2015
Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses. 2015, 415-456. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0017.ChaptersAppropriate postsynaptic targetsPostsynaptic action potentialsImmediate early gene FosPostsynaptic receptorsPostsynaptic targetsNMDA receptorsExcitatory neuronsExcitatory synapsesPostsynaptic sitesPresynaptic terminalsPostsynaptic partnersAction potentialsNeuromuscular junctionSynapse formationCertain synapsesChemical synapsesAdult animalsElectrical activitySynapsesReceptorsBiochemical changesMental retardation proteinEph receptorsCoordinated activitySuch reorganization
2001
The Birth and Death of a Neuron
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. The Birth and Death of a Neuron. 2001, 375-394. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNervous systemNeuronal developmentProfound plastic changesAdult nerve cellsGrowth of axonsConnections of neuronsImmature neuronsSynaptic contactsNew neuronsNeuronal plasticityDendritic processesNeuronal formPlastic changesSynaptic connectionsNerve cellsNeuronal structuresNeuronsAdult animalsSelect groupDeathAdultsNormal courseCellsEarly stepsAxons
1997
hSK4, a member of a novel subfamily of calcium-activated potassium channels
Joiner W, Wang L, Tang M, Kaczmarek L. hSK4, a member of a novel subfamily of calcium-activated potassium channels. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 11013-11018. PMID: 9380751, PMCID: PMC23566, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.20.11013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium-activated potassium channelsSK channelsSmall-conductance calcium-activated potassium channelsPotassium channelsHSK4Novel subfamilyAdult animalsPredominant expressionLeucine zipper-like domainChinese hamster ovary cellsNonexcitable tissuesHamster ovary cellsChannel polypeptideOvary cellsLow homologyC-terminusHigh affinityUnknown function