2008
Repetitive Firing Triggers Clustering of Kv2.1 Potassium Channels in Aplysia Neurons*
Zhang Y, McKay SE, Bewley B, Kaczmarek LK. Repetitive Firing Triggers Clustering of Kv2.1 Potassium Channels in Aplysia Neurons*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 10632-10641. PMID: 18276591, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m800253200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsKv2.1 channelsPotassium channelsPlasma membraneC-terminusKv2.1 clustersKv2.1 potassium channelCell neuronsMammalian neuronsReproductive behaviorRectifier potassium channelFrequency-dependent broadeningRapid redistributionAplysia neuronsClamp recordingsAcid peptidePartial inactivationRing-like clustersPhysiological changesKv2.1Neuronal excitabilityCentral nervous systemAction potentialsGenesNervous system
2007
Comparative effects of sodium pyrithione evoked intracellular calcium elevation in rodent and primate ventral horn motor neurons
Knox RJ, Keen KL, Luchansky L, Terasawa E, Freyer H, Barbee SJ, Kaczmarek LK. Comparative effects of sodium pyrithione evoked intracellular calcium elevation in rodent and primate ventral horn motor neurons. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2007, 366: 48-53. PMID: 18053804, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.11.083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuron-specific enolaseMotor neuronsDose-response curveFura-PE3/AMVentral horn motor neuronsAplysia neuronsSpinal cord slicesIntracellular calcium elevationStore-operated calcium entryCord slicesHindlimb weaknessSpecific enolaseSKF-96365Oral administrationRhesus monkey embryosCalcium entryEffects of NAPCalcium elevationPersistent influxNeuronsMammalian neuronsIslet-1Sodium pyrithioneComparative effectsPlasma membrane
2002
HSV-1 Helper Virus 5dl1.2 Suppresses Sodium Currents in Amplicon-Transduced Neurons
White BH, Cummins TR, Wolf DH, Waxman SG, Russell DS, Kaczmarek LK. HSV-1 Helper Virus 5dl1.2 Suppresses Sodium Currents in Amplicon-Transduced Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2002, 87: 2149-2157. PMID: 11929932, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00498.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium currentAnti-HSV antibodiesAverage spike frequencyWild-type HSV-1Helper virusViral-based strategiesDays of transductionCultured neuronsHSV-1Spike frequencyGene deliveryNeuronsMammalian neuronsAmplicon systemSimilar suppressionHSV-1 genesVirusTherapeutic purposesViral proteinsAmplicon preparationsCellsCoinfectionSuppressionPreparation resultsTiters