1990
Cyclic AMP regulates processing of neuropeptide precursor in bag cell neurons ofAplysia
Azhderian E, Kaczmarek L. Cyclic AMP regulates processing of neuropeptide precursor in bag cell neurons ofAplysia. Journal Of Molecular Neuroscience 1990, 2: 61-70. PMID: 1964064, DOI: 10.1007/bf02876912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsEgg-laying hormoneCell neuronsCAMP levelsPresence of tetrodotoxinBag cell clustersAdenylate cyclase activator forskolinELH prohormoneCyclase activator forskolinElevation of cAMPMembrane-permeant cAMP analogAbdominal ganglionControl clustersPermeant cAMP analogueAction potentialsNeuroactive peptidesTreatment of cellsProtein synthesis inhibitor anisomycinActivator forskolinNeuronsProhormoneAfterdischargesCyclic AMPTetrodotoxinComparative peptide mapping
1989
Protein kinase inhibitors selectively block phorbol ester- or forskolin- induced changes in excitability of Aplysia neurons
Conn P, Strong J, Azhderian E, Nairn A, Greengard P, Kaczmarek L. Protein kinase inhibitors selectively block phorbol ester- or forskolin- induced changes in excitability of Aplysia neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1989, 9: 473-479. PMID: 2537389, PMCID: PMC6569795, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.09-02-00473.1989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CBag cell neuronsVoltage-dependent calcium currentsCAMP-PKPhorbol esterKinase CCell neuronsAction potentialsCalcium currentInhibitor of PKCProtein kinase inhibitorsPhorbol ester-induced enhancementKinase inhibitor 1Protein kinase inhibitor 1Adenylate cyclase activator forskolinCyclase activator forskolinProtein inhibitorGranule movementVoltage-dependent currentsCell action potentialsCAMP analogEffect of forskolinActivator forskolinPhorbol ester-induced changesNeuronal excitability
1987
Alpha bag cell peptide directly modulates the excitability of the neurons that release it
Kauer J, Fisher T, Kaczmarek L. Alpha bag cell peptide directly modulates the excitability of the neurons that release it. Journal Of Neuroscience 1987, 7: 3623-3632. PMID: 2824716, PMCID: PMC6569037, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.07-11-03623.1987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-bag cell peptideBag cell neuronsAlpha-BCPCell neuronsBag cell peptidesPotassium currentCell peptidesVoltage-dependent potassium currentsCAMP levelsVoltage-dependent outward currentIntact abdominal gangliaBag cell clustersAdenylate cyclase activator forskolinAbility of forskolinCyclase activator forskolinLevels of cAMPVoltage-clamp experimentsElectrophysiological actionsIntracellular cAMP levelsImmunohistochemical stainingIntact gangliaAbdominal ganglionPhosphodiesterase inhibitorPharmacological elevationOutward currents