2010
Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein Is Required for Rapid Experience-Dependent Regulation of the Potassium Channel Kv3.1b
Strumbos JG, Brown MR, Kronengold J, Polley DB, Kaczmarek LK. Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein Is Required for Rapid Experience-Dependent Regulation of the Potassium Channel Kv3.1b. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 10263-10271. PMID: 20685971, PMCID: PMC3485078, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1125-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental retardation proteinAnterior ventral cochlear nucleusFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinRNA-binding proteinProtein translationFMRPWild-type animalsSpecific mRNAsSound localization circuitVentral cochlear nucleusBrainstem synaptosomesExperience-dependent regulationProtein levelsAmplitude-modulated stimuliProteinTrapezoid bodyCochlear nucleusMale miceMedial nucleusNeuronal activityPotassium currentWT controlsSynaptic plasticityTonotopic axisAcoustic stimulationLocalization of Kv1.3 channels in presynaptic terminals of brainstem auditory neurons
Gazula V, Strumbos JG, Mei X, Chen H, Rahner C, Kaczmarek LK. Localization of Kv1.3 channels in presynaptic terminals of brainstem auditory neurons. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2010, 518: 3205-3220. PMID: 20575068, PMCID: PMC2894291, DOI: 10.1002/cne.22393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresynaptic terminalsBrainstem auditory neuronsPattern of stainingMNTB neuronsPrincipal neuronsSynaptic markersTrapezoid bodyCochlear nucleusAfferent inputAxonal stainingMedial nucleusAuditory brainstemPresynaptic endingsOlfactory bulbAuditory neuronsPotassium channel genesTonotopic axisTonotopic gradientNeuronsKv1.3 channelsProminent labelingPrincipal cellsAuditory stimuliKv1 familyKv1.3
2005
Regulation of the timing of MNTB neurons by short-term and long-term modulation of potassium channels
Kaczmarek LK, Bhattacharjee A, Desai R, Gan L, Song P, von Hehn CA, Whim MD, Yang B. Regulation of the timing of MNTB neurons by short-term and long-term modulation of potassium channels. Hearing Research 2005, 206: 133-145. PMID: 16081004, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2004.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnteroventral cochlear nucleusPotassium channelsAuditory pathwayAction potentialsCentral auditory pathwayVoltage-dependent potassium channelsMammalian auditory pathwayAmount of neurotransmitterProtein phosphorylationMNTB neuronsGene expressionBushy cellsPrincipal neuronsTrapezoid bodyCochlear nucleusIntrinsic excitabilityMedial nucleusVoltage-dependent channelsFiring patternsNeuronsAmplitude of currentsKv1 familySound stimuliLong-term modulationSound localization
2000
Cloning and localization of the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel family in rat brain
Monteggia L, Eisch A, Tang M, Kaczmarek L, Nestler E. Cloning and localization of the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel family in rat brain. Brain Research 2000, 81: 129-139. PMID: 11000485, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(00)00155-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBrainCloning, MolecularCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsHumansHyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated ChannelsIn Situ HybridizationIon ChannelsMaleMembrane PotentialsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyMuscle ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsOrgan SpecificityPotassium ChannelsProtein Structure, SecondaryRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidTranscription, GeneticConceptsRat brainLower brain stem nucleiNeuronal pacemaker activityPrincipal relay nucleiBrain stem nucleiVentral cochlear nucleusAdult rat brainFacial motor nucleusCerebral cortexMotor nucleusStem nucleiTrapezoid bodyCochlear nucleusMamillary bodiesMedial habenulaRelay nucleiHCN1 expressionHCN1-4Olfactory bulbPontine nucleiAdult brainRhythmic firingPacemaker activitySupraoptic nucleusHCN4 expression
1997
Localization of a high threshold potassium channel in the rat cochlear nucleus
Perney T, Kaczmarek L. Localization of a high threshold potassium channel in the rat cochlear nucleus. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1997, 386: 178-202. PMID: 9295146, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19970922)386:2<178::aid-cne2>3.0.co;2-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCochlear nucleusBushy cellsKv3.1 mRNAKv3.1 channelsPotassium channelsDorsal cochlear nucleusRat cochlear nucleusVentral cochlear nucleusLarge synaptic potentialsTypes of neuronsProximal dendritesSynaptic potentialsAxon terminalsStained neuronsUnmyelinated axonsAuditory neuronsNeuronal firingOctopus cellsMultipolar cellsGiant cellsKv3.1 proteinNeuronsKv3.1Situ hybridizationImmunolabeling