2004
Activation of a calcium entry pathway by sodium pyrithione in the bag cell neurons of Aplysia
Knox RJ, Magoski NS, Wing D, Barbee SJ, Kaczmarek LK. Activation of a calcium entry pathway by sodium pyrithione in the bag cell neurons of Aplysia. Developmental Neurobiology 2004, 60: 411-423. PMID: 15307146, DOI: 10.1002/neu.20029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAplysia bag cell neuronsWhole-cell current-clamp recordingsBag cell neuronsPlasma membraneCurrent-clamp recordingsNeuronal physiologyCytosolic pHCytosolic freeMembrane potentialCell neuronsSodium pyrithionePresence of externalRatiometric imagingMV depolarizationClose structural analogueHill coefficientNapStructural analoguesSpecies
2000
Activation of a Ca2+‐permeable cation channel produces a prolonged attenuation of intracellular Ca2+ release in Aplysia bag cell neurones
Magoski N, Knox R, Kaczmarek L. Activation of a Ca2+‐permeable cation channel produces a prolonged attenuation of intracellular Ca2+ release in Aplysia bag cell neurones. The Journal Of Physiology 2000, 522: 271-283. PMID: 10639103, PMCID: PMC2269759, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-2-00271.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated Ca2Non-selective cation channelsRefractory periodCation channelsElectrical stimulationFree salineAbility of nifedipinePresence of nifedipinePresence of TTXIntact abdominal gangliaProlonged refractory periodOnset of refractorinessAfferent inputBrief synaptic stimulationHigh external potassiumPermeable cation channelIntracellular calciumAbdominal ganglionExtracellular Ca2Synaptic stimulationAfterdischargesNormal responseIntracellular Ca2Intracellular storesRepeated stimulation
1988
Inositol trisphosphate releases intracellularly stored calcium and modulates ion channels in molluscan neurons
Fink L, Connor J, Kaczmarek L. Inositol trisphosphate releases intracellularly stored calcium and modulates ion channels in molluscan neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 2544-2555. PMID: 2470874, PMCID: PMC6569530, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-07-02544.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsIntracellular calciumAction potentialsFluorescent calcium indicator fura-2Inositol trisphosphateCalcium indicator fura-2Intracellular calcium levelsIndicator fura-2Non-neuronal cellsCell-attached patch-clamp techniquePatch-clamp techniqueMicroinjection of inositolCultured bag cell neuronsHydrolysis of phosphoinositidesCalcium-containing mediumElectrophysiological effectsInjection of inositolFura-2Calcium levelsExtracellular calciumIsolated neuronsMolluscan neuronsCytosolic calciumTransient hyperpolarization