysiaBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryFemaleInvertebrate HormonesKineticsMathematicsModels, TheoreticalMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsOocytesPolymerase Chain ReactionPotassiumPotassium ChannelsShab Potassium ChannelsTetraethylammoniumTetraethylammonium CompoundsTranscription, GeneticXenopus laevis
1984
A voltage-clamp analysis of currents underlying cyclic AMP-induced membrane modulation in isolated peptidergic neurons of Aplysia
Kaczmarek L, Strumwasser F. A voltage-clamp analysis of currents underlying cyclic AMP-induced membrane modulation in isolated peptidergic neurons of Aplysia. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1984, 52: 340-349. PMID: 6090605, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1984.52.2.340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsCyclic AMP analoguePotassium currentOutward currentsNormal ionic mediumOnset of afterdischargePhosphodiesterase-resistant cAMP analoguePeak inward currentsAMP analogueBag cell clustersDelayed potassium currentMinority of cellsSpontaneous dischargeCalcium currentPeptidergic neuronsVoltage-clamp analysisCell culturesTwo-electrode voltage clampInward currentsSodium currentNegative slope resistanceA-currentMarked reductionNeurons