2019
An Epilepsy-Associated KCNT1 Mutation Enhances Excitability of Human iPSC-Derived Neurons by Increasing Slack KNa Currents
Quraishi IH, Stern S, Mangan KP, Zhang Y, Ali SR, Mercier MR, Marchetto MC, McLachlan MJ, Jones EM, Gage FH, Kaczmarek LK. An Epilepsy-Associated KCNT1 Mutation Enhances Excitability of Human iPSC-Derived Neurons by Increasing Slack KNa Currents. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 7438-7449. PMID: 31350261, PMCID: PMC6759030, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1628-18.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere epileptic encephalopathyAction potentialsEpileptic encephalopathyFiring rateCurrent-clamp recordingsSodium-activated potassium channelsMaximal firing rateIntensity of firingMean firing rateKCNT1 mutationsCortical neuronsCell-autonomous mechanismsEffective treatmentHuman neuronsPotassium currentActive neuronsNeuronsPotassium channelsCompensatory changesDisease-causing mutationsHyperexcitabilityHuman iPSCEncephalopathyExcitabilityStem cells
2013
Expression of Kv1.3 potassium channels regulates density of cortical interneurons
Duque A, Gazula V, Kaczmarek LK. Expression of Kv1.3 potassium channels regulates density of cortical interneurons. Developmental Neurobiology 2013, 73: 841-855. PMID: 23821603, PMCID: PMC3829632, DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKv1.3 geneMembrane-spanning channelsKv1.3-/- miceVasoactive intestinal peptideEffect of deletionCerebral cortexKv1.3 potassium channelsNeuropeptide YNeuronal differentiationKv1.3 proteinOlfactory bulbInterneuron populationsSelective poresExpression of Kv1.3Large familyCell membraneKv channelsNumber of calbindinNormal cortical functionWhole cerebral cortexWild-type miceKv1.3GenesDetection of odorsPotassium channels
2004
The Appearance of a Protein Kinase A-regulated Splice Isoform of slo Is Associated with the Maturation of Neurons That Control Reproductive Behavior*
Zhang Y, Joiner WJ, Bhattacharjee A, Rassendren F, Magoski NS, Kaczmarek LK. The Appearance of a Protein Kinase A-regulated Splice Isoform of slo Is Associated with the Maturation of Neurons That Control Reproductive Behavior*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 52324-52330. PMID: 15375169, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408543200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAplysiaCell DifferentiationCHO CellsCricetinaeCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDNA, ComplementaryIn Vitro TechniquesLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedProtein IsoformsRecombinant ProteinsReproductionConceptsBag cell neuronsReproductive behaviorSlo geneConsensus phosphorylation sitesCell cDNA libraryProtein kinase ACell neuronsChinese hamster ovary cellsPhosphorylation sitesCatalytic subunitHamster ovary cellsAlternative transcriptsCDNA librarySplice isoformsKinase ABK channel activityMaturation of neuronsPKA inhibitorVoltage-dependent channelsOvary cellsBrief synaptic stimulationChannel activityMature neuronsIsoformsPKA
1996
Cloning and Characterization of the Promoter for a Potassium Channel Expressed in High Frequency Firing Neurons (∗)
Gan L, Perney T, Kaczmarek L. Cloning and Characterization of the Promoter for a Potassium Channel Expressed in High Frequency Firing Neurons (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 5859-5865. PMID: 8621457, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.10.5859.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3T3 Cells8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine MonophosphateAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesBucladesineCell DifferentiationChloramphenicol O-AcetyltransferaseCloning, MolecularCyclic AMPDNA PrimersDNA, ComplementaryFibroblastsGene ExpressionGenomic LibraryIonomycinKineticsMiceMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsNeuropeptidesPC12 CellsPlasmidsPodophyllinPodophyllotoxinPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedPromoter Regions, GeneticRatsRecombinant ProteinsRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRestriction MappingSequence DeletionShaw Potassium ChannelsTransfection