2021
Cerebellar Kv3.3 potassium channels activate TANK-binding kinase 1 to regulate trafficking of the cell survival protein Hax-1
Zhang Y, Varela L, Szigeti-Buck K, Williams A, Stoiljkovic M, Šestan-Peša M, Henao-Mejia J, D’Acunzo P, Levy E, Flavell RA, Horvath TL, Kaczmarek LK. Cerebellar Kv3.3 potassium channels activate TANK-binding kinase 1 to regulate trafficking of the cell survival protein Hax-1. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 1731. PMID: 33741962, PMCID: PMC7979925, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22003-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTank Binding Kinase 1HAX-1Kv3.3 potassium channelMultivesicular bodiesKinase 1TANK-binding kinase 1Activation of caspasesAnti-apoptotic proteinsPotassium channelsMembrane proteinsBiochemical pathwaysCerebellar neuronsChannels bindCell deathTBK1 activityIon channelsMutant channelsCellular constituentsTraffickingKv3.3 channelsProteinNeuronal survivalMutationsChannel inactivationCaspases
2013
Expression of Kv1.3 potassium channels regulates density of cortical interneurons
Duque A, Gazula V, Kaczmarek LK. Expression of Kv1.3 potassium channels regulates density of cortical interneurons. Developmental Neurobiology 2013, 73: 841-855. PMID: 23821603, PMCID: PMC3829632, DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKv1.3 geneMembrane-spanning channelsKv1.3-/- miceVasoactive intestinal peptideEffect of deletionCerebral cortexKv1.3 potassium channelsNeuropeptide YNeuronal differentiationKv1.3 proteinOlfactory bulbInterneuron populationsSelective poresExpression of Kv1.3Large familyCell membraneKv channelsNumber of calbindinNormal cortical functionWhole cerebral cortexWild-type miceKv1.3GenesDetection of odorsPotassium channels