2009
Structure of the BK potassium channel in a lipid membrane from electron cryomicroscopy
Wang L, Sigworth FJ. Structure of the BK potassium channel in a lipid membrane from electron cryomicroscopy. Nature 2009, 461: 292-295. PMID: 19718020, PMCID: PMC2797367, DOI: 10.1038/nature08291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage sensor domainNative membrane environmentMembrane proteinsMembrane environmentChannel voltage-sensor domainElectron cryomicroscopyVoltage-activated potassium channelsSingle-particle electron cryomicroscopyIndividual protein particlesPotassium channelsBK potassium channelsLarge conductance calciumLipid membranesX-ray crystal structureBK channelsStructural studiesProtein particlesProteinCryomicroscopyCrystal structureFormation of crystalsDomainStructureCrystalsChannels
1994
Oxygen deprivation activates an ATP-inhibitable K+ channel in substantia nigra neurons
Jiang C, Sigworth F, Haddad G. Oxygen deprivation activates an ATP-inhibitable K+ channel in substantia nigra neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1994, 14: 5590-5602. PMID: 8083755, PMCID: PMC6577106, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-09-05590.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstantia nigra neuronsRat substantia nigra neuronsEffects of hypoxiaGlibenclamide binding sitesEffect of ATPCell-attached patchesNeuronal survivalKATP channelsResult of Ca2Different subtypesOutward currentsNeuronal structuresFree Ca2HypoxiaMetabolic stressNeuronsDeleterious changesSingle-channel currentsChannel activityO2 deprivationInternal ATPOxygen deprivationActivationHigh Ca2Membrane potential
1993
Functional consequences of a Na+ channel mutation causing hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
Cummins T, Zhou J, Sigworth F, Ukomadu C, Stephan M, Ptáčk L, Agnew W. Functional consequences of a Na+ channel mutation causing hyperkalemic periodic paralysis. Neuron 1993, 10: 667-678. PMID: 8386527, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(93)90168-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyperkalemic periodic paralysisFifth transmembrane segmentHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsSingle base pair substitutionsEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsKidney 293 cellsBase pair substitutionsTransmembrane segmentsHuman mutationsChannel cDNARat channelHuman skeletal muscleFunctional consequencesPair substitutionsSecond domainCorresponding regionChannel mutationsGenetic defectsMutationsSkeletal musclePeriodic paralysisPatch-clamp recordingsCDNARat musclePedigree