2015
Receptors and Transduction Mechanisms II: Indirectly Coupled Receptor/Ion Channel Systems
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Receptors and Transduction Mechanisms II: Indirectly Coupled Receptor/Ion Channel Systems. 2015, 263-294. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0012.ChaptersProtein phosphorylationSecond messenger-dependent protein kinasesReceptor-channel couplingIon channel proteinsAppropriate biological responseExtracellular signalsDirect phosphorylationSpecific membrane receptorsProtein kinaseRegulatory componentsChannel proteinsSecond messenger systemsMembrane receptorsTransduction mechanismsIon channelsPhosphorylationBiological responsesMessenger systemsIon channel systemsDiversityTarget cellsSignal recognitionNeuronal excitabilityCellsKinaseDiversity in the Structure and Function of Ion Channels
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Diversity in the Structure and Function of Ion Channels. 2015, 127-150. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0007.ChaptersIon channelsPotassium channelsFormation of heterotetramersAlternative splicingIndividual genesMultiple genesAuxiliary subunitsTwo-poreDiverse familyHuman diseasesMolecular biologyMessenger RNASubunitsDiversityGenesRectifier channelsVoltage-dependent sodiumChannel propertiesPatch-clamp techniqueSplicingDifferent mechanismsHeterotetramerClamp techniqueElectrophysiological measurementsRNALearning and Memory
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Learning and Memory. 2015, 489-528. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0019.ChaptersSimple nervous systemLong-term depressionLong-term potentiationMolecular mechanismsEnormous diversityNormal developmentCellular mechanismsNervous systemPresynaptic terminalsMost nervous systemsCyclic AMPSynaptic scalingPathwayMemory formationPlasticityPostsynaptic receptorsSynaptic taggingSynaptic connectionsLong-term phaseReduced preparationsDiversitySpike-timing dependent plasticityMechanismSynapseReceptors
2001
Diversity in the Structure and Function of Ion Channels
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Diversity in the Structure and Function of Ion Channels. 2001, 139-162. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIon channelsGreat diversityDiversityConsiderable diversityRapid membrane depolarizationMembrane depolarizationElectrical activityVoltage-dependent sodium currentsVoltage-dependent potassium currentsAxonal membraneSquid giant axonNeuronal cell bodiesCell bodiesGiant axonsPotassium currentAction potentialsSodium currentMembraneActivityAxons