2012
Gradients and Modulation of K+ Channels Optimize Temporal Accuracy in Networks of Auditory Neurons
Kaczmarek LK. Gradients and Modulation of K+ Channels Optimize Temporal Accuracy in Networks of Auditory Neurons. PLOS Computational Biology 2012, 8: e1002424. PMID: 22438799, PMCID: PMC3305353, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous activityPotassium currentRandom spontaneous activityAuditory brainstem neuronsAuditory brainstem nucleiSubset of neuronsMaximal firing rateHigh rateNormal auditory processingPattern of stimulationBrainstem neuronsBrainstem nucleiSynaptic outputAuditory neuronsChannel expressionSuch neuronsStimulus rateAction potentialsTonotopic axisSound stimulationFiring ratePotassium conductanceNeuronsKv3 channelsIndividual neurons
2001
Localization of two high‐threshold potassium channel subunits in the rat central auditory system
Li W, Kaczmarek L, Perney T. Localization of two high‐threshold potassium channel subunits in the rat central auditory system. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2001, 437: 196-218. PMID: 11494252, DOI: 10.1002/cne.1279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAuditory PathwaysCochlear NucleusFemaleGene ExpressionGeniculate BodiesImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationInferior ColliculiNeuronsNeuropeptidesOligonucleotide ProbesOlivary NucleusPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerShaw Potassium ChannelsConceptsAuditory neuronsKv3.1 mRNAPotassium channelsMost auditory neuronsBrainstem auditory neuronsRat central auditory systemAction potential thresholdSubpopulation of neuronsCentral auditory systemLateral superior oliveRat auditory systemAuditory systemVoltage-sensitive potassium channelsRapid deactivation kineticsPotassium channel subunitsTrapezoid bodyRat brainstemMedial nucleusVentral nucleusLateral lemniscusTerminal arborizationsSynaptic inputsAuditory nucleiSuperior oliveChannel expression
1993
Expression and regulation of mammalian K+ channel genes
Perney T, Kaczmarek L. Expression and regulation of mammalian K+ channel genes. Seminars In Neuroscience 1993, 5: 135-145. DOI: 10.1016/s1044-5765(05)80008-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChannel gene expressionGene expressionChannel genesRegulation of mammalianParticular spatial domainSpecific cell typesDifferent environmental stimuliCellular functionsChannel proteinsCell typesEnvironmental stimuliCell occurDiverse aspectsSuch regulationGenesRegulationChannel expressionGrowth factorExpressionExcitable tissuesLongterm changesCellsSuperfamilyMammalianProtein
1991
Dexamethasone increases potassium channel messenger RNA and activity in clonal pituitary cells.
Levitan E, Hemmick L, Birnberg N, Kaczmarek L. Dexamethasone increases potassium channel messenger RNA and activity in clonal pituitary cells. Endocrinology 1991, 5: 1903-8. PMID: 1791837, DOI: 10.1210/mend-5-12-1903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary cellsChannel expressionClonal rat pituitary cellsChannel messenger RNAIon channel expressionRat pituitary cellsDose-dependent mannerClonal pituitary cellsAnterior pituitaryLong-term effectsRat hypothalamusSimilar pharmacologyGlucocorticoid agonistGlucocorticoid hormonesChannel mRNAGH3 cellsElectrical activitySecretionSteady-state concentrationsTerm effectsPituitaryExcitable cellsHormoneIon channelsMessenger RNA
1990
Estrogen induction of a small, putative K+ channel mRNA in rat uterus
Pragnell M, Snay K, Trimmer J, MacLusky N, Naftolin F, Kaczmarek L, Boyle M. Estrogen induction of a small, putative K+ channel mRNA in rat uterus. Neuron 1990, 4: 807-812. PMID: 2344412, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(90)90207-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRNA speciesAmino acid proteinProkaryotic ion channelsDramatic long-term changesMolecular cloningAcid proteinIon channel expressionMammalian sourcesIon channelsXenopus oocytesVoltage-dependent channelsSpeciesStructural motifsCritical roleChannel expressionMRNAChannel mRNAEstrogen inductionLong-term changesInductionCloningProteinMotifRegulationOocytes