2022
The role of altered translation in intellectual disability and epilepsy
Malone TJ, Kaczmarek LK. The role of altered translation in intellectual disability and epilepsy. Progress In Neurobiology 2022, 213: 102267. PMID: 35364140, PMCID: PMC10583652, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2022.102267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntellectual disabilityNeuronal stimulationLocal synaptic activityActivity-dependent changesActivity-dependent translationOverall excitabilitySynaptic activityEpileptic seizuresSynaptic componentsCellular compositionEpilepsyDisabilityIon channelsCell typesDisordersHigher proportionStimulationSeizuresStimuliWorld populationPopulationExcitabilityOriginal stimulusDiseaseMutations
2010
Specific and rapid effects of acoustic stimulation on the tonotopic distribution of Kv3.1b potassium channels in the adult rat
Strumbos J, Polley D, Kaczmarek L. Specific and rapid effects of acoustic stimulation on the tonotopic distribution of Kv3.1b potassium channels in the adult rat. Neuroscience 2010, 167: 567-572. PMID: 20219640, PMCID: PMC2854512, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.02.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsAntibody SpecificityAuditory PathwaysAuditory ThresholdImmunohistochemistryIon Channel GatingNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReaction TimeRhombencephalonShaw Potassium ChannelsSound LocalizationSynaptic TransmissionTime FactorsUp-RegulationConceptsTotal cellular levelsCytoplasmic C-terminusCellular levelVoltage-gated potassium channel subunitsPotassium channel subunitsTonotopic distributionAdult ratsC-terminusChannel proteinsChannel subunitsSound localization circuitIon channelsProteinExperience-dependent plasticityCultured neuronsPotassium channelsHigh-frequency stimuliAcute slicesMedial nucleusSynaptic activityAuditory neuronsKv3.1 proteinMin of exposureAction potentialsAcoustic stimulation
2007
Bcl-xL Inhibitor ABT-737 Reveals a Dual Role for Bcl-xL in Synaptic Transmission
Hickman JA, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK, Jonas EA. Bcl-xL Inhibitor ABT-737 Reveals a Dual Role for Bcl-xL in Synaptic Transmission. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2007, 99: 1515-1522. PMID: 18160428, PMCID: PMC2836590, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00598.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial outer membraneEndogenous Bcl-xLMitochondrial channel activityBcl-xLInhibitor ABT-737ABT-737Outer membraneBcl-xL.Pro-apoptotic cleavage productRecombinant Bcl-xLChannel activityBcl-xL proteinSynaptic functionDual roleGenetic toolsDomain pocketSynaptic transmissionSynaptic activityGiant presynaptic terminalEquivalent modificationEndogenous proteolysisRepetitive synaptic activityBH3Cleavage productsProtein
2003
BAK Alters Neuronal Excitability and Can Switch from Anti- to Pro-Death Function during Postnatal Development
Fannjiang Y, Kim CH, Huganir RL, Zou S, Lindsten T, Thompson CB, Mito T, Traystman RJ, Larsen T, Griffin DE, Mandir AS, Dawson TM, Dike S, Sappington AL, Kerr DA, Jonas EA, Kaczmarek LK, Hardwick JM. BAK Alters Neuronal Excitability and Can Switch from Anti- to Pro-Death Function during Postnatal Development. Developmental Cell 2003, 4: 575-585. PMID: 12689595, DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(03)00091-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisBcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer ProteinCentral Nervous SystemCentral Nervous System DiseasesCentral Nervous System Viral DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalEpilepsyExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGenetic VectorsHippocampusKainic AcidMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuronsNeurotoxinsProtein Structure, TertiarySindbis VirusStrokeSynaptic TransmissionConceptsNeuronal excitabilityVirus infectionPostnatal developmentAlters neuronal excitabilityKainate-induced seizuresSpinal cord neuronsIschemia/strokeSindbis virus infectionNeuronal injuryCord neuronsNeuronal deathProtective effectSynaptic activityMouse modelParkinson's diseaseNeuron subtypesNeurotransmitter releasePro-death functionMiceNeuronsSpecific death stimuliDeathSeizuresPossible roleExcitability
1998
High-frequency firing helps replenish the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles
Wang L, Kaczmarek L. High-frequency firing helps replenish the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles. Nature 1998, 394: 384-388. PMID: 9690475, DOI: 10.1038/28645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReleasable poolPotassium channel blocker tetraethylammoniumChannel blocker Cd2Synaptic vesiclesPresynaptic action potentialHigh-frequency stimulationVoltage-gated Ca2Short-term synaptic depressionCentral nervous systemPatch-clamp recordingsHigh-frequency firingGiant synapsesPostsynaptic mechanismsBuffer EGTAMouse auditoryBlocker tetraethylammoniumSynaptic activitySynaptic depressionPresynaptic terminalsNervous systemAction potentialsRate of replenishmentSynapsesCa2Key signal