2019
Modulators of Kv3 Potassium Channels Rescue the Auditory Function of Fragile X Mice
El-Hassar L, Song L, Tan WJT, Large CH, Alvaro G, Santos-Sacchi J, Kaczmarek LK. Modulators of Kv3 Potassium Channels Rescue the Auditory Function of Fragile X Mice. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 4797-4813. PMID: 30936239, PMCID: PMC6561694, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0839-18.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAuditory PathwaysAuditory PerceptionBrain StemCochlear NucleusElectrophysiological PhenomenaEvoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain StemFemaleFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinFragile X SyndromeHydantoinsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMiceMice, KnockoutPatch-Clamp TechniquesPyridinesShaw Potassium ChannelsConceptsAuditory brainstem responseWild-type animalsRepetitive firingABR wave ICurrent-clamp recordingsAuditory brainstem nucleiVoltage-clamp recordingsHigh-frequency firingSingle action potentialFragile X syndromeTrapezoid bodyBrainstem nucleiBrainstem responseMedial nucleusAuditory brainstemAuditory nerveWave IWave IVAction potentialsSensory stimuliKv3.1 channelsCentral processingMental retardation proteinHigh sound levelsMice
2018
Extraction of Auditory Information by Modulation of Neuronal Ion Channels
Kaczmarek L. Extraction of Auditory Information by Modulation of Neuronal Ion Channels. 2018, 273-300. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190849061.013.23.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsTrapezoid bodyMedial nucleusNeuronal firing patternsGroups of neuronsPotassium channel subunitsAuditory neuronsFiring patternsChannel subunitsAuditory informationIon channelsAuditory inputNeuronal ion channelsSuch modulationComplex soundsSpecific patternsNeuronsIncoming stimuliAuditory environmentIdentical neuronsSame patternVariety of responsesSmall numberModulationReviewGroup
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
2010
Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein Is Required for Rapid Experience-Dependent Regulation of the Potassium Channel Kv3.1b
Strumbos JG, Brown MR, Kronengold J, Polley DB, Kaczmarek LK. Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein Is Required for Rapid Experience-Dependent Regulation of the Potassium Channel Kv3.1b. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 10263-10271. PMID: 20685971, PMCID: PMC3485078, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1125-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental retardation proteinAnterior ventral cochlear nucleusFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinRNA-binding proteinProtein translationFMRPWild-type animalsSpecific mRNAsSound localization circuitVentral cochlear nucleusBrainstem synaptosomesExperience-dependent regulationProtein levelsAmplitude-modulated stimuliProteinTrapezoid bodyCochlear nucleusMale miceMedial nucleusNeuronal activityPotassium currentWT controlsSynaptic plasticityTonotopic axisAcoustic stimulationLocalization of Kv1.3 channels in presynaptic terminals of brainstem auditory neurons
Gazula V, Strumbos JG, Mei X, Chen H, Rahner C, Kaczmarek LK. Localization of Kv1.3 channels in presynaptic terminals of brainstem auditory neurons. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2010, 518: 3205-3220. PMID: 20575068, PMCID: PMC2894291, DOI: 10.1002/cne.22393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresynaptic terminalsBrainstem auditory neuronsPattern of stainingMNTB neuronsPrincipal neuronsSynaptic markersTrapezoid bodyCochlear nucleusAfferent inputAxonal stainingMedial nucleusAuditory brainstemPresynaptic endingsOlfactory bulbAuditory neuronsPotassium channel genesTonotopic axisTonotopic gradientNeuronsKv1.3 channelsProminent labelingPrincipal cellsAuditory stimuliKv1 familyKv1.3Specific and rapid effects of acoustic stimulation on the tonotopic distribution of Kv3.1b potassium channels in the adult rat
Strumbos J, Polley D, Kaczmarek L. Specific and rapid effects of acoustic stimulation on the tonotopic distribution of Kv3.1b potassium channels in the adult rat. Neuroscience 2010, 167: 567-572. PMID: 20219640, PMCID: PMC2854512, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.02.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsAntibody SpecificityAuditory PathwaysAuditory ThresholdImmunohistochemistryIon Channel GatingNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReaction TimeRhombencephalonShaw Potassium ChannelsSound LocalizationSynaptic TransmissionTime FactorsUp-RegulationConceptsTotal cellular levelsCytoplasmic C-terminusCellular levelVoltage-gated potassium channel subunitsPotassium channel subunitsTonotopic distributionAdult ratsC-terminusChannel proteinsChannel subunitsSound localization circuitIon channelsProteinExperience-dependent plasticityCultured neuronsPotassium channelsHigh-frequency stimuliAcute slicesMedial nucleusSynaptic activityAuditory neuronsKv3.1 proteinMin of exposureAction potentialsAcoustic stimulation
2007
Slack and Slick KNa Channels Regulate the Accuracy of Timing of Auditory Neurons
Yang B, Desai R, Kaczmarek LK. Slack and Slick KNa Channels Regulate the Accuracy of Timing of Auditory Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 2617-2627. PMID: 17344399, PMCID: PMC6672517, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5308-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAuditory PathwaysBithionolBrain StemComputer SimulationElectric ConductivityElectric StimulationElectrophysiologyIn Vitro TechniquesMiceModels, NeurologicalNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeurons, AfferentPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedReaction TimeSodium
