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
2004
Exposure to Hypoxia Rapidly Induces Mitochondrial Channel Activity within a Living Synapse*
Jonas EA, Hickman JA, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK. Exposure to Hypoxia Rapidly Induces Mitochondrial Channel Activity within a Living Synapse*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 280: 4491-4497. PMID: 15561723, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m410661200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial channel activityMitochondrial membraneChannel activityBcl-xLBcl-2 family proteinsPro-apoptotic fragmentsOuter mitochondrial membraneTrigger cell deathZ-VAD-FMKBenzyloxycarbonyl-VADFamily proteinsSynaptic responsesMulticonductance channelLarge conductance channelFluoromethyl ketoneCell deathMinutes of hypoxiaResponses of neuronsNeuronal functionSquid giant synapseSynaptic mitochondriaEarly eventsSynaptic functionHypoxic conditionsNeuronal deathRegulation of Synaptic Transmission by Mitochondrial Ion Channels
Jonas E. Regulation of Synaptic Transmission by Mitochondrial Ion Channels. Journal Of Bioenergetics And Biomembranes 2004, 36: 357-361. PMID: 15377872, DOI: 10.1023/b:jobb.0000041768.11006.90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBcl-X ProteinCell HypoxiaCell MembraneDecapodiformesElectric ConductivityHomeostasisHumansIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsMembrane PotentialsMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsNeuronsOxidative StressPorinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Synaptic TransmissionVoltage-Dependent Anion ChannelsConceptsMitochondrial outer membraneVoltage-dependent anion channelOuter membraneBcl-xLSynaptic transmissionChannel activityNeuronal presynaptic terminalsMitochondrial ion channelsProteolytic fragmentsBcl-xL proteinRelease of ATPIon channel activityPresynaptic terminalsRapid onsetSynaptic functionNeurotransmitter releaseBcl-xL.Anion channelNeurotransmitter secretionPrevents cleavageHypoxiaIon channelsProtease inhibitorsLarge conductanceMitochondria