1990
Control of potassium currents and cyclic AMP levels by autoactive neuropeptides in Aplysia neurons
Loechner K, Kaczmarek L. Control of potassium currents and cyclic AMP levels by autoactive neuropeptides in Aplysia neurons. Brain Research 1990, 532: 1-6. PMID: 2178030, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)91733-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-dependent potassium currentsCyclic AMP levelsBag cell neuronsPotassium currentCell neuronsAMP levelsAlpha-BCPWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueCell patch-clamp techniqueBag cell afterdischargeTransient voltage-dependent potassium currentPatch-clamp techniqueDelayed potassium currentPharmacologic elevationClamp techniqueOutward currentsAfterdischargesNeuronsCell peptidesAplysia neuronsNeuropeptidesBeta-BCPConsistent effectSecond messengerAlpha
1987
Alpha bag cell peptide directly modulates the excitability of the neurons that release it
Kauer J, Fisher T, Kaczmarek L. Alpha bag cell peptide directly modulates the excitability of the neurons that release it. Journal Of Neuroscience 1987, 7: 3623-3632. PMID: 2824716, PMCID: PMC6569037, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.07-11-03623.1987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-bag cell peptideBag cell neuronsAlpha-BCPCell neuronsBag cell peptidesPotassium currentCell peptidesVoltage-dependent potassium currentsCAMP levelsVoltage-dependent outward currentIntact abdominal gangliaBag cell clustersAdenylate cyclase activator forskolinAbility of forskolinCyclase activator forskolinLevels of cAMPVoltage-clamp experimentsElectrophysiological actionsIntracellular cAMP levelsImmunohistochemical stainingIntact gangliaAbdominal ganglionPhosphodiesterase inhibitorPharmacological elevationOutward currents