2006
Mitochondrial factors with dual roles in death and survival
Cheng WC, Berman SB, Ivanovska I, Jonas EA, Lee SJ, Chen Y, Kaczmarek LK, Pineda F, Hardwick JM. Mitochondrial factors with dual roles in death and survival. Oncogene 2006, 25: 4697-4705. PMID: 16892083, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 family proteinsCell deathCell death regulatorsPro-death Bcl-2 family proteinNormal cellular functionMitochondrial fission proteinDeath regulatorsDeath stimuliCellular functionsFamily proteinsMitochondrial factorsFission proteinsCell survivalBiochemical mechanismsCaspasesDual roleProteinHealthy cellsCellsMammalsMitochondriaRegulatorSurvivalDeathStretch
2004
Proapoptotic N-truncated BCL-xL protein activates endogenous mitochondrial channels in living synaptic terminals
Jonas EA, Hickman JA, Chachar M, Polster BM, Brandt TA, Fannjiang Y, Ivanovska I, Basañez G, Kinnally KW, Zimmerberg J, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK. Proapoptotic N-truncated BCL-xL protein activates endogenous mitochondrial channels in living synaptic terminals. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 13590-13595. PMID: 15342906, PMCID: PMC518799, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0401372101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBcl-X ProteinDecapodiformesElectric ConductivityEndopeptidasesHypoxiaIon ChannelsLiposomesMitochondriaNADPatch-Clamp TechniquesPorinsPresynaptic TerminalsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Sequence DeletionVoltage-Dependent Anion ChannelsConceptsBcl-xLMitochondrial channelsDeath pathwaysMitochondrial membraneBcl-xL.Proapoptotic Bcl-2 family proteinsVoltage-dependent anion channelBcl-2 family proteinsOuter mitochondrial membraneCell death pathwaysHydrophobic C-terminusBcl-xL proteinAntiapoptotic Bcl-xLNeuronal death pathwaysDeath stimuliBH3 domainFamily proteinsSquid presynaptic terminalsMammalian cellsC-terminusAnion channelMitochondriaChannel activityOpposite effectHealthy neurons
2003
Modulation of Synaptic Transmission by the BCL-2 Family Protein BCL-xL
Jonas EA, Hoit D, Hickman JA, Brandt TA, Polster BM, Fannjiang Y, McCarthy E, Montanez MK, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK. Modulation of Synaptic Transmission by the BCL-2 Family Protein BCL-xL. Journal Of Neuroscience 2003, 23: 8423-8431. PMID: 12968005, PMCID: PMC6740692, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-23-08423.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 family proteinsProtein Bcl-xLBcl-xLFamily proteinsMitochondrial membranePro-apoptotic cleavage productRecombinant Bcl-xLBcl-xL proteinMitochondrial calcium uptakePresynaptic terminalsInfluences synaptic transmissionCell deathGiant presynaptic terminalSynaptic transmissionChannel activityProteinSquid stellate ganglionMitochondriaCleavage productsSynaptic stabilityAdult brainPostsynaptic responsesCalcium uptakeMembranePatch pipette
1999
Prolonged Activation of Mitochondrial Conductances During Synaptic Transmission
Jonas E, Buchanan J, Kaczmarek L. Prolonged Activation of Mitochondrial Conductances During Synaptic Transmission. Science 1999, 286: 1347-1350. PMID: 10558987, DOI: 10.1126/science.286.5443.1347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsCalciumCalcium ChannelsDecapodiformesElectric ConductivityElectric StimulationIntracellular MembranesIon ChannelsIon TransportMicroscopy, ElectronMitochondriaPatch-Clamp TechniquesPorinsPresynaptic TerminalsSynaptic TransmissionTime FactorsVoltage-Dependent Anion ChannelsConceptsChannel activityIon channel activityMitochondrial membraneOnly organellesIntracellular organellesIntact cellsIon channelsMitochondriaOrganellesLarge conductanceTens of secondsPresynaptic terminalsIon transportSynaptic transmissionSynaptic stimulationConductanceElectron microscopyPatch-clamp techniqueMembraneActivityCellsActivationSquidStimulation