2017
An ALS-Associated Mutant SOD1 Rapidly Suppresses KCNT1 (Slack) Na+-Activated K+ Channels in Aplysia Neurons
Zhang Y, Ni W, Horwich AL, Kaczmarek LK. An ALS-Associated Mutant SOD1 Rapidly Suppresses KCNT1 (Slack) Na+-Activated K+ Channels in Aplysia Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 2258-2265. PMID: 28119399, PMCID: PMC5338764, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3102-16.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAplysiaBiophysicsCells, CulturedElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsGanglia, InvertebrateHumansLuminescent ProteinsMembrane PotentialsMicroinjectionsMorpholinosMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedRNA, Small InterferingSodiumSuperoxide Dismutase-1ConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisSuperoxide dismutase 1Mutant superoxide dismutase 1Potassium currentC-Jun N-terminal kinaseNeuronal excitabilityLateral sclerosisFatal adult-onset neurodegenerative diseaseN-terminal kinaseMutant human Cu/ZnNeuronal developmentDismutase 1Adult-onset neurodegenerative diseaseCurrent-clamp recordingsMotor neuron toxicityOutward potassium currentHuman Cu/ZnWild-type superoxide dismutase 1Neuron toxicityActivity of NaBag cell neuronsClamp recordingsNeuronal functionCell neuronsAction potentials
1980
Microinjection of catalytic subunit of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase enhances calcium action potentials of bag cell neurons in cell culture
Kaczmarek LK, Jennings KR, Strumwasser F, Nairn AC, Walter U, Wilson FD, Greengard P. Microinjection of catalytic subunit of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase enhances calcium action potentials of bag cell neurons in cell culture. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1980, 77: 7487-7491. PMID: 6261262, PMCID: PMC350530, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.77.12.7487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium action potentialsBag cell neuronsAction potentialsCell neuronsInput resistanceCalcium antagonistsControl injectionsIntracellular injectionAbdominal ganglionPotassium channelsProtein kinaseNeuronsPrimary culturesInjected cellsInjectionIntracellular microinjectionMembrane potentialSubthreshold oscillationsAMP-dependent protein kinaseMicroinjectionCell culturesCyclic AMP-dependent protein kinaseSpike enhancementCatalytic subunitExtracellular medium