2017
An ALS-Associated Mutant SOD1 Rapidly Suppresses KCNT1 (Slack) Na+-Activated K+ Channels in Aplysia Neurons
Zhang Y, Ni W, Horwich AL, Kaczmarek LK. An ALS-Associated Mutant SOD1 Rapidly Suppresses KCNT1 (Slack) Na+-Activated K+ Channels in Aplysia Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 2258-2265. PMID: 28119399, PMCID: PMC5338764, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3102-16.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAplysiaBiophysicsCells, CulturedElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsGanglia, InvertebrateHumansLuminescent ProteinsMembrane PotentialsMicroinjectionsMorpholinosMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedRNA, Small InterferingSodiumSuperoxide Dismutase-1ConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisSuperoxide dismutase 1Mutant superoxide dismutase 1Potassium currentC-Jun N-terminal kinaseNeuronal excitabilityLateral sclerosisFatal adult-onset neurodegenerative diseaseN-terminal kinaseMutant human Cu/ZnNeuronal developmentDismutase 1Adult-onset neurodegenerative diseaseCurrent-clamp recordingsMotor neuron toxicityOutward potassium currentHuman Cu/ZnWild-type superoxide dismutase 1Neuron toxicityActivity of NaBag cell neuronsClamp recordingsNeuronal functionCell neuronsAction potentials
2012
Regulation of Neuronal Excitability by Interaction of Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein with Slack Potassium Channels
Zhang Y, Brown MR, Hyland C, Chen Y, Kronengold J, Fleming MR, Kohn AB, Moroz LL, Kaczmarek LK. Regulation of Neuronal Excitability by Interaction of Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein with Slack Potassium Channels. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 15318-15327. PMID: 23115170, PMCID: PMC3518385, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2162-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnisomycinAplysiaCHO CellsCloning, MolecularCricetinaeCricetulusElectrophysiological PhenomenaFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinImmunohistochemistryImmunoprecipitationNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium ChannelsProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSodiumSynapsesConceptsNeuronal excitabilitySlack potassium channelsTetrodotoxin-sensitive componentCurrent-clamp recordingsSlack channelsMental retardation proteinBag cell neuronsSustained componentIntracellular injectionNeuronal firingInhibitory periodSynaptic stimulationPotassium currentCell neuronsAction potentialsOutward currentsPotassium channelsProlonged changesNeuronsAplysia bag cell neuronsProtein synthesis inhibitor anisomycinExcitabilityFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinCommon formIntellectual disability
2008
PKC-Induced Intracellular Trafficking of CaV2 Precedes Its Rapid Recruitment to the Plasma Membrane
Zhang Y, Helm JS, Senatore A, Spafford JD, Kaczmarek LK, Jonas EA. PKC-Induced Intracellular Trafficking of CaV2 Precedes Its Rapid Recruitment to the Plasma Membrane. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 2601-2612. PMID: 18322103, PMCID: PMC2830008, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4314-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CActivation of PKCPlasma membraneGrowth conesLatrunculin BIntracellular traffickingActin polymerizationIntact microtubulesIntact actinKinase CChannel insertionPKC activationIon channelsMicrotubule polymerizationRapid recruitmentOrganellesLamellipodiumSubunitsMicrotubulesActinMembraneActivationRecruitmentCone terminalsNew sitesRepetitive 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
2006
A Store-Operated Ca2+ Influx Pathway in the Bag Cell Neurons of Aplysia
Kachoei BA, Knox RJ, Uthuza D, Levy S, Kaczmarek LK, Magoski NS. A Store-Operated Ca2+ Influx Pathway in the Bag Cell Neurons of Aplysia. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2006, 96: 2688-2698. PMID: 16885525, PMCID: PMC2894935, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00118.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnilidesAnimalsAplysiaCalcium Channel BlockersCalcium ChannelsCalcium SignalingElectrophysiologyEnzyme InhibitorsImidazolesIn Vitro TechniquesIndicators and ReagentsIndolesInositol 1,4,5-TrisphosphateLanthanumMacrocyclic CompoundsMembrane PotentialsNeuronsNickelOxazolesRyanodine Receptor Calcium Release ChannelThapsigarginThiadiazolesConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsCyclopiazonic acidCPA-sensitive storesSmooth muscle cell lineAbsence of extracellularCultured bag cell neuronsRyanodine receptor agonistATPase inhibitorReceptor blockersReceptor agonistNeuropeptide secretionXestospongin CMuscle cell lineInflux pathwayIntracellular storesNonneuronal cellsAcidic storesElevated intracellularNeuronsStore depletionAfterdischargesCell linesBafilomycin AEntry pathway
