1997
Giga-Ohm Seals on Intracellular Membranes: A Technique for Studying Intracellular Ion Channels in Intact Cells
Jonas E, Knox R, Kaczmarek L. Giga-Ohm Seals on Intracellular Membranes: A Technique for Studying Intracellular Ion Channels in Intact Cells. Neuron 1997, 19: 7-13. PMID: 9247259, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80343-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiga-ohm sealsIntracellular membranesIntact cellsIntracellular ion channelsMembrane ion channel activityIon channel activityConventional patch clampingOrganelle membranesPlasma membraneInternal organellesInternal membranesInternal organelles membraneCell typesIon channelsChannel activityConfocal imagingInositol trisphosphateLipophilic fluorescent dyeMembranePatch clampingConcentric electrode arrangementPatch-clamp techniqueCellsIntact neuronsOrganelles
1988
Inositol trisphosphate releases intracellularly stored calcium and modulates ion channels in molluscan neurons
Fink L, Connor J, Kaczmarek L. Inositol trisphosphate releases intracellularly stored calcium and modulates ion channels in molluscan neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 2544-2555. PMID: 2470874, PMCID: PMC6569530, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-07-02544.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsIntracellular calciumAction potentialsFluorescent calcium indicator fura-2Inositol trisphosphateCalcium indicator fura-2Intracellular calcium levelsIndicator fura-2Non-neuronal cellsCell-attached patch-clamp techniquePatch-clamp techniqueMicroinjection of inositolCultured bag cell neuronsHydrolysis of phosphoinositidesCalcium-containing mediumElectrophysiological effectsInjection of inositolFura-2Calcium levelsExtracellular calciumIsolated neuronsMolluscan neuronsCytosolic calciumTransient hyperpolarization