2013
Expression of Kv1.3 potassium channels regulates density of cortical interneurons
Duque A, Gazula V, Kaczmarek LK. Expression of Kv1.3 potassium channels regulates density of cortical interneurons. Developmental Neurobiology 2013, 73: 841-855. PMID: 23821603, PMCID: PMC3829632, DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKv1.3 geneMembrane-spanning channelsKv1.3-/- miceVasoactive intestinal peptideEffect of deletionCerebral cortexKv1.3 potassium channelsNeuropeptide YNeuronal differentiationKv1.3 proteinOlfactory bulbInterneuron populationsSelective poresExpression of Kv1.3Large familyCell membraneKv channelsNumber of calbindinNormal cortical functionWhole cerebral cortexWild-type miceKv1.3GenesDetection of odorsPotassium channels
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 genesNeuroblasts