2003
The Sodium-Activated Potassium Channel Is Encoded by a Member of the Slo Gene Family
Yuan A, Santi CM, Wei A, Wang Z, Pollak K, Nonet M, Kaczmarek L, Crowder CM, Salkoff L. The Sodium-Activated Potassium Channel Is Encoded by a Member of the Slo Gene Family. Neuron 2003, 37: 765-773. PMID: 12628167, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(03)00096-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCells, CulturedFemaleLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsMembrane PotentialsMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsOocytesPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedSequence Homology, Amino AcidSodiumXenopus
2000
Cloning and localization of the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel family in rat brain
Monteggia L, Eisch A, Tang M, Kaczmarek L, Nestler E. Cloning and localization of the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel family in rat brain. Brain Research 2000, 81: 129-139. PMID: 11000485, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(00)00155-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBrainCloning, MolecularCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsHumansHyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated ChannelsIn Situ HybridizationIon ChannelsMaleMembrane PotentialsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyMuscle ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsOrgan SpecificityPotassium ChannelsProtein Structure, SecondaryRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidTranscription, GeneticConceptsRat brainLower brain stem nucleiNeuronal pacemaker activityPrincipal relay nucleiBrain stem nucleiVentral cochlear nucleusAdult rat brainFacial motor nucleusCerebral cortexMotor nucleusStem nucleiTrapezoid bodyCochlear nucleusMamillary bodiesMedial habenulaRelay nucleiHCN1 expressionHCN1-4Olfactory bulbPontine nucleiAdult brainRhythmic firingPacemaker activitySupraoptic nucleusHCN4 expression
1997
hSK4, a member of a novel subfamily of calcium-activated potassium channels
Joiner W, Wang L, Tang M, Kaczmarek L. hSK4, a member of a novel subfamily of calcium-activated potassium channels. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 11013-11018. PMID: 9380751, PMCID: PMC23566, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.20.11013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium-activated potassium channelsSK channelsSmall-conductance calcium-activated potassium channelsPotassium channelsHSK4Novel subfamilyAdult animalsPredominant expressionLeucine zipper-like domainChinese hamster ovary cellsNonexcitable tissuesHamster ovary cellsChannel polypeptideOvary cellsLow homologyC-terminusHigh affinityUnknown functionIdentification 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
1995
A new family of outwardly rectifying potassium channel proteins with two pore domains in tandem
Ketchum K, Joiner W, Sellers A, Kaczmarek L, Goldstein S. A new family of outwardly rectifying potassium channel proteins with two pore domains in tandem. Nature 1995, 376: 690-695. PMID: 7651518, DOI: 10.1038/376690a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCaenorhabditis elegansCells, CulturedDNA PrimersDrosophilaMolecular Sequence DataOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassiumPotassium ChannelsProtein ConformationRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSodiumXenopus laevisConceptsP domainPotassium channel proteinCaenorhabditis elegansCommon structural motifChannel proteinsPore domainCellular membranesPrimary structureExcised membrane patchesSignature sequencesFlow of ionsAmino acidsXenopus laevisSelective currentMembrane potentialStructural motifsMembrane patchesPotassium channelsExternal divalent cationsDivalent cationsFunctional propertiesElegansVoltage-dependent mannerGenomeDomain