2016
Physiological modulators of Kv3.1 channels adjust firing patterns of auditory brain stem neurons
Brown MR, El-Hassar L, Zhang Y, Alvaro G, Large CH, Kaczmarek LK. Physiological modulators of Kv3.1 channels adjust firing patterns of auditory brain stem neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2016, 116: 106-121. PMID: 27052580, PMCID: PMC4961756, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00174.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKv3.1 channelsAuditory brain stem neuronsAuditory brain stemBrain stem neuronsBrain slice recordingsKv3.1 potassium channelVoltage of activationMNTB neuronsStem neuronsTrapezoid bodyBrain stemMedial nucleusKv3.1 currentsNeuronal excitabilitySlice recordingsTherapeutic benefitImidazolidinedione derivativesAction potentialsPhysiological modulatorPotassium channelsResting potentialsNeuronsSingle-channel recordingsChinese hamster ovary cellsPharmaceutical modulation
1992
Expression of the mRNAs for the Kv3.1 potassium channel gene in the adult and developing rat brain
Perney T, Marshall J, Martin K, Hockfield S, Kaczmarek L. Expression of the mRNAs for the Kv3.1 potassium channel gene in the adult and developing rat brain. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1992, 68: 756-766. PMID: 1432046, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1992.68.3.756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult rat brainRat brainSitu hybridization histochemistryAlpha mRNAThalamic nucleiHigh-frequency firing ratesHybridization histochemistryBeta mRNASubstantia nigra reticulataReticular thalamic nucleusNarrow action potentialsPostnatal day 10Embryonic day 17Alpha mRNA levelsSplice variantsKv3.1 transcriptsProtection assaysHeterogeneous expression patternKv3.1 potassium channel geneOlfactory tubercleVestibular nucleiBrain stemGlobus pallidusSame neuronsInferior colliculus