2010
Can robots patch‐clamp as well as humans? Characterization of a novel sodium channel mutation
Estacion M, Choi JS, Eastman EM, Lin Z, Li Y, Tyrrell L, Yang Y, Dib‐Hajj S, Waxman SG. Can robots patch‐clamp as well as humans? Characterization of a novel sodium channel mutation. The Journal Of Physiology 2010, 588: 1915-1927. PMID: 20123784, PMCID: PMC2901980, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.186114.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Association of Immunophilins with Mammalian TRPC Channels*
Sinkins W, Goel M, Estacion M, Schilling W. Association of Immunophilins with Mammalian TRPC Channels*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 34521-34529. PMID: 15199065, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m401156200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBaculoviridaeBrainCalcium ChannelsCell LineDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyGlutamineHumansImmunoblottingImmunophilinsInsectaMutationPeptidesPrecipitin TestsProlineProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsTacrolimus Binding Protein 1ATacrolimus Binding ProteinsTime FactorsTRPC Cation ChannelsConceptsTRPC channel proteinsChannel proteinsMammalian TRPC channelsTRPC channelsHEK cellsBinding of FKBP12Rat brain lysatesImmunosuppressant drug FK506Receptor-mediated activationSf9 cellsAccessory proteinsRat cerebral cortexImmunophilinsDrug FK506Brain lysatesFKBP52FKBP12Membrane lysatesGln mutationINADProteinFKBP59SignalplexTRPC1Cerebral cortexActivation of Human TRPC6 Channels by Receptor Stimulation*
Estacion M, Li S, Sinkins W, Gosling M, Bahra P, Poll C, Westwick J, Schilling W. Activation of Human TRPC6 Channels by Receptor Stimulation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 22047-22056. PMID: 15023993, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m402320200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCalcium ChannelsCarbacholCell LineCell MembraneCholinergic AgonistsDNA, ComplementaryDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyEnzyme InhibitorsHumansIonomycinIonophoresKineticsLac OperonMembrane PotentialsProtein BindingTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateThapsigarginTime FactorsTransfectionTRPC Cation ChannelsTRPC6 Cation ChannelConceptsReceptor stimulationTRPC6 currentsTRPC6 channelsSteep dose-response relationshipEffect of carbacholConcentrations of carbacholSteep concentration-response relationshipReceptor-mediated eventsActivation of TRPC6Channel activityDose-response relationshipWhole-cell membrane currentsSignificant acute effectConcentration-response relationshipCell membrane currentsAcute effectsCarbacholGeneration of DAGHuman embryonic kidney cellsPrior stimulationPatch pipetteTRPC6 activityEmbryonic kidney cellsMembrane currentsMembrane depolarization
2001
Regulation of Drosophila TRPL Channels by Immunophilin FKBP59*
Goel M, Garcia R, Estacion M, Schilling W. Regulation of Drosophila TRPL Channels by Immunophilin FKBP59*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 38762-38773. PMID: 11514552, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m104125200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCalciumCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsCationsCell LineChelating AgentsDNA, ComplementaryDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEgtazic AcidElectrophysiologyGene LibraryGlutathione TransferaseHumansImmunohistochemistryInsectaMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular Sequence DataMutationPhotoreceptor Cells, InvertebratePolymerase Chain ReactionPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionTacrolimus Binding ProteinsTime FactorsTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesConceptsS2 cellsTRPL channelsDrosophila head cDNA libraryDrosophila photoreceptor cellsHuman FK506-binding proteinMultimeric signaling complexesTwo-hybrid screenDrosophila S2 cellsDrosophila TRPL channelsSf9 cell lysatesFK506-binding proteinChannel activitySite-directed mutagenesisCytoplasmic membrane surfaceFura-2 assayTransient receptor potentialDrosophila homologPermeable cation channelSignaling ComplexNovel proteinCDNA librarySf9 cellsINADCytoplasmic mouthChannel regulation
1998
Functional expression of TrpC1: a human homologue of the Drosophila Trp channel
SINKINS W, ESTACION M, SCHILLING W. Functional expression of TrpC1: a human homologue of the Drosophila Trp channel. Biochemical Journal 1998, 331: 331-339. PMID: 9512497, PMCID: PMC1219356, DOI: 10.1042/bj3310331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCalcium ChannelsCell LineDrosophilaElectrophysiologyHumansIon ChannelsIon TransportRecombinant ProteinsTRPC Cation ChannelsConceptsStore-operated channelsPost-infection timesBasal cytosolic free Ca2Mammalian cellsExpression of TRPC1Whole-cell membrane currentsSf9 cellsNon-selective cation channelsCytosolic free Ca2Drosophila TRP channelsSf9 insect cellsInternal Ca2Baculovirus expression systemPlasmalemmal Ca2Basal Ba2TRPC1Free Ca2TRP channelsCation channelsGluconate solutionMembrane currentsInsect cellsAdditional subunitsHuman homologueCytoplasmic factors