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
1998
Formation of intermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels by interaction of Slack and Slo subunits
Joiner W, Tang M, Wang L, Dworetzky S, Boissard C, Gan L, Gribkoff V, Kaczmarek L. Formation of intermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels by interaction of Slack and Slo subunits. Nature Neuroscience 1998, 1: 462-469. PMID: 10196543, DOI: 10.1038/2176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsElectric ConductivityIntermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsIsomerismLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedConceptsCalcium-activated potassium channelsIntracellular calciumNervous systemIntermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channelsPotassium channelsLarge-conductance calcium-activated potassium channelsControl of excitabilitySlo subunitIntermediate conductance channelPotassium channel genesPharmacological propertiesIntermediate conductanceCytoplasmic calciumChannel subunitsSlo channelsSlack channelsChannel genesSingle-channel conductanceUnitary conductanceCalciumExcitabilitySLOSecretion