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
Regulation of the timing of MNTB neurons by short-term and long-term modulation of potassium channels
Kaczmarek LK, Bhattacharjee A, Desai R, Gan L, Song P, von Hehn CA, Whim MD, Yang B. Regulation of the timing of MNTB neurons by short-term and long-term modulation of potassium channels. Hearing Research 2005, 206: 133-145. PMID: 16081004, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2004.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnteroventral cochlear nucleusPotassium channelsAuditory pathwayAction potentialsCentral auditory pathwayVoltage-dependent potassium channelsMammalian auditory pathwayAmount of neurotransmitterProtein phosphorylationMNTB neuronsGene expressionBushy cellsPrincipal neuronsTrapezoid bodyCochlear nucleusIntrinsic excitabilityMedial nucleusVoltage-dependent channelsFiring patternsNeuronsAmplitude of currentsKv1 familySound stimuliLong-term modulationSound localizationLocalization of the Na+‐activated K+ channel Slick in the rat central nervous system
Bhattacharjee A, von Hehn CA, Mei X, Kaczmarek LK. Localization of the Na+‐activated K+ channel Slick in the rat central nervous system. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2005, 484: 80-92. PMID: 15717307, DOI: 10.1002/cne.20462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAuditory PathwaysCentral Nervous SystemCHO CellsComputer SimulationCricetinaeDNA, ComplementaryFacial NerveImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationKineticsModels, NeurologicalNeuronsOlfactory BulbPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedRatsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA ProbesSubcellular FractionsConceptsRat central nervous systemCentral nervous systemNervous systemAuditory neuronsCortical layers IIHigh-frequency stimulationLow-frequency firingDeep cerebellar nucleiSubstantia nigraTrapezoid bodyVestibular nucleiHippocampal CA1Dentate gyrusMedial nucleusCA3 regionOculomotor nucleusCertain neuronsFacial nucleusNeuronal nucleiOlfactory bulbPontine nucleiImmunohistochemical techniquesRed nucleusLayers IISupraoptic nucleus
2004
Loss of Kv3.1 Tonotopicity and Alterations in cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein Signaling in Central Auditory Neurons of Hearing Impaired Mice
von Hehn CA, Bhattacharjee A, Kaczmarek LK. Loss of Kv3.1 Tonotopicity and Alterations in cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein Signaling in Central Auditory Neurons of Hearing Impaired Mice. Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 24: 1936-1940. PMID: 14985434, PMCID: PMC6730406, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4554-03.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAge FactorsAnimalsAuditory PathwaysBrain StemCerebellumCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDisease ProgressionMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred CBAMice, Inbred DBANeuronsNeuropeptidesPhosphorylationPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedPresbycusisReflex, StartleShaw Potassium ChannelsConceptsCAMP response element-binding proteinResponse element-binding proteinTonotopic axisBL/6 miceElement-binding proteinCochlear hair cell lossPCREB-positive cellsAuditory brainstem neuronsCentral auditory neuronsHair cell lossCBA/JTranscription factor cAMP response element-binding proteinBrainstem neuronsKv3.1 potassium channel geneTrapezoid bodyImpaired miceMedial nucleusAuditory brainstemImmunopositive cellsAuditory neuronsMedial endPotassium channel genesGood hearingCell lossCREB expression
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
2002
Localization of the Slack potassium channel in the rat central nervous system
Bhattacharjee A, Gan L, Kaczmarek LK. Localization of the Slack potassium channel in the rat central nervous system. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2002, 454: 241-254. PMID: 12442315, DOI: 10.1002/cne.10439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat central nervous systemSlack potassium channelsChannel subunitsRat brain slicesCentral nervous systemRat brain membranesOnly cortical regionDeep cerebellar nucleiGiant presynaptic terminalSlo subunitWestern blot analysisSubstantia nigraTrigeminal systemImmunohistochemical studyMedial nucleusOculomotor nucleusReticular formationBrain slicesFrontal cortexOlfactory bulbPresynaptic terminalsRed nucleusNervous systemCerebellar nucleiBrain membranes
2001
Localization of two high‐threshold potassium channel subunits in the rat central auditory system
Li W, Kaczmarek L, Perney T. Localization of two high‐threshold potassium channel subunits in the rat central auditory system. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2001, 437: 196-218. PMID: 11494252, DOI: 10.1002/cne.1279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAuditory PathwaysCochlear NucleusFemaleGene ExpressionGeniculate BodiesImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationInferior ColliculiNeuronsNeuropeptidesOligonucleotide ProbesOlivary NucleusPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerShaw Potassium ChannelsConceptsAuditory neuronsKv3.1 mRNAPotassium channelsMost auditory neuronsBrainstem auditory neuronsRat central auditory systemAction potential thresholdSubpopulation of neuronsCentral auditory systemLateral superior oliveRat auditory systemAuditory systemVoltage-sensitive potassium channelsRapid deactivation kineticsPotassium channel subunitsTrapezoid bodyRat brainstemMedial nucleusVentral nucleusLateral lemniscusTerminal arborizationsSynaptic inputsAuditory nucleiSuperior oliveChannel expression