1994
The minK potassium channel exists in functional and nonfunctional forms when expressed in the plasma membrane of Xenopus oocytes
Blumenthal E, Kaczmarek L. The minK potassium channel exists in functional and nonfunctional forms when expressed in the plasma membrane of Xenopus oocytes. Journal Of Neuroscience 1994, 14: 3097-3105. PMID: 7514215, PMCID: PMC6577436, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-05-03097.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal domainMinK proteinPlasma membraneInjected mRNAXenopus oocytesMinK potassium channelsFunctional potassium channelsPotassium channelsAmino acid epitopeProtein sequencesLevels of proteinMink genesLive oocytesIntracellular cAMP levelsKinetics of activationProteinOocytesMinK mRNANonfunctional formMRNASurface expressionRNAMinK currentsMRNA levelsCAMP levels
1992
Expression of the H-ras oncogene induces potassium conductance and neuron-specific potassium channel mRNAs in the AtT20 cell line
Hemmick L, Perney T, Flamm R, Kaczmarek L, Birnberg N. Expression of the H-ras oncogene induces potassium conductance and neuron-specific potassium channel mRNAs in the AtT20 cell line. Journal Of Neuroscience 1992, 12: 2007-2014. PMID: 1607925, PMCID: PMC6575920, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.12-06-02007.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRas-transfected cellsAtT20 cell lineAtT20 cellsEJ-ras oncogeneCell linesPotassium channelsVoltage-dependent potassium channelsRas proteinsPituitary-derived cellsMRNA speciesPlasma membraneSpliced productsPotassium channel mRNASame geneChannel mRNADifferential expressionPotassium currentExcitable cellsVoltage-dependent potassium currentsTwo- to threefold increaseMRNAOncogeneSpeciesExpressionPhenotype
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, GeneticXenopusEstrogen induction of a small, putative K+ channel mRNA in rat uterus
Pragnell M, Snay K, Trimmer J, MacLusky N, Naftolin F, Kaczmarek L, Boyle M. Estrogen induction of a small, putative K+ channel mRNA in rat uterus. Neuron 1990, 4: 807-812. PMID: 2344412, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(90)90207-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRNA speciesAmino acid proteinProkaryotic ion channelsDramatic long-term changesMolecular cloningAcid proteinIon channel expressionMammalian sourcesIon channelsXenopus oocytesVoltage-dependent channelsSpeciesStructural motifsCritical roleChannel expressionMRNAChannel mRNAEstrogen inductionLong-term changesInductionCloningProteinMotifRegulationOocytes