2004
The Appearance of a Protein Kinase A-regulated Splice Isoform of slo Is Associated with the Maturation of Neurons That Control Reproductive Behavior*
Zhang Y, Joiner WJ, Bhattacharjee A, Rassendren F, Magoski NS, Kaczmarek LK. The Appearance of a Protein Kinase A-regulated Splice Isoform of slo Is Associated with the Maturation of Neurons That Control Reproductive Behavior*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 52324-52330. PMID: 15375169, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408543200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAplysiaCell DifferentiationCHO CellsCricetinaeCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDNA, ComplementaryIn Vitro TechniquesLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedProtein IsoformsRecombinant ProteinsReproductionConceptsBag cell neuronsReproductive behaviorSlo geneConsensus phosphorylation sitesCell cDNA libraryProtein kinase ACell neuronsChinese hamster ovary cellsPhosphorylation sitesCatalytic subunitHamster ovary cellsAlternative transcriptsCDNA librarySplice isoformsKinase ABK channel activityMaturation of neuronsPKA inhibitorVoltage-dependent channelsOvary cellsBrief synaptic stimulationChannel activityMature neuronsIsoformsPKA
2001
Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses. 2001, 467-506. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNervous systemSynaptic connectionsFormation of synapsesAdult nervous systemSpecific synaptic connectionsImmature neuronsSynaptic contactsAdult neuronsMature neuronsElectrical stimulationSynaptic plasticityNeuronal formBrain functionChemical synapsesNeuronsElectrical activityNeurite elongationSynaptogenesisSynapsesProperties of cells
1996
Developmental dissociation of excitability and secretory ability in Aplysia bag cell neurons
Nick T, Moreira J, Kaczmarek L, Carew T, Wayne N. Developmental dissociation of excitability and secretory ability in Aplysia bag cell neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1996, 76: 3351-3359. PMID: 8930278, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.5.3351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsEgg-laying behaviorCell neuronsPotential functional significanceAplysia bag cell neuronsDevelopmental regulationVesicular localizationSecretory vesiclesJuvenile AplysiaPremature expressionImmature neuronsDownstream elementsMature formBody sizeReproductive behaviorImmunoelectron microscopyPotassium channel blocker tetraethylammoniumLarge vesiclesDevelopmental interactionsFunctional significanceBag cell hormonesVesiclesCessation of locomotionMature neuronsElectrical activity