2008
Repetitive Firing Triggers Clustering of Kv2.1 Potassium Channels in Aplysia Neurons*
Zhang Y, McKay SE, Bewley B, Kaczmarek LK. Repetitive Firing Triggers Clustering of Kv2.1 Potassium Channels in Aplysia Neurons*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 10632-10641. PMID: 18276591, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m800253200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsKv2.1 channelsPotassium channelsPlasma membraneC-terminusKv2.1 clustersKv2.1 potassium channelCell neuronsMammalian neuronsReproductive behaviorRectifier potassium channelFrequency-dependent broadeningRapid redistributionAplysia neuronsClamp recordingsAcid peptidePartial inactivationRing-like clustersPhysiological changesKv2.1Neuronal excitabilityCentral nervous systemAction potentialsGenesNervous system
2005
Association/Dissociation of a Channel–Kinase Complex Underlies State-Dependent Modulation
Magoski NS, Kaczmarek LK. Association/Dissociation of a Channel–Kinase Complex Underlies State-Dependent Modulation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 8037-8047. PMID: 16135761, PMCID: PMC2873328, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1903-05.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CSrc homology 3 domainCation channelsSrc tyrosine kinasePKC-dependent modulationPhorbol esterSrc-dependent regulationAplysia bag cell neuronsBag cell neuronsProtein kinaseAssociated kinaseAssociation/dissociationEgg-laying hormonePhosphotyrosine stainingTyrosine kinaseKinase CKinaseReproductive behaviorNonselective cation channelsIon channelsChannel activityUnstimulated neuronsDependent modulationCell neuronsLong-term excitability
2004
The Appearance of a Protein Kinase A-regulated Splice Isoform of slo Is Associated with the Maturation of Neurons That Control Reproductive Behavior*
Zhang Y, Joiner WJ, Bhattacharjee A, Rassendren F, Magoski NS, Kaczmarek LK. The Appearance of a Protein Kinase A-regulated Splice Isoform of slo Is Associated with the Maturation of Neurons That Control Reproductive Behavior*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 52324-52330. PMID: 15375169, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408543200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAplysiaCell DifferentiationCHO CellsCricetinaeCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDNA, ComplementaryIn Vitro TechniquesLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedProtein IsoformsRecombinant ProteinsReproductionConceptsBag cell neuronsReproductive behaviorSlo geneConsensus phosphorylation sitesCell cDNA libraryProtein kinase ACell neuronsChinese hamster ovary cellsPhosphorylation sitesCatalytic subunitHamster ovary cellsAlternative transcriptsCDNA librarySplice isoformsKinase ABK channel activityMaturation of neuronsPKA inhibitorVoltage-dependent channelsOvary cellsBrief synaptic stimulationChannel activityMature neuronsIsoformsPKA
1996
Developmental dissociation of excitability and secretory ability in Aplysia bag cell neurons
Nick T, Moreira J, Kaczmarek L, Carew T, Wayne N. Developmental dissociation of excitability and secretory ability in Aplysia bag cell neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1996, 76: 3351-3359. PMID: 8930278, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.5.3351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsEgg-laying behaviorCell neuronsPotential functional significanceAplysia bag cell neuronsDevelopmental regulationVesicular localizationSecretory vesiclesJuvenile AplysiaPremature expressionImmature neuronsDownstream elementsMature formBody sizeReproductive behaviorImmunoelectron microscopyPotassium channel blocker tetraethylammoniumLarge vesiclesDevelopmental interactionsFunctional significanceBag cell hormonesVesiclesCessation of locomotionMature neuronsElectrical activity
1989
THE ROLE OF PROTEIN KINASE C AND PHOSPHOINOSITIDE METABOLITES IN NEURONS THAT CONTROL PROLONGED REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS IN APLYSIA
Kaczmarek L. THE ROLE OF PROTEIN KINASE C AND PHOSPHOINOSITIDE METABOLITES IN NEURONS THAT CONTROL PROLONGED REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS IN APLYSIA. 1989, 129-141. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-375655-8.50014-7.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements