2022
Auditory brainstem development of naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber)
McCullagh EA, Peacock J, Lucas A, Poleg S, Greene NT, Gaut A, Lagestee S, Zhang Y, Kaczmarek LK, Park TJ, Tollin DJ, Klug A. Auditory brainstem development of naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber). Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2022, 289: 20220878. PMID: 35946148, PMCID: PMC9363996, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral auditory systemHearing onsetAuditory brainstem response recordingsSimilar developmental time courseProtein levelsAuditory brainstem developmentPostnatal day 9Central auditory processingAuditory systemPotassium channel KVoltage-gated potassium channel KBrainstem developmentAuditory brainstemDay 9RatsBrain developmentKey developmental time pointsRat showDevelopmental time courseResponse recordingsTime pointsAuditory processingBrainstemDevelopmental time pointsTime course
2015
The sodium-activated potassium channel Slack is required for optimal cognitive flexibility in mice
Bausch AE, Dieter R, Nann Y, Hausmann M, Meyerdierks N, Kaczmarek LK, Ruth P, Lukowski R. The sodium-activated potassium channel Slack is required for optimal cognitive flexibility in mice. Learning & Memory 2015, 22: 323-335. PMID: 26077685, PMCID: PMC4478330, DOI: 10.1101/lm.037820.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinCognitive flexibilityFragile X syndromeNormal working memoryAspects of memoryIntellectual disabilityMental retardation proteinSpatial learning capabilitiesSlack channelsWorking memoryBehavioral tasksReference memorySodium-activated potassium channel SlackHigher brain functionsUnfamiliar situationsBrain functionSevere intellectual disabilityMemoryIntellectual developmentSodium-activated potassium channelsNull mouse modelGeneral locomotor activityX syndromeProper functionLearning capabilities
2006
Opposite Regulation of Slick and Slack K+ Channels by Neuromodulators
Santi CM, Ferreira G, Yang B, Gazula VR, Butler A, Wei A, Kaczmarek LK, Salkoff L. Opposite Regulation of Slick and Slack K+ Channels by Neuromodulators. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 5059-5068. PMID: 16687497, PMCID: PMC6674240, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3372-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSlo2 channelsHippocampal brain sectionsCultured hippocampal neuronsProtein kinase CWhole-cell currentsPKC activator PMANeuronal excitabilityHippocampal neuronsBrain sectionsBasal levelsImmunocytochemical techniquesGalphaq proteinElectrical activitySlo2.1Activator PMAReceptorsChannel gene familyWidespread expressionChannel activityExcitabilityNeuromodulatorsIntracellular concentrationPotential of cellsBrainXenopus oocytes
2003
BAK Alters Neuronal Excitability and Can Switch from Anti- to Pro-Death Function during Postnatal Development
Fannjiang Y, Kim CH, Huganir RL, Zou S, Lindsten T, Thompson CB, Mito T, Traystman RJ, Larsen T, Griffin DE, Mandir AS, Dawson TM, Dike S, Sappington AL, Kerr DA, Jonas EA, Kaczmarek LK, Hardwick JM. BAK Alters Neuronal Excitability and Can Switch from Anti- to Pro-Death Function during Postnatal Development. Developmental Cell 2003, 4: 575-585. PMID: 12689595, DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(03)00091-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisBcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer ProteinCentral Nervous SystemCentral Nervous System DiseasesCentral Nervous System Viral DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalEpilepsyExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGenetic VectorsHippocampusKainic AcidMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuronsNeurotoxinsProtein Structure, TertiarySindbis VirusStrokeSynaptic TransmissionConceptsNeuronal excitabilityVirus infectionPostnatal developmentAlters neuronal excitabilityKainate-induced seizuresSpinal cord neuronsIschemia/strokeSindbis virus infectionNeuronal injuryCord neuronsNeuronal deathProtective effectSynaptic activityMouse modelParkinson's diseaseNeuron subtypesNeurotransmitter releasePro-death functionMiceNeuronsSpecific death stimuliDeathSeizuresPossible roleExcitability