1998
Heterologous Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel Eliminates Spike Broadening and the Induction of a Depolarizing Afterpotential in the Peptidergic Bag Cell Neurons
Whim M, Kaczmarek L. Heterologous Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel Eliminates Spike Broadening and the Induction of a Depolarizing Afterpotential in the Peptidergic Bag Cell Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 9171-9180. PMID: 9801357, PMCID: PMC6792887, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-22-09171.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsAction potentialsCalcium entryUse-dependent inactivationExpression of Kv3.1Kv3.1 potassium channelPeptidergic bag cell neuronsControl neuronsSpontaneous firingBrief synaptic stimulationCalcium currentNeuronal excitabilityIntracellular calciumCalcium influxSynaptic stimulationDepolarizing afterpotentialsBAPTA-AMAfterpotentialsNeuronsPotassium channelsClusters of cellsKv3.1InductionPhysiological roleHigh-frequency firing helps replenish the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles
Wang L, Kaczmarek L. High-frequency firing helps replenish the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles. Nature 1998, 394: 384-388. PMID: 9690475, DOI: 10.1038/28645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReleasable poolPotassium channel blocker tetraethylammoniumChannel blocker Cd2Synaptic vesiclesPresynaptic action potentialHigh-frequency stimulationVoltage-gated Ca2Short-term synaptic depressionCentral nervous systemPatch-clamp recordingsHigh-frequency firingGiant synapsesPostsynaptic mechanismsBuffer EGTAMouse auditoryBlocker tetraethylammoniumSynaptic activitySynaptic depressionPresynaptic terminalsNervous systemAction potentialsRate of replenishmentSynapsesCa2Key signal
1995
Elimination of potassium channel expression by antisense oligonucleotides in a pituitary cell line.
Chung S, Saal D, Kaczmarek L. Elimination of potassium channel expression by antisense oligonucleotides in a pituitary cell line. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 5955-5959. PMID: 7597060, PMCID: PMC41620, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.13.5955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBase SequenceCell MembraneClone CellsDexamethasoneEgtazic AcidGene ExpressionKv1.4 Potassium ChannelKv1.5 Potassium ChannelMembrane PotentialsMolecular Sequence DataOligonucleotides, AntisensePatch-Clamp TechniquesPituitary GlandPotassium Channel BlockersPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRatsRNA, MessengerTetraethylammoniumTetraethylammonium CompoundsThionucleotides
1987
Xenopus Oocytes Injected with Rat Uterine RNA Express Very Slowly Activating Potassium Currents
Boyle M, Azhderian E, MacLusky N, Naftolin F, Kaczmarek L. Xenopus Oocytes Injected with Rat Uterine RNA Express Very Slowly Activating Potassium Currents. Science 1987, 235: 1221-1224. PMID: 2434999, DOI: 10.1126/science.2434999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine smooth muscleSmooth musclePotassium currentAction potentialsVoltage-dependent potassium currentsInfluence of estrogenUteri of estrogenXenopus Oocytes InjectedOvariectomized ratsRat brainProlonged burstsEstrogenRepetitive burstsNegative membrane potentialsInjected oocytesRatsExcitable tissuesMuscleXenopus oocytesMembrane potentialOocytesDepolarizationMyometriumUterusBrain
1986
Multiple components of delayed potassium current in peptidergic neurons of Aplysia: modulation by an activator of adenylate cyclase
Strong J, Kaczmarek L. Multiple components of delayed potassium current in peptidergic neurons of Aplysia: modulation by an activator of adenylate cyclase. Journal Of Neuroscience 1986, 6: 814-822. PMID: 2420948, PMCID: PMC6568473, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.06-03-00814.1986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction potentialsApplication of forskolinBag cell neuronsPotassium currentCell neuronsOutward currentsWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueBag cell afterdischargePatch-clamp techniqueEffect of forskolinElevation of cAMPPeptidergic neuronsCalcium entryClamp techniqueAfterdischargesReproductive tractMsec depolarizationsAdenylate cyclasePrimary culturesHigh intracellular concentrationsNeuronsMin periodRepetitive activitySpike widthForskolin