2007
Bcl-xL Inhibitor ABT-737 Reveals a Dual Role for Bcl-xL in Synaptic Transmission
Hickman JA, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK, Jonas EA. Bcl-xL Inhibitor ABT-737 Reveals a Dual Role for Bcl-xL in Synaptic Transmission. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2007, 99: 1515-1522. PMID: 18160428, PMCID: PMC2836590, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00598.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial outer membraneEndogenous Bcl-xLMitochondrial channel activityBcl-xLInhibitor ABT-737ABT-737Outer membraneBcl-xL.Pro-apoptotic cleavage productRecombinant Bcl-xLChannel activityBcl-xL proteinSynaptic functionDual roleGenetic toolsDomain pocketSynaptic transmissionSynaptic activityGiant presynaptic terminalEquivalent modificationEndogenous proteolysisRepetitive synaptic activityBH3Cleavage productsProtein
2004
Exposure to Hypoxia Rapidly Induces Mitochondrial Channel Activity within a Living Synapse*
Jonas EA, Hickman JA, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK. Exposure to Hypoxia Rapidly Induces Mitochondrial Channel Activity within a Living Synapse*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 280: 4491-4497. PMID: 15561723, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m410661200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial channel activityMitochondrial membraneChannel activityBcl-xLBcl-2 family proteinsPro-apoptotic fragmentsOuter mitochondrial membraneTrigger cell deathZ-VAD-FMKBenzyloxycarbonyl-VADFamily proteinsSynaptic responsesMulticonductance channelLarge conductance channelFluoromethyl ketoneCell deathMinutes of hypoxiaResponses of neuronsNeuronal functionSquid giant synapseSynaptic mitochondriaEarly eventsSynaptic functionHypoxic conditionsNeuronal death
1999
Shaw‐like potassium currents in the auditory rhombencephalon throughout embryogenesis
Hendriks R, Morest D, Kaczmarek L. Shaw‐like potassium currents in the auditory rhombencephalon throughout embryogenesis. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 1999, 58: 791-804. PMID: 10583910, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(19991215)58:6<791::aid-jnr6>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotassium currentNucleus magnocellularisOutward currentsWhole-cell patch recordingsInitial transient componentTransient outward currentsEarly neuronal developmentEarly neuronal differentiationHigh activation thresholdFirst synapsesAuditory nucleiPatch recordingsPotassium channel genesSynaptic functionCharacteristic response propertiesSynapses formNeuronal developmentNeuronal differentiationActivation thresholdDevelopmental appearanceTetraethylammoniumMagnocellularisEarly ageChannel genesNeuroblastsRole in neuronal cell migration for high‐threshold potassium currents in the chicken hindbrain
Hendriks R, Morest D, Kaczmarek L. Role in neuronal cell migration for high‐threshold potassium currents in the chicken hindbrain. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 1999, 58: 805-814. PMID: 10583911, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(19991215)58:6<805::aid-jnr7>3.0.co;2-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChannel blockersPotassium currentWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsPotassium conductanceN-type calcium channelsPotassium channelsHigh-threshold potassium currentsCalcium channel blockersSensitive potassium channelsPotassium channel blockerPatch-clamp recordingsTetraethylammonium chlorideChronic blockadeNovel potassium channelNeuronal cell migrationTEA exposureCalcium channelsClamp recordingsEmbryonic neuronsSynaptic functionOutward currentsNeuronal migrationElectrical excitabilityMigratory activityIndividual neuroblasts