2015
Neurotransmitters and Neurohormones
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Neurotransmitters and Neurohormones. 2015, 213-238. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0010.ChaptersNervous systemNearby glial cellsRole of neurotransmittersSpecific transporter proteinsExtracellular spaceGlial cellsNerve terminalsPresynaptic terminalsTransporter proteinsIntercellular communicationTarget cellsGreat diversityNeuropeptidesNeurotransmittersMultitude of chemicalsCellsAcetylcholineReuptakeCatecholaminesGABANeuronsNeurohormones
1997
The Secretion of Classical and Peptide Cotransmitters from a Single Presynaptic Neuron Involves a Synaptobrevin-Like Molecule
Whim M, Niemann H, Kaczmarek L. The Secretion of Classical and Peptide Cotransmitters from a Single Presynaptic Neuron Involves a Synaptobrevin-Like Molecule. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 2338-2347. PMID: 9065494, PMCID: PMC6573516, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-07-02338.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAnimalsAplysiaCalciumCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesElectric ConductivityGanglia, InvertebrateKineticsMagnesiumMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPresynaptic TerminalsR-SNARE ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSynapsesTetanus ToxinConceptsClassical transmittersSingle presynaptic neuronRelease of neuropeptidesSingle action potentialPresynaptic release sitesSecretion of peptidesNeuron B2Peptidergic synapsesSynaptic typesSensory neuronsPresynaptic neuronsTetanus toxinPeptide cotransmittersAction potentialsPresynaptic injectionSecretionNeuronsMolecular mechanismsSynapseTypes of transmittersB2CotransmitterNeuropeptidesPeptidesReleaseRegulation by insulin of a unique neuronal Ca2+ pool and of neuropeptide secretion
Jonas E, Knox R, Smith T, Wayne N, Connor J, Kaczmarek L. Regulation by insulin of a unique neuronal Ca2+ pool and of neuropeptide secretion. Nature 1997, 385: 343-346. PMID: 9002519, DOI: 10.1038/385343a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzoquinonesCalciumCalcium ChannelsCells, CulturedCyclic AMPEndoplasmic ReticulumHeparinInositol 1,4,5-TrisphosphateInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsInsulinInvertebrate HormonesLactams, MacrocyclicNeuronsNeuropeptidesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesQuinonesReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRifabutinThapsigarginConceptsIntracellular Ca2Neuropeptide secretionSpontaneous action potentialsEffect of insulinSecretion of neuropeptidesTyrosine kinase receptorsAcute riseBag cell neuronsDistal tipNeuronal dischargeNeuronal Ca2Distinct intracellular poolsCell neuronsAction potentialsCyclic AMP analogueInsulinNeuropeptidesInsulin receptorKinase receptorsSecretionPresumed siteNeuronsIntracellular poolMitochondrial Ca2Receptors
1990
Control of potassium currents and cyclic AMP levels by autoactive neuropeptides in Aplysia neurons
Loechner K, Kaczmarek L. Control of potassium currents and cyclic AMP levels by autoactive neuropeptides in Aplysia neurons. Brain Research 1990, 532: 1-6. PMID: 2178030, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)91733-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-dependent potassium currentsCyclic AMP levelsBag cell neuronsPotassium currentCell neuronsAMP levelsAlpha-BCPWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueCell patch-clamp techniqueBag cell afterdischargeTransient voltage-dependent potassium currentPatch-clamp techniqueDelayed potassium currentPharmacologic elevationClamp techniqueOutward currentsAfterdischargesNeuronsCell peptidesAplysia neuronsNeuropeptidesBeta-BCPConsistent effectSecond messengerAlpha