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
2006
Zinc-Dependent Multi-Conductance Channel Activity in Mitochondria Isolated from Ischemic Brain
Bonanni L, Chachar M, Jover-Mengual T, Li H, Jones A, Yokota H, Ofengeim D, Flannery RJ, Miyawaki T, Cho CH, Polster BM, Pypaert M, Hardwick JM, Sensi SL, Zukin RS, Jonas EA. Zinc-Dependent Multi-Conductance Channel Activity in Mitochondria Isolated from Ischemic Brain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 6851-6862. PMID: 16793892, PMCID: PMC4758341, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5444-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternBrain IschemiaCaspasesChelating AgentsDiagnostic ImagingDose-Response Relationship, DrugEthylenediaminesIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsMaleMembrane PotentialsMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMitochondriaNADPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySynaptosomesXanthenesZinc
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
2003
Modulation of mitochondrial function by endogenous Zn2+ pools
Sensi SL, Ton-That D, Sullivan PG, Jonas EA, Gee KR, Kaczmarek LK, Weiss JH. Modulation of mitochondrial function by endogenous Zn2+ pools. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 6157-6162. PMID: 12724524, PMCID: PMC156342, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1031598100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect patch-clamp recordingsCultured cortical neuronsPatch-clamp recordingsCertain brain regionsNeuronal injuryPool of intracellularCortical neuronsIntact neuronsReactive oxygen species generationPostsynaptic neuronsClamp recordingsSynaptic spacePotent effectsBrain regionsOxygen species generationBrain mitochondriaMitochondrial poolMembrane depolarizationNeuronsRecent evidenceFurther studiesMitochondrial functionROS generationNovel evidenceSpecies generation
1996
Ca2+ influx and activation of a cation current are coupled to intracellular Ca2+ release in peptidergic neurons of Aplysia californica.
Knox RJ, Jonas EA, Kao LS, Smith PJ, Connor JA, Kaczmarek LK. Ca2+ influx and activation of a cation current are coupled to intracellular Ca2+ release in peptidergic neurons of Aplysia californica. The Journal Of Physiology 1996, 494: 627-639. PMID: 8865062, PMCID: PMC1160665, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAplysiaCalciumCationsEndoplasmic ReticulumIon ChannelsMembrane PotentialsNeuronsThapsigarginConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsThapsigargin-sensitive Ca2Cation currentReversal potentialVoltage-activated Ba2Non-selective cation currentAplysia californicaApparent reversal potentialSteady-state Ca2Thapsigargin-induced elevationMin. 3Endoplasmic reticulum Ca2Voltage-clamp experimentsMicroM tetrodotoxinPeptidergic neuronsIntact gangliaAbdominal ganglionExtracellular Ca2Intracellular Ca2Intracellular storesBAPTA-AMSmall depolarizationBasal levelsNeurons