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
2010
Fragile X mental retardation protein controls gating of the sodium-activated potassium channel Slack
Brown MR, Kronengold J, Gazula VR, Chen Y, Strumbos JG, Sigworth FJ, Navaratnam D, Kaczmarek LK. Fragile X mental retardation protein controls gating of the sodium-activated potassium channel Slack. Nature Neuroscience 2010, 13: 819-821. PMID: 20512134, PMCID: PMC2893252, DOI: 10.1038/nn.2563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental retardation proteinSodium-activated potassium channel SlackFMRP regulationProteinChannel kineticsFMRPRibonucleoproteinRNARegulationGating