2021
A KCNC1 mutation in epilepsy of infancy with focal migrating seizures produces functional channels that fail to be regulated by PKC phosphorylation
Zhang Y, Ali SR, Nabbout R, Barcia G, Kaczmarek LK. A KCNC1 mutation in epilepsy of infancy with focal migrating seizures produces functional channels that fail to be regulated by PKC phosphorylation. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2021, 126: 532-539. PMID: 34232791, PMCID: PMC8409950, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00257.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional channelsProtein kinase C.Serious human diseasesPotassium channelsWild-type channelsEpilepsy of infancyChannel modulationTerminal domainIon channel mutationsPKC phosphorylationC-terminusNormal neuronal functionChannel proteinsKv3.1 potassium channelRegulatory sitesKinase C.Human diseasesChannel functionPhosphorylationIon channelsMutationsNovo variantsChannel mutationsBiophysical propertiesNeuronal function
2016
Physiological modulators of Kv3.1 channels adjust firing patterns of auditory brain stem neurons
Brown MR, El-Hassar L, Zhang Y, Alvaro G, Large CH, Kaczmarek LK. Physiological modulators of Kv3.1 channels adjust firing patterns of auditory brain stem neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2016, 116: 106-121. PMID: 27052580, PMCID: PMC4961756, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00174.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKv3.1 channelsAuditory brain stem neuronsAuditory brain stemBrain stem neuronsBrain slice recordingsKv3.1 potassium channelVoltage of activationMNTB neuronsStem neuronsTrapezoid bodyBrain stemMedial nucleusKv3.1 currentsNeuronal excitabilitySlice recordingsTherapeutic benefitImidazolidinedione derivativesAction potentialsPhysiological modulatorPotassium channelsResting potentialsNeuronsSingle-channel recordingsChinese hamster ovary cellsPharmaceutical modulation
2006
Modulation of Kv3.1b Potassium Channel Phosphorylation in Auditory Neurons by Conventional and Novel Protein Kinase C Isozymes*
Song P, Kaczmarek LK. Modulation of Kv3.1b Potassium Channel Phosphorylation in Auditory Neurons by Conventional and Novel Protein Kinase C Isozymes*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2006, 281: 15582-15591. PMID: 16595659, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512866200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory neuronsMNTB neuronsTrapezoid bodyBrief high-frequency electrical stimulationProtein kinase CMetabotropic glutamate receptor activationHigh-frequency electrical stimulationBasal phosphorylationGlutamate receptor activationHigh-frequency stimulationFrequency electrical stimulationHigh-frequency firingMature nervous systemKv3.1 potassium channelNeuronal abilityBrainstem slicesMedial nucleusFrequency stimulationAuditory brainstemFrequency firingConventional protein kinase CPharmacological activationNervous systemElectrical stimulationPKC isozymes
2005
Acoustic environment determines phosphorylation state of the Kv3.1 potassium channel in auditory neurons
Song P, Yang Y, Barnes-Davies M, Bhattacharjee A, Hamann M, Forsythe ID, Oliver DL, Kaczmarek LK. Acoustic environment determines phosphorylation state of the Kv3.1 potassium channel in auditory neurons. Nature Neuroscience 2005, 8: 1335-1342. PMID: 16136041, DOI: 10.1038/nn1533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrain StemCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusDose-Response Relationship, RadiationElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsFunctional LateralityGene Expression RegulationImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesIndolesMaleimidesNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationProtein Kinase CRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsKv3.1 potassium channelAction potentialsAuditory neuronsPotassium channelsShort-duration action potentialsRat brainstem neuronsAuditory brainstem nucleiProtein kinase CHigh-frequency spikingHigh-frequency auditoryBrainstem neuronsHigh-frequency stimuliBrainstem nucleiSynaptic stimulationNeuronsInteraural differencesSound localizationIntrinsic electrical propertiesKinase CAminoglycosides block the Kv3.1 potassium channel and reduce the ability of inferior colliculus neurons to fire at high frequencies
Liu S, Kaczmarek LK. Aminoglycosides block the Kv3.1 potassium channel and reduce the ability of inferior colliculus neurons to fire at high frequencies. Developmental Neurobiology 2005, 62: 439-452. PMID: 15547932, DOI: 10.1002/neu.20112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior colliculus neuronsKv3.1 potassium channelColliculus neuronsKv3.1 currentsHearing lossAuditory neuronsPotassium channelsInhibition of Kv3.1Progressive hearing lossRate of repolarizationAuditory nucleiPotassium currentFiring propertiesPipette solutionAction potentialsNeuronsHigh frequencyEffect of streptomycinExtracellular TEAKv3.1 geneKv3.1 channelsAminoglycoside antibioticsStreptomycinKv3.1Presence of streptomycin
2003
Modulation of the Kv3.1b Potassium Channel Isoform Adjusts the Fidelity of the Firing Pattern of Auditory Neurons
