2021
A KCNC1 mutation in epilepsy of infancy with focal migrating seizures produces functional channels that fail to be regulated by PKC phosphorylation
Zhang Y, Ali SR, Nabbout R, Barcia G, Kaczmarek LK. A KCNC1 mutation in epilepsy of infancy with focal migrating seizures produces functional channels that fail to be regulated by PKC phosphorylation. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2021, 126: 532-539. PMID: 34232791, PMCID: PMC8409950, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00257.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional channelsProtein kinase C.Serious human diseasesPotassium channelsWild-type channelsEpilepsy of infancyChannel modulationTerminal domainIon channel mutationsPKC phosphorylationC-terminusNormal neuronal functionChannel proteinsKv3.1 potassium channelRegulatory sitesKinase C.Human diseasesChannel functionPhosphorylationIon channelsMutationsNovo variantsChannel mutationsBiophysical propertiesNeuronal function
2009
Use of optical biosensors to detect modulation of Slack potassium channels by G protein-coupled receptors
Fleming MR, Kaczmarek LK. Use of optical biosensors to detect modulation of Slack potassium channels by G protein-coupled receptors. Journal Of Receptors And Signal Transduction 2009, 29: 173-181. PMID: 19640220, PMCID: PMC3727623, DOI: 10.1080/10799890903056883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsProtein-coupled receptorsPlasma membraneIon channelsActivation of GPCRsProtein-protein interactionsDistribution of massExcitable cell typesPotassium channelsRefractive indexHeteromeric channel complexesOptical sensorsOptical biosensorSlack potassium channelsSurface of cellsRegulatory proteinsMass distributionGPCR activationSodium-activated potassium channelsLiving cellsCell typesElectrical propertiesChannel complexBiophysical propertiesProtein