2006
Pharmacological activation and inhibition of Slack (Slo2.2) channels
Yang B, Gribkoff VK, Pan J, Damagnez V, Dworetzky SI, Boissard CG, Bhattacharjee A, Yan Y, Sigworth FJ, Kaczmarek LK. Pharmacological activation and inhibition of Slack (Slo2.2) channels. Neuropharmacology 2006, 51: 896-906. PMID: 16876206, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2006.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Infective Agents, LocalBepridilBithionolCalcium Channel BlockersCell Line, TransformedDose-Response Relationship, DrugDose-Response Relationship, RadiationElectric StimulationEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsHumansMembrane PotentialsOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedQuinidineTransfectionXenopusConceptsSlack channelsConcentration-dependent mannerIschemic injuryPharmacological activationKNa channelsMammalian brainFiring ratePharmacological propertiesChannel subunitsReversible increaseChannel activityCell linesBepridilHEK cellsRobust activatorNeuronsStable cell linesInhibitionExcised patchesXenopus oocytesPresent studyBithionolChannel openingSpecific roleMembrane patches
2001
Targeted Attenuation of Electrical Activity in Drosophila Using a Genetically Modified K+ Channel
White B, Osterwalder T, Yoon K, Joiner W, Whim M, Kaczmarek L, Keshishian H. Targeted Attenuation of Electrical Activity in Drosophila Using a Genetically Modified K+ Channel. Neuron 2001, 31: 699-711. PMID: 11567611, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(01)00415-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCells, CulturedDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsFemaleGene DosageGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene TargetingGenes, LethalLarvaMembrane PotentialsMusclesMutationNervous SystemNeural InhibitionNeuronsNeurons, AfferentPhenotypePhotoreceptor Cells, InvertebratePotassium ChannelsShaker Superfamily of Potassium ChannelsSynaptic TransmissionTransgenes
1996
Inhibition by Nystatin of Kv1.3 Channels Expressed in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells
HAHN S, WANG L, KACZMAREK L. Inhibition by Nystatin of Kv1.3 Channels Expressed in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells. Neuropharmacology 1996, 35: 895-901. PMID: 8938720, DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(96)00094-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKv1.3 currentsEffect of nystatinPerforated patch recordingsChinese hamster ovary cellsPatch-clamp techniqueWhole-cell configurationConcentration-dependent reductionHamster ovary cellsRectifier potassium channelHalf-maximal inhibitionPotassium channel Kv1.3Patch recordingsMaximal inhibitionAmphotericin BOvary cellsKv1.3 channelsPotassium channelsTetraethylammoniumChannel Kv1.3Intracellular solutionInhibitionRapid blockNystatinDrugsApparent inactivation
1991
Neuropeptide inhibition of voltage-gated calcium channels mediated by mobilization of intracellular calcium
Kramer R, Kaczmarek L, Levitan E. Neuropeptide inhibition of voltage-gated calcium channels mediated by mobilization of intracellular calcium. Neuron 1991, 6: 557-563. PMID: 1849723, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(91)90058-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyrotropin-releasing hormoneVoltage-gated calcium channelsVoltage-gated Ca2Protein kinase CInactivation of Ca2Pituitary tumor cellsVariety of agentsHormone secretionNeurotransmitter inhibitionIntracellular calciumResult of Ca2Calcium channelsIntracellular Ca2Inhibits Ca2Kinase CEndocrine cellsRoutine useTumor cellsPatch-clamp electrodesPlasma membrane channelsDependent inactivationInhibitionHormoneSecretionCa2