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
2010
The Slack Sodium-Activated Potassium Channel Provides a Major Outward Current in Olfactory Neurons of Kv1.3−/− Super-Smeller Mice
Lu S, Das P, Fadool DA, Kaczmarek LK. The Slack Sodium-Activated Potassium Channel Provides a Major Outward Current in Olfactory Neurons of Kv1.3−/− Super-Smeller Mice. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2010, 103: 3311-3319. PMID: 20393063, PMCID: PMC2888249, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00607.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBiophysicsCardiovascular AgentsCells, CulturedElectric StimulationGene Expression RegulationIn Vitro TechniquesKv1.3 Potassium ChannelMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsOlfactory BulbPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedPyrimidinesRNA InterferenceSodium Channel BlockersTetrodotoxinTransfectionConceptsMitral cellsOlfactory bulbOutward currentsOlfactory neuronsWildtype animalsPotassium channelsMajor outward currentVoltage-clamp recordingsVoltage-dependent potassium channelsNet outward currentIntracellular sodiumOB slicesPotassium channel genesCompensatory increaseFiring patternsWestern blottingRNA interference approachPrimary culturesEnhanced expressionDetection of odorsSame treatmentChannel genesMiceNeuronsOlfactory phenotypes
2004
Kv1.3 Channel Gene-Targeted Deletion Produces “Super-Smeller Mice” with Altered Glomeruli, Interacting Scaffolding Proteins, and Biophysics
Fadool DA, Tucker K, Perkins R, Fasciani G, Thompson RN, Parsons AD, Overton JM, Koni PA, Flavell RA, Kaczmarek LK. Kv1.3 Channel Gene-Targeted Deletion Produces “Super-Smeller Mice” with Altered Glomeruli, Interacting Scaffolding Proteins, and Biophysics. Neuron 2004, 41: 389-404. PMID: 14766178, PMCID: PMC2737549, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(03)00844-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords14-3-3 ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBlotting, WesternBody WeightBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCalcium ChannelsCells, CulturedDensitometryDifferential ThresholdDiscrimination, PsychologicalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrinkingElectric StimulationEmbryo, MammalianEnergy IntakeExploratory BehaviorGene DeletionGRB10 Adaptor ProteinHabituation, PsychophysiologicHumansInsulinKidneyKineticsKv1.3 Potassium ChannelMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeurotoxinsNuclear Matrix-Associated ProteinsOdorantsOlfactory BulbPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedProteinsRas ProteinsReceptor, trkBReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerScorpion VenomsSensory ThresholdsSrc-Family KinasesTime FactorsTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsKv1.3-/- miceProtein-protein interactionsGene-targeted deletionKv1.3-null miceSignal transductionScaffolding proteinSignaling cascadesChannel genesC-type inactivationDeletionMembrane potentialNull miceOlfactory codingDetection of odorsPotassium channelsKv1.3 channelsProteinSense of smellSlow inactivation kineticsWild-type miceTransductionGenesOlfactory bulb mitral cellsMiceRole