2001
Presynaptic target of Ca2+ action on neuropeptide and acetylcholine release in Aplysia californica
Ohnuma K, Whim M, Fetter R, Kaczmarek L, Zucker R. Presynaptic target of Ca2+ action on neuropeptide and acetylcholine release in Aplysia californica. The Journal Of Physiology 2001, 535: 647-662. PMID: 11559764, PMCID: PMC2278817, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.00647.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory neuronsCholinergic synapsesPeptidergic synapsesAcetylcholine releasePostsynaptic responsesAction potentialsMost synaptic contactsIntracellular calcium concentrationPeptidergic vesiclesSingle action potentialAplysia californicaDose-response curveDense-core vesiclesNeuron B2Neuron B3Cholinergic transmissionSynaptic contactsLinear dose-response curvePostsynaptic neuronsPresynaptic neuronsCholinergic releasePresynaptic targetCholinergic vesiclesReleasable poolPatch pipetteAplysia Ror Forms Clusters on the Surface of Identified Neuroendocrine Cells
McKay S, Hislop J, Scott D, Bulloch A, Kaczmarek L, Carew T, Sossin W. Aplysia Ror Forms Clusters on the Surface of Identified Neuroendocrine Cells. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2001, 17: 821-841. PMID: 11358481, DOI: 10.1006/mcne.2001.0977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibody SpecificityAplysiaBase SequenceCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell CompartmentationCells, CulturedCloning, MolecularGanglia, InvertebrateImmunohistochemistryMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsNeurosecretory SystemsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan ReceptorsReceptors, Cell SurfaceRNA, MessengerConceptsBag cell neuronsNeuroendocrine bag cell neuronsROR receptorsCultured bag cell neuronsRegulation of growthReceptor tyrosine kinasesMarine mollusk Aplysia californicaPeripheral neuronal processesMollusk Aplysia californicaCellular polarityFunctional domainsTyrosine kinaseIntracellular organellesCell surfaceProteinNeuroendocrine cellsKinaseAplysia californicaRelease sitesNeuronal processesOrganellesNeuronal populationsForm clustersGanglionic neuropilReceptors
1997
Identification of a Vesicular Pool of Calcium Channels in the Bag Cell Neurons of Aplysia californica
White B, Kaczmarek L. Identification of a Vesicular Pool of Calcium Channels in the Bag Cell Neurons of Aplysia californica. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 1582-1595. PMID: 9030618, PMCID: PMC6573390, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-05-01582.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCalcium channel alpha1 subunitAplysia nervous systemProtein kinase CCell neuronsAplysia californicaBag cell clustersCalcium channelsChannel alpha1 subunitCell clustersVesicular channelsMembrane proteinsReverse-transcribed RNAVesicular localizationPlasma membraneEgg-laying hormoneMolecular mechanismsSubcellular distributionKinase CLysoTracker RedDense-core vesiclesAcidic organellesGrowth conesCalcium channel subtypesCalcium current modulation
1996
Ionic Currents Underlying Developmental Regulation of Repetitive Firing in Aplysia Bag Cell Neurons
Nick T, Kaczmarek L, Carew T. Ionic Currents Underlying Developmental Regulation of Repetitive Firing in Aplysia Bag Cell Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1996, 16: 7583-7598. PMID: 8922415, PMCID: PMC6579091, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-23-07583.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsRepetitive firingCell neuronsEgg-laying behaviorJuvenile neuronsTetraethyl ammonium chlorideDevelopmental regulationSpecific ionic currentsAplysia bag cell neuronsAfterdischargesElectrical stimulationVariety of stimuliDevelopmental controlNeuronal systemsProlonged depolarizationBehavioral effectsNeuronsIonic currentsDevelopmental mechanismsSelective regulationAdultsAplysia californicaFiringRegulationDepolarizationCa2+ influx and activation of a cation current are coupled to intracellular Ca2+ release in peptidergic neurons of Aplysia californica.
Knox RJ, Jonas EA, Kao LS, Smith PJ, Connor JA, Kaczmarek LK. Ca2+ influx and activation of a cation current are coupled to intracellular Ca2+ release in peptidergic neurons of Aplysia californica. The Journal Of Physiology 1996, 494: 627-639. PMID: 8865062, PMCID: PMC1160665, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsThapsigargin-sensitive Ca2Cation currentReversal potentialVoltage-activated Ba2Non-selective cation currentAplysia californicaApparent reversal potentialSteady-state Ca2Thapsigargin-induced elevationMin. 3Endoplasmic reticulum Ca2Voltage-clamp experimentsMicroM tetrodotoxinPeptidergic neuronsIntact gangliaAbdominal ganglionExtracellular Ca2Intracellular Ca2Intracellular storesBAPTA-AMSmall depolarizationBasal levelsNeuronsInsulin receptor in Aplysia neurons: characterization, molecular cloning, and modulation of ion currents
Jonas E, Knox R, Kaczmarek L, Schwartz J, Solomon D. Insulin receptor in Aplysia neurons: characterization, molecular cloning, and modulation of ion currents. Journal Of Neuroscience 1996, 16: 1645-1658. PMID: 8774433, PMCID: PMC6578688, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-05-01645.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAplysiaBase SequenceCalcium ChannelsCloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryElectrophysiologyImmunohistochemistryInsulinIon ChannelsMolecular ProbesMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsPotassium ChannelsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, InsulinTissue DistributionConceptsBag cell neuronsInsulin receptorInsulin-like peptidesImmunocytochemical staining showCell neuronsTyrosine kinase receptorsVertebrate insulinsMolecular cloningHerbimycin ATyrosine residuesTyrosine kinaseKinase receptorsInsulin-like growth factor-1Factor 1Staining showsVoltage-clamped neuronsVoltage-dependent Ca2Growth factor-1Aplysia californicaAplysia neuronsNervous systemReceptorsAction potentialsNeuronsInsulin
1994
Transient changes in intracellular calcium associated with a prolonged increase in excitability in neurons of Aplysia californica
Fisher T, Levy S, Kaczmarek L. Transient changes in intracellular calcium associated with a prolonged increase in excitability in neurons of Aplysia californica. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1994, 71: 1254-1257. PMID: 8201416, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1994.71.3.1254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular calcium levelsBag cell neuronsCalcium levelsSpontaneous firingCell neuronsIntracellular calciumAction potentialsTransient elevationBasal intracellular calcium levelsLong-duration action potentialsBasal calcium levelsFree calcium ion concentrationTriggers calcium releaseCalcium-sensitive microelectrodesAplysia californicaIndividual action potentialsAfferent stimulationAfferent inputAfterdischargesProlonged increaseCalcium releaseCalcium ion concentrationNeuronsBiphasic patternPrimary cultures