1990
Cloning and expression of cDNA and genomic clones encoding three delayed rectifier potassium channels in rat brain
Swanson R, Marshall J, Smith J, Williams J, Boyle M, Folander K, Luneau C, Antanavage J, Oliva C, Buhrow S, Bennet C, Stein R, Kaczmarek L. Cloning and expression of cDNA and genomic clones encoding three delayed rectifier potassium channels in rat brain. Neuron 1990, 4: 929-939. PMID: 2361015, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(90)90146-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainCloning, MolecularDNAFemaleMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataOligonucleotide ProbesOocytesOrgan SpecificityPotassium ChannelsProtein BiosynthesisRatsRats, Inbred StrainsRestriction MappingRNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscription, GeneticXenopusEstrogen induction of a small, putative K+ channel mRNA in rat uterus
Pragnell M, Snay K, Trimmer J, MacLusky N, Naftolin F, Kaczmarek L, Boyle M. Estrogen induction of a small, putative K+ channel mRNA in rat uterus. Neuron 1990, 4: 807-812. PMID: 2344412, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(90)90207-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRNA speciesAmino acid proteinProkaryotic ion channelsDramatic long-term changesMolecular cloningAcid proteinIon channel expressionMammalian sourcesIon channelsXenopus oocytesVoltage-dependent channelsSpeciesStructural motifsCritical roleChannel expressionMRNAChannel mRNAEstrogen inductionLong-term changesInductionCloningProteinMotifRegulationOocytes
1987
Xenopus Oocytes Injected with Rat Uterine RNA Express Very Slowly Activating Potassium Currents
Boyle M, Azhderian E, MacLusky N, Naftolin F, Kaczmarek L. Xenopus Oocytes Injected with Rat Uterine RNA Express Very Slowly Activating Potassium Currents. Science 1987, 235: 1221-1224. PMID: 2434999, DOI: 10.1126/science.2434999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumEgtazic AcidFemaleInjectionsIon ChannelsOocytesPotassiumRatsRats, Inbred StrainsRNATime FactorsUterusXenopusConceptsUterine smooth muscleSmooth musclePotassium currentAction potentialsVoltage-dependent potassium currentsInfluence of estrogenUteri of estrogenXenopus Oocytes InjectedOvariectomized ratsRat brainProlonged burstsEstrogenRepetitive burstsNegative membrane potentialsInjected oocytesRatsExcitable tissuesMuscleXenopus oocytesMembrane potentialOocytesDepolarizationMyometriumUterusBrain