2016
Stimulation of Slack K+ Channels Alters Mass at the Plasma Membrane by Triggering Dissociation of a Phosphatase-Regulatory Complex
Fleming MR, Brown MR, Kronengold J, Zhang Y, Jenkins DP, Barcia G, Nabbout R, Bausch AE, Ruth P, Lukowski R, Navaratnam DS, Kaczmarek LK. Stimulation of Slack K+ Channels Alters Mass at the Plasma Membrane by Triggering Dissociation of a Phosphatase-Regulatory Complex. Cell Reports 2016, 16: 2281-2288. PMID: 27545877, PMCID: PMC5123741, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.07.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsBiosensing TechniquesBithionolBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCell MembraneCerebral CortexFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansIon TransportMiceMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedPrimary Cell CultureProtein BindingRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionThiazolidinesXenopus laevisConceptsProtein phosphatase 1Plasma membraneProtein kinase C.C-terminal residuesPhactr-1Potassium channelsPhosphatase 1Terminal domainSlack channelsHuman mutationsKinase C.Sodium-activated potassium channelsPharmacological activatorsOptical biosensor assayChannel stimulationSlack currentsBiosensor assaysMembraneMutantsPhosphorylationIntellectual disabilityProteinMutationsSevere intellectual disabilityActivator
2007
Slack and Slick KNa Channels Regulate the Accuracy of Timing of Auditory Neurons
Yang B, Desai R, Kaczmarek LK. Slack and Slick KNa Channels Regulate the Accuracy of Timing of Auditory Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 2617-2627. PMID: 17344399, PMCID: PMC6672517, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5308-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAuditory PathwaysBithionolBrain StemComputer SimulationElectric ConductivityElectric StimulationElectrophysiologyIn Vitro TechniquesMiceModels, NeurologicalNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeurons, AfferentPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedReaction TimeSodium
2006
Pharmacological activation and inhibition of Slack (Slo2.2) channels
Yang B, Gribkoff VK, Pan J, Damagnez V, Dworetzky SI, Boissard CG, Bhattacharjee A, Yan Y, Sigworth FJ, Kaczmarek LK. Pharmacological activation and inhibition of Slack (Slo2.2) channels. Neuropharmacology 2006, 51: 896-906. PMID: 16876206, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2006.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Infective Agents, LocalBepridilBithionolCalcium Channel BlockersCell Line, TransformedDose-Response Relationship, DrugDose-Response Relationship, RadiationElectric StimulationEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsHumansMembrane PotentialsOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedQuinidineTransfectionXenopusConceptsSlack channelsConcentration-dependent mannerIschemic injuryPharmacological activationKNa channelsMammalian brainFiring ratePharmacological propertiesChannel subunitsReversible increaseChannel activityCell linesBepridilHEK cellsRobust activatorNeuronsStable cell linesInhibitionExcised patchesXenopus oocytesPresent studyBithionolChannel openingSpecific roleMembrane patches