2005
Association/Dissociation of a Channel–Kinase Complex Underlies State-Dependent Modulation
Magoski NS, Kaczmarek LK. Association/Dissociation of a Channel–Kinase Complex Underlies State-Dependent Modulation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 8037-8047. PMID: 16135761, PMCID: PMC2873328, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1903-05.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CSrc homology 3 domainCation channelsSrc tyrosine kinasePKC-dependent modulationPhorbol esterSrc-dependent regulationAplysia bag cell neuronsBag cell neuronsProtein kinaseAssociated kinaseAssociation/dissociationEgg-laying hormonePhosphotyrosine stainingTyrosine kinaseKinase CKinaseReproductive behaviorNonselective cation channelsIon channelsChannel activityUnstimulated neuronsDependent modulationCell neuronsLong-term excitability
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 neuronsIsoformsPKAActivation of a calcium entry pathway by sodium pyrithione in the bag cell neurons of Aplysia
Knox RJ, Magoski NS, Wing D, Barbee SJ, Kaczmarek LK. Activation of a calcium entry pathway by sodium pyrithione in the bag cell neurons of Aplysia. Developmental Neurobiology 2004, 60: 411-423. PMID: 15307146, DOI: 10.1002/neu.20029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAplysia bag cell neuronsWhole-cell current-clamp recordingsBag cell neuronsPlasma membraneCurrent-clamp recordingsNeuronal physiologyCytosolic pHCytosolic freeMembrane potentialCell neuronsSodium pyrithionePresence of externalRatiometric imagingMV depolarizationClose structural analogueHill coefficientNapStructural analoguesSpecies
2002
Prolonged Activation of Ca2+-Activated K+Current Contributes to the Long-Lasting Refractory Period ofAplysia Bag Cell Neurons
Zhang Y, Magoski NS, Kaczmarek LK. Prolonged Activation of Ca2+-Activated K+Current Contributes to the Long-Lasting Refractory Period ofAplysia Bag Cell Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 10134-10141. PMID: 12451114, PMCID: PMC6758731, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-23-10134.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAplysiaCalciumCells, CulturedElectric StimulationEnzyme ActivatorsEnzyme InhibitorsLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsNeural InhibitionNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhloretinPotassiumPotassium Channel BlockersPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedProtein Kinase CRefractory Period, ElectrophysiologicalSphingosineTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsRefractory periodBK currentsProtein kinase COnset of afterdischargeBK channel activityApplication of phloretinBK channel activatorsProlonged refractory periodAbility of stimulationRole of Ca2Blocker paxillinePharmacological characteristicsChannel activatorIntracellular Ca2Prolonged increaseOutward currentsInhibitor of PKCAfterdischargesNeuronsAdditional stimulationProlonged activationActivator of PKCChannel activityProtein Kinase Modulation of a Neuronal Cation Channel Requires Protein–Protein Interactions Mediated by an Src homology 3 Domain
Magoski NS, Wilson GF, Kaczmarek LK. Protein Kinase Modulation of a Neuronal Cation Channel Requires Protein–Protein Interactions Mediated by an Src homology 3 Domain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 1-9. PMID: 11756482, PMCID: PMC6757624, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-01-00001.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAplysiaCationsCells, CulturedIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsMacromolecular SubstancesMembrane PotentialsMolecular Sequence DataMultiprotein ComplexesNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptidesPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Kinase CSrc Homology DomainsConceptsProtein-protein interactionsSrc homology 3 domainProtein kinase CSH3 domainSH3 domain-mediated interactionsDomain-mediated interactionsIon channelsSrc SH3 domainProtein kinase modulationMultiprotein complexesPDZ domainAdaptor proteinProtein kinaseKinase modulationIon channel modulationKinase CMotif peptideCation channel activationKinaseChannel open probabilityCation channelsMembrane depolarizationChannel activationChannel modulationProtein
2001
