2007
Bcl-xL Inhibitor ABT-737 Reveals a Dual Role for Bcl-xL in Synaptic Transmission
Hickman JA, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK, Jonas EA. Bcl-xL Inhibitor ABT-737 Reveals a Dual Role for Bcl-xL in Synaptic Transmission. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2007, 99: 1515-1522. PMID: 18160428, PMCID: PMC2836590, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00598.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial outer membraneEndogenous Bcl-xLMitochondrial channel activityBcl-xLInhibitor ABT-737ABT-737Outer membraneBcl-xL.Pro-apoptotic cleavage productRecombinant Bcl-xLChannel activityBcl-xL proteinSynaptic functionDual roleGenetic toolsDomain pocketSynaptic transmissionSynaptic activityGiant presynaptic terminalEquivalent modificationEndogenous proteolysisRepetitive synaptic activityBH3Cleavage productsProtein
1985
Inhibitors of calcium-dependent enzymes prevent the onset of afterdischarge in the peptidergic bag cell neurons of Aplysia
DeRiemer S, Schweitzer B, Kaczmarek L. Inhibitors of calcium-dependent enzymes prevent the onset of afterdischarge in the peptidergic bag cell neurons of Aplysia. Brain Research 1985, 340: 175-180. PMID: 4027644, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)90790-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCalcium-dependent enzymesCell neuronsNeuroactive peptidesAttenuation of secretionOnset of afterdischargeBrief electrical stimulationPeptidergic bag cell neuronsAbility of stimulationEffect of TFPEffects of agentsNeuronal excitabilitySynaptic transmissionAfterdischargesNeurosecretory neuronsElectrical stimulationEndogenous burstingNeuronsSecretionCalmodulin-dependent enzymesProtein kinaseAplysiaStimulationOnsetAgents