2023
High-throughput combined voltage-clamp/current-clamp analysis of freshly isolated neurons
Ghovanloo M, Tyagi S, Zhao P, Kiziltug E, Estacion M, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. High-throughput combined voltage-clamp/current-clamp analysis of freshly isolated neurons. Cell Reports Methods 2023, 3: 100385. PMID: 36814833, PMCID: PMC9939380, DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2022.100385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root ganglion neuronsCurrent-clamp recordingsCurrent-clamp analysisVoltage-gated sodium channelsPatch-clamp techniqueExcitable cellsGanglion neuronsElectrophysiological recordingsNeuronal cellsNeuronsGold standard methodologySodium channelsCellular levelRobotic instrumentsCellsDrug screeningSame cellsIntact tissueRecordings
2009
Maitotoxin converts the plasmalemmal Ca2+ pump into a Ca2+-permeable nonselective cation channel
Sinkins W, Estacion M, Prasad V, Goel M, Shull G, Kunze D, Schilling W. Maitotoxin converts the plasmalemmal Ca2+ pump into a Ca2+-permeable nonselective cation channel. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2009, 297: c1533-c1543. PMID: 19794142, PMCID: PMC2793065, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00252.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCalciumCation Transport ProteinsCationsCell MembraneCells, CulturedDown-RegulationElectric ConductivityFibroblastsHumansIon ChannelsKidneyMarine ToxinsMiceOxocinsPermeabilityPlasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPasesRNA, Small InterferingSpodopteraUp-RegulationConceptsPermeable nonselective cation channelNonselective cation channelsCation channelsSpodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) insect cellsHEK cellsMouse embryonic fibroblastsHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsKidney 293 cellsInsect cellsEmbryonic fibroblastsWhole-cell membrane currentsMolecular identityCell membrane currentsCell typesPMCACytosolic freeMarine toxinsEnhanced expressionWhole-cell currentsPlasmalemmal Ca2PalytoxinATPaseCellsMaitotoxin
2003
P2X7 Receptor-Dependent Blebbing and the Activation of Rho-Effector Kinases, Caspases, and IL-1β Release
Verhoef P, Estacion M, Schilling W, Dubyak G. P2X7 Receptor-Dependent Blebbing and the Activation of Rho-Effector Kinases, Caspases, and IL-1β Release. The Journal Of Immunology 2003, 170: 5728-5738. PMID: 12759456, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.170.11.5728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-MethylpiperazineAdenosine TriphosphateAmidesAnimalsCaspase InhibitorsCaspasesCell LineEnzyme ActivationExtracellular SpaceHumansInterleukin-1Intracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMacrophagesMiceProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPseudopodiaPyridinesReceptors, Purinergic P2Receptors, Purinergic P2X7RhoA GTP-Binding ProteinRho-Associated KinasesSignal TransductionConceptsPlasma membrane organizationRho effector kinasesHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsMurine macrophagesEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsPlasma membrane morphologyInhibitor KN-62Activation of RhoAKidney 293 cellsMembrane organizationTime-lapse moviesIL-1 beta releaseBlebbingKN-62Cation channel activationPore formationBiochemical analysisActivation signalsATPATP additionATP treatmentChannel activationAgonist BzATPATP concentrationCells
1997
PDGF-Stimulated Calcium Influx Changes During In Vitro Cell Transformation
Estacion M, Mordan L. PDGF-Stimulated Calcium Influx Changes During In Vitro Cell Transformation. Cellular Signalling 1997, 9: 363-366. PMID: 9376215, DOI: 10.1016/s0898-6568(96)00184-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-type calcium channelsCalcium signalsIntracellular calcium signalsC3H 10T1/2 mouse fibroblastsCalcium channelsPreneoplastic clonesMarked reductionGrowth factorMetabolism changesVitro Cell TransformationCell transformationColonies of cellsElectrophysiology measurementsInflux changeCellsMouse fibroblasts
1996
Calcium is permeable through a maitotoxin-activated nonselective cation channel in mouse L cells
Estacion M, Nguyen H, Gargus J. Calcium is permeable through a maitotoxin-activated nonselective cation channel in mouse L cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1996, 270: c1145-c1152. PMID: 8928742, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.270.4.c1145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonselective cation channelsCation channelsCalcium-activated potassium channelsPlatelet-derived growth factorIntracellular calciumGrowth factor responseExtracellular calciumSecondary activationPotassium channelsGrowth factorFactor responseL cellsCell typesCalciumMouse L cellsL-cell fibroblastsMouse L-cell fibroblastsCell fibroblastsCellsIrreversible opening
1991
Characterization of ion channels seen in subconfluent human dermal fibroblasts.
Estacion M. Characterization of ion channels seen in subconfluent human dermal fibroblasts. The Journal Of Physiology 1991, 436: 579-601. PMID: 1712040, PMCID: PMC1181523, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1991.sp018568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIon channelsHuman dermal fibroblastsBradykinin-stimulated cellsDermal fibroblastsDifferent ion channelsSurprising diversityIon channel modulationChannel phenotypeInward rectifierGap junctionsUnstimulated cellsUnexcitable cellsChannel modulationActivation kineticsGuanosine 5'FibroblastsCellsPhenotypePipette solutionCl- currentFast inactivationExpressionAdditional subtypesPatch-clamp techniqueLow number
1990
Inhibition of voltage-dependent Na+ current in cell-fusion hybrids containing activated c-Ha-ras
Estacion M. Inhibition of voltage-dependent Na+ current in cell-fusion hybrids containing activated c-Ha-ras. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 1990, 113: 169-175. PMID: 2157017, DOI: 10.1007/bf01872890.Peer-Reviewed Original Research