Presynaptic target of Ca2+ action on neuropeptide and acetylcholine release in Aplysia californica
Ohnuma K, Whim M, Fetter R, Kaczmarek L, Zucker R. Presynaptic target of Ca2+ action on neuropeptide and acetylcholine release in Aplysia californica. The Journal Of Physiology 2001, 535: 647-662. PMID: 11559764, PMCID: PMC2278817, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.00647.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory neuronsCholinergic synapsesPeptidergic synapsesAcetylcholine releasePostsynaptic responsesAction potentialsMost synaptic contactsIntracellular calcium concentrationPeptidergic vesiclesSingle action potentialAplysia californicaDose-response curveDense-core vesiclesNeuron B2Neuron B3Cholinergic transmissionSynaptic contactsLinear dose-response curvePostsynaptic neuronsPresynaptic neuronsCholinergic releasePresynaptic targetCholinergic vesiclesReleasable poolPatch pipetteAplysia Ror Forms Clusters on the Surface of Identified Neuroendocrine Cells
McKay S, Hislop J, Scott D, Bulloch A, Kaczmarek L, Carew T, Sossin W. Aplysia Ror Forms Clusters on the Surface of Identified Neuroendocrine Cells. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2001, 17: 821-841. PMID: 11358481, DOI: 10.1006/mcne.2001.0977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibody SpecificityAplysiaBase SequenceCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell CompartmentationCells, CulturedCloning, MolecularGanglia, InvertebrateImmunohistochemistryMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsNeurosecretory SystemsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan ReceptorsReceptors, Cell SurfaceRNA, MessengerConceptsBag cell neuronsNeuroendocrine bag cell neuronsROR receptorsCultured bag cell neuronsRegulation of growthReceptor tyrosine kinasesMarine mollusk Aplysia californicaPeripheral neuronal processesMollusk Aplysia californicaCellular polarityFunctional domainsTyrosine kinaseIntracellular organellesCell surfaceProteinNeuroendocrine cellsKinaseAplysia californicaRelease sitesNeuronal processesOrganellesNeuronal populationsForm clustersGanglionic neuropilReceptors
2000
Activation of a Ca2+‐permeable cation channel produces a prolonged attenuation of intracellular Ca2+ release in Aplysia bag cell neurones
Magoski N, Knox R, Kaczmarek L. Activation of a Ca2+‐permeable cation channel produces a prolonged attenuation of intracellular Ca2+ release in Aplysia bag cell neurones. The Journal Of Physiology 2000, 522: 271-283. PMID: 10639103, PMCID: PMC2269759, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-2-00271.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated Ca2Non-selective cation channelsRefractory periodCation channelsElectrical stimulationFree salineAbility of nifedipinePresence of nifedipinePresence of TTXIntact abdominal gangliaProlonged refractory periodOnset of refractorinessAfferent inputBrief synaptic stimulationHigh external potassiumPermeable cation channelIntracellular calciumAbdominal ganglionExtracellular Ca2Synaptic stimulationAfterdischargesNormal responseIntracellular Ca2Intracellular storesRepeated stimulation
1998
Expression of a foreign G-protein coupled receptor modulates the excitability of the peptidergic bag cell neurons of Aplysia
Whim M, Kaczmarek L. Expression of a foreign G-protein coupled receptor modulates the excitability of the peptidergic bag cell neurons of Aplysia. Neuroscience Letters 1998, 258: 143-146. PMID: 9885951, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(98)00850-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsMetabotropic glutamate receptorsG proteinsPeptidergic bag cell neuronsAfferent stimulationSpontaneous firingAfferent inputGlutamate receptorsSecond messenger pathwaysPharmacological activationReceptor activationAfterdischargesNeuronsMessenger pathwaysReceptorsActivationAdditional pathwaysExpressionExcitabilityPathwaySustained periodHeterologous Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel Eliminates Spike Broadening and the Induction of a Depolarizing Afterpotential in the Peptidergic Bag Cell Neurons
Whim M, Kaczmarek L. Heterologous Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel Eliminates Spike Broadening and the Induction of a Depolarizing Afterpotential in the Peptidergic Bag Cell Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 9171-9180. PMID: 9801357, PMCID: PMC6792887, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-22-09171.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsAction potentialsCalcium entryUse-dependent inactivationExpression of Kv3.1Kv3.1 potassium channelPeptidergic bag cell neuronsControl neuronsSpontaneous firingBrief synaptic stimulationCalcium currentNeuronal excitabilityIntracellular calciumCalcium influxSynaptic stimulationDepolarizing afterpotentialsBAPTA-AMAfterpotentialsNeuronsPotassium channelsClusters of cellsKv3.1InductionPhysiological roleProtein Kinase C Regulates a Vesicular Class of Calcium Channels in the Bag Cell Neurons of Aplysia
