2015
Signaling in the Brain
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Signaling in the Brain. 2015, 3-22. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsForm and Function in Cells of the Brain
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Form and Function in Cells of the Brain. 2015, 23-38. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0002.Chapters
2014
Emerging role of the KCNT1 Slack channel in intellectual disability
Kim GE, Kaczmarek LK. Emerging role of the KCNT1 Slack channel in intellectual disability. Frontiers In Cellular Neuroscience 2014, 8: 209. PMID: 25120433, PMCID: PMC4112808, DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntellectual disabilitySlack channelsChannel activityEarly-onset epilepsyMaintained stimulationOnset epilepsyFragile X syndromeCommon causeNeuronal excitabilityEpileptic disordersAnimal modelsIntellectual impairmentX syndromeDisabilityMental retardation proteinSyndromePhysiological roleEpilepsyKCNT1ExcitabilityNeuronsBrainImpairmentRoleActivity
2006
Opposite Regulation of Slick and Slack K+ Channels by Neuromodulators
Santi CM, Ferreira G, Yang B, Gazula VR, Butler A, Wei A, Kaczmarek LK, Salkoff L. Opposite Regulation of Slick and Slack K+ Channels by Neuromodulators. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 5059-5068. PMID: 16687497, PMCID: PMC6674240, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3372-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSlo2 channelsHippocampal brain sectionsCultured hippocampal neuronsProtein kinase CWhole-cell currentsPKC activator PMANeuronal excitabilityHippocampal neuronsBrain sectionsBasal levelsImmunocytochemical techniquesGalphaq proteinElectrical activitySlo2.1Activator PMAReceptorsChannel gene familyWidespread expressionChannel activityExcitabilityNeuromodulatorsIntracellular concentrationPotential of cellsBrainXenopus oocytes
2005
For K+ channels, Na+ is the new Ca2+
Bhattacharjee A, Kaczmarek LK. For K+ channels, Na+ is the new Ca2+. Trends In Neurosciences 2005, 28: 422-428. PMID: 15979166, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2005.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Form and Function in Cells of the Brain
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Form and Function in Cells of the Brain. 2001, 25-44. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSensory Receptors
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Sensory Receptors. 2001, 341-372. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuronal Growth and Trophic Factors
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Neuronal Growth and Trophic Factors. 2001, 395-434. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Cloning and expression of cDNA and genomic clones encoding three delayed rectifier potassium channels in rat brain
Swanson R, Marshall J, Smith J, Williams J, Boyle M, Folander K, Luneau C, Antanavage J, Oliva C, Buhrow S, Bennet C, Stein R, Kaczmarek L. Cloning and expression of cDNA and genomic clones encoding three delayed rectifier potassium channels in rat brain. Neuron 1990, 4: 929-939. PMID: 2361015, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(90)90146-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainCloning, MolecularDNAFemaleMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataOligonucleotide ProbesOocytesOrgan SpecificityPotassium ChannelsProtein BiosynthesisRatsRats, Inbred StrainsRestriction MappingRNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscription, GeneticXenopus
1987
Xenopus Oocytes Injected with Rat Uterine RNA Express Very Slowly Activating Potassium Currents
Boyle M, Azhderian E, MacLusky N, Naftolin F, Kaczmarek L. Xenopus Oocytes Injected with Rat Uterine RNA Express Very Slowly Activating Potassium Currents. Science 1987, 235: 1221-1224. PMID: 2434999, DOI: 10.1126/science.2434999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine smooth muscleSmooth musclePotassium currentAction potentialsVoltage-dependent potassium currentsInfluence of estrogenUteri of estrogenXenopus Oocytes InjectedOvariectomized ratsRat brainProlonged burstsEstrogenRepetitive burstsNegative membrane potentialsInjected oocytesRatsExcitable tissuesMuscleXenopus oocytesMembrane potentialOocytesDepolarizationMyometriumUterusBrain