2021
Cerebellar Kv3.3 potassium channels activate TANK-binding kinase 1 to regulate trafficking of the cell survival protein Hax-1
Zhang Y, Varela L, Szigeti-Buck K, Williams A, Stoiljkovic M, Šestan-Peša M, Henao-Mejia J, D’Acunzo P, Levy E, Flavell RA, Horvath TL, Kaczmarek LK. Cerebellar Kv3.3 potassium channels activate TANK-binding kinase 1 to regulate trafficking of the cell survival protein Hax-1. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 1731. PMID: 33741962, PMCID: PMC7979925, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22003-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTank Binding Kinase 1HAX-1Kv3.3 potassium channelMultivesicular bodiesKinase 1TANK-binding kinase 1Activation of caspasesAnti-apoptotic proteinsPotassium channelsMembrane proteinsBiochemical pathwaysCerebellar neuronsChannels bindCell deathTBK1 activityIon channelsMutant channelsCellular constituentsTraffickingKv3.3 channelsProteinNeuronal survivalMutationsChannel inactivationCaspases
2006
Mitochondrial factors with dual roles in death and survival
Cheng WC, Berman SB, Ivanovska I, Jonas EA, Lee SJ, Chen Y, Kaczmarek LK, Pineda F, Hardwick JM. Mitochondrial factors with dual roles in death and survival. Oncogene 2006, 25: 4697-4705. PMID: 16892083, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 family proteinsCell deathCell death regulatorsPro-death Bcl-2 family proteinNormal cellular functionMitochondrial fission proteinDeath regulatorsDeath stimuliCellular functionsFamily proteinsMitochondrial factorsFission proteinsCell survivalBiochemical mechanismsCaspasesDual roleProteinHealthy cellsCellsMammalsMitochondriaRegulatorSurvivalDeathStretch