White B, Nick T, Carew T, Kaczmarek L. Protein Kinase C Regulates a Vesicular Class of Calcium Channels in the Bag Cell Neurons of Aplysia. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1998, 80: 2514-2520. PMID: 9819259, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.5.2514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModulation of a calcium-sensitive nonspecific cation channel by closely associated protein kinase and phosphatase activities
Wilson G, Magoski N, Kaczmarek L. Modulation of a calcium-sensitive nonspecific cation channel by closely associated protein kinase and phosphatase activities. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 10938-10943. PMID: 9724808, PMCID: PMC27999, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.18.10938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinaseCation channelsProtein phosphatase 1Protein tyrosine phosphataseNonspecific cation channelProtein kinase C inhibitorPresence of H7Nonhydrolyzable ATP analogKinase C inhibitorRegulatory complexPhosphatase 1Bag cell neuronsTyrosine phosphataseExcised patchesOpen probabilityCytoplasmic sideMolecular switchATP analogC inhibitorPhosphatase activityKinaseChannel closureSpontaneous action potentialsPatch-clamp studiesATP
1997
The Secretion of Classical and Peptide Cotransmitters from a Single Presynaptic Neuron Involves a Synaptobrevin-Like Molecule
Whim M, Niemann H, Kaczmarek L. The Secretion of Classical and Peptide Cotransmitters from a Single Presynaptic Neuron Involves a Synaptobrevin-Like Molecule. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 2338-2347. PMID: 9065494, PMCID: PMC6573516, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-07-02338.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAnimalsAplysiaCalciumCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesElectric ConductivityGanglia, InvertebrateKineticsMagnesiumMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPresynaptic TerminalsRecombinant ProteinsR-SNARE ProteinsSynapsesTetanus ToxinConceptsClassical transmittersSingle presynaptic neuronRelease of neuropeptidesSingle action potentialPresynaptic release sitesSecretion of peptidesNeuron B2Peptidergic synapsesSynaptic typesSensory neuronsPresynaptic neuronsTetanus toxinPeptide cotransmittersAction potentialsPresynaptic injectionSecretionNeuronsMolecular mechanismsSynapseTypes of transmittersB2CotransmitterNeuropeptidesPeptidesReleaseIdentification of a Vesicular Pool of Calcium Channels in the Bag Cell Neurons of Aplysia californica
White B, Kaczmarek L. Identification of a Vesicular Pool of Calcium Channels in the Bag Cell Neurons of Aplysia californica. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 1582-1595. PMID: 9030618, PMCID: PMC6573390, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-05-01582.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCalcium channel alpha1 subunitAplysia nervous systemProtein kinase CCell neuronsAplysia californicaBag cell clustersCalcium channelsChannel alpha1 subunitCell clustersVesicular channelsMembrane proteinsReverse-transcribed RNAVesicular localizationPlasma membraneEgg-laying hormoneMolecular mechanismsSubcellular distributionKinase CLysoTracker RedDense-core vesiclesAcidic organellesGrowth conesCalcium channel subtypesCalcium current modulation
1996
Ionic Currents Underlying Developmental Regulation of Repetitive Firing in Aplysia Bag Cell Neurons
Nick T, Kaczmarek L, Carew T. Ionic Currents Underlying Developmental Regulation of Repetitive Firing in Aplysia Bag Cell Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1996, 16: 7583-7598. PMID: 8922415, PMCID: PMC6579091, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-23-07583.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsRepetitive firingCell neuronsEgg-laying behaviorJuvenile neuronsTetraethyl ammonium chlorideDevelopmental regulationSpecific ionic currentsAplysia bag cell neuronsAfterdischargesElectrical stimulationVariety of stimuliDevelopmental controlNeuronal systemsProlonged depolarizationBehavioral effectsNeuronsIonic currentsDevelopmental mechanismsSelective regulationAdultsAplysia californicaFiringRegulationDepolarization