Kv3.3 potassium channels and spinocerebellar ataxia
Zhang Y, Kaczmarek LK. Kv3.3 potassium channels and spinocerebellar ataxia. The Journal Of Physiology 2015, 594: 4677-4684. PMID: 26442672, PMCID: PMC4983625, DOI: 10.1113/jp271343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPurkinje cellsPotassium channelsAuditory brainstem nucleiCentral nervous systemUnique neurodegenerative diseaseCerebellar Purkinje cellsVoltage-dependent potassium channelsSpinocerebellar ataxia type 13Neuronal survivalBrainstem nucleiExtracerebellar symptomsCerebellar degenerationNervous systemNeurodegenerative diseasesComplex spikesNormal functionKv3.3Disease-causing mutationsType 13Kv3.3 potassium channelSpinocerebellar ataxiaHigh rateCerebellumDifferent mutationsPhysiological functions