2013
The contribution of TWIK-1 channels to astrocyte K+ current is limited by retention in intracellular compartments
Wang W, Putra A, Schools GP, Ma B, Chen H, Kaczmarek LK, Barhanin J, Lesage F, Zhou M. The contribution of TWIK-1 channels to astrocyte K+ current is limited by retention in intracellular compartments. Frontiers In Cellular Neuroscience 2013, 7: 246. PMID: 24368895, PMCID: PMC3856854, DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTWIK-1 channelsTWIK-1Plasma membraneIntracellular compartmentsMature hippocampal astrocytesTwo-pore domainWild-type animalsFractionation experimentsTwo-poreKnockout miceCytoplasmic fractionExpression of Kir4.1Compartment fractionsType animalsPhysiological conditionsTREK-1Whole-cell currentsLow-level presenceKnockoutLinear current-voltage relationshipCompartmentsMembraneMild effect
2006
Opposite Regulation of Slick and Slack K+ Channels by Neuromodulators
Santi CM, Ferreira G, Yang B, Gazula VR, Butler A, Wei A, Kaczmarek LK, Salkoff L. Opposite Regulation of Slick and Slack K+ Channels by Neuromodulators. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 5059-5068. PMID: 16687497, PMCID: PMC6674240, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3372-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSlo2 channelsHippocampal brain sectionsCultured hippocampal neuronsProtein kinase CWhole-cell currentsPKC activator PMANeuronal excitabilityHippocampal neuronsBrain sectionsBasal levelsImmunocytochemical techniquesGalphaq proteinElectrical activitySlo2.1Activator PMAReceptorsChannel gene familyWidespread expressionChannel activityExcitabilityNeuromodulatorsIntracellular concentrationPotential of cellsBrainXenopus oocytes
2001
Calmodulin Regulates Assembly and Trafficking of SK4/IK1 Ca2+-activated K+ Channels*
Joiner W, Khanna R, Schlichter L, Kaczmarek L. Calmodulin Regulates Assembly and Trafficking of SK4/IK1 Ca2+-activated K+ Channels*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 37980-37985. PMID: 11495911, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m104965200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChannel assemblyC-terminusAssembly of channelsIon channelsC-terminal domainDistal C-terminal domainCo-immunoprecipitation experimentsCaM-binding domainSurface expressionDominant negative effectProximal C-terminusWhole-cell currentsCellular functionsCaM genesPlasma membraneCaM proteinFree CaMNovel mechanismTraffickingProteinTerminusAssemblyExpressionSK4Domain