2018
C-terminal proline deletions in KCNC3 cause delayed channel inactivation and an adult-onset progressive SCA13 with spasticity
Khare S, Galeano K, Zhang Y, Nick JA, Nick HS, Subramony SH, Sampson J, Kaczmarek LK, Waters MF. C-terminal proline deletions in KCNC3 cause delayed channel inactivation and an adult-onset progressive SCA13 with spasticity. The Cerebellum 2018, 17: 692-697. PMID: 29949095, PMCID: PMC8299775, DOI: 10.1007/s12311-018-0950-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIon channel functionMammalian cell cultureMutant proteinsIntracellular cSpinocerebellar ataxia 13Autosomal dominant neurological diseaseChannel functionAllelic heterogeneityProline deletionSCA13 patientsTerminal portionProgressive clinical symptomsNormal membranesCell culturesProteinElectrophysiological characterizationChannel inactivationInactivationClinical symptomsElectrophysiological profileNeurological diseasesClinical importanceSCA13Slow inactivationDeletion
2016
Stimulation of Slack K+ Channels Alters Mass at the Plasma Membrane by Triggering Dissociation of a Phosphatase-Regulatory Complex
Fleming MR, Brown MR, Kronengold J, Zhang Y, Jenkins DP, Barcia G, Nabbout R, Bausch AE, Ruth P, Lukowski R, Navaratnam DS, Kaczmarek LK. Stimulation of Slack K+ Channels Alters Mass at the Plasma Membrane by Triggering Dissociation of a Phosphatase-Regulatory Complex. Cell Reports 2016, 16: 2281-2288. PMID: 27545877, PMCID: PMC5123741, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.07.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsBiosensing TechniquesBithionolBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCell MembraneCerebral CortexFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansIon TransportMiceMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedPrimary Cell CultureProtein BindingRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionThiazolidinesXenopus laevisConceptsProtein phosphatase 1Plasma membraneProtein kinase C.C-terminal residuesPhactr-1Potassium channelsPhosphatase 1Terminal domainSlack channelsHuman mutationsKinase C.Sodium-activated potassium channelsPharmacological activatorsOptical biosensor assayChannel stimulationSlack currentsBiosensor assaysMembraneMutantsPhosphorylationIntellectual disabilityProteinMutationsSevere intellectual disabilityActivator