Macica CM, von Hehn CA, Wang LY, Ho CS, Yokoyama S, Joho RH, Kaczmarek LK. Modulation of the Kv3.1b Potassium Channel Isoform Adjusts the Fidelity of the Firing Pattern of Auditory Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2003, 23: 1133-1141. PMID: 12598601, PMCID: PMC6742259, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-04-01133.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsBrain StemCells, CulturedCHO CellsCricetinaeElectric ConductivityEvoked Potentials, AuditoryKineticsMiceMice, KnockoutNeuronsNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedProtein IsoformsProtein Kinase CSerineShaw Potassium ChannelsTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsTrapezoid bodyMedial nucleusAuditory neuronsHigh-frequency stimulationWild-type neuronsKv3.1 potassium channelHigh-threshold componentPotassium channel isoformsGreat temporal precisionPartial decreaseProtein kinase C activationAction potentialsLocation of soundsMice resultsFiring patternsNeuronsSensory stimulationPotassium channelsChannel isoformsKinase C activationKv3.1Kv3.1 geneStimulationHigh frequencyProtein kinase C
2001
Casein Kinase 2 Determines the Voltage Dependence of the Kv3.1 Channel in Auditory Neurons and Transfected Cells
Macica C, Kaczmarek L. Casein Kinase 2 Determines the Voltage Dependence of the Kv3.1 Channel in Auditory Neurons and Transfected Cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 1160-1168. PMID: 11160386, PMCID: PMC6762230, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-04-01160.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaline PhosphataseAnimalsAuditory PathwaysBinding SitesBrain StemCasein Kinase IICDC2-CDC28 KinasesCHO CellsCricetinaeCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent KinasesElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsIn Vitro TechniquesMembrane PotentialsNeuronsNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedPrecipitin TestsProtein Kinase CProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsShaw Potassium ChannelsTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTransfectionConceptsCasein kinase 2Kinase 2Casein kinase IIProtein kinase CKv3.1 channelsChinese hamster ovary cellsHamster ovary cellsConstitutive phosphorylationPhosphatase treatmentKinase IIKinase CTransfected CellsVoltage-dependent activationOvary cellsWhole-cell conductancePhosphorylationPotassium channelsRectifier channelsBiophysical characteristicsInactivationKv3.1 potassium channelVoltage dependenceActivationKv3.1Patch-clamp recordings
1998
Heterologous Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel Eliminates Spike Broadening and the Induction of a Depolarizing Afterpotential in the Peptidergic Bag Cell Neurons
Whim M, Kaczmarek L. Heterologous Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel Eliminates Spike Broadening and the Induction of a Depolarizing Afterpotential in the Peptidergic Bag Cell Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 9171-9180. PMID: 9801357, PMCID: PMC6792887, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-22-09171.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsAction potentialsCalcium entryUse-dependent inactivationExpression of Kv3.1Kv3.1 potassium channelPeptidergic bag cell neuronsControl neuronsSpontaneous firingBrief synaptic stimulationCalcium currentNeuronal excitabilityIntracellular calciumCalcium influxSynaptic stimulationDepolarizing afterpotentialsBAPTA-AMAfterpotentialsNeuronsPotassium channelsClusters of cellsKv3.1InductionPhysiological roleDepolarization Selectively Increases the Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel in Developing Inferior Colliculus Neurons
Liu S, Kaczmarek L. Depolarization Selectively Increases the Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel in Developing Inferior Colliculus Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 8758-8769. PMID: 9786983, PMCID: PMC6793528, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-21-08758.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalciumGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIn Vitro TechniquesInferior ColliculiMembrane PotentialsNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassiumPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerShaw Potassium ChannelsConceptsInferior colliculus neuronsOnset of hearingColliculus neuronsCalcium influxChannel subunitsPotassium currentAction potentialsElevated external potassium concentrationCalcium channel blockersDepolarization-induced increaseSpontaneous neuronal activityNoninactivating potassium currentKv3.1 potassium channelVoltage-clamp experimentsChannel blockersNeuronal excitabilityElevated potassiumAuditory neuronsNeuronal activityExternal potassium concentrationExternal potassium ionsNeuronsPotassium channelsMRNA levelsMarked increaseWhen, where, and how much? Expression of the Kv3.1 potassium channel in high‐frequency firing neurons
Gan L, Kaczmarek L. When, where, and how much? Expression of the Kv3.1 potassium channel in high‐frequency firing neurons. Developmental Neurobiology 1998, 37: 69-79. PMID: 9777733, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4695(199810)37:1<69::aid-neu6>3.0.co;2-6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAuditory brain stem neuronsVoltage-dependent potassium currentsBrain stem neuronsHigh-frequency firing neuronsKv3.1 potassium channelStem neuronsKv3.1 potassium channel geneLong-term regulationSynaptic inputsPotassium currentPotassium channel genesNeuronsPotassium channelsKv3.1 geneKv3.1 subunitsFiring neuronsHigh frequencyChannel genesCurrent knowledgeChannels altersTranscriptional mechanismsCell-type specificityExpressionGene transcriptionExtrinsic factors