2010
The Slack Sodium-Activated Potassium Channel Provides a Major Outward Current in Olfactory Neurons of Kv1.3−/− Super-Smeller Mice
Lu S, Das P, Fadool DA, Kaczmarek LK. The Slack Sodium-Activated Potassium Channel Provides a Major Outward Current in Olfactory Neurons of Kv1.3−/− Super-Smeller Mice. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2010, 103: 3311-3319. PMID: 20393063, PMCID: PMC2888249, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00607.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBiophysicsCardiovascular AgentsCells, CulturedElectric StimulationGene Expression RegulationIn Vitro TechniquesKv1.3 Potassium ChannelMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsOlfactory BulbPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedPyrimidinesRNA InterferenceSodium Channel BlockersTetrodotoxinTransfectionConceptsMitral cellsOlfactory bulbOutward currentsOlfactory neuronsWildtype animalsPotassium channelsMajor outward currentVoltage-clamp recordingsVoltage-dependent potassium channelsNet outward currentIntracellular sodiumOB slicesPotassium channel genesCompensatory increaseFiring patternsWestern blottingRNA interference approachPrimary culturesEnhanced expressionDetection of odorsSame treatmentChannel genesMiceNeuronsOlfactory phenotypes
2007
Slack and Slick KNa Channels Regulate the Accuracy of Timing of Auditory Neurons
Yang B, Desai R, Kaczmarek LK. Slack and Slick KNa Channels Regulate the Accuracy of Timing of Auditory Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 2617-2627. PMID: 17344399, PMCID: PMC6672517, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5308-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAuditory PathwaysBithionolBrain StemComputer SimulationElectric ConductivityElectric StimulationElectrophysiologyIn Vitro TechniquesMiceModels, NeurologicalNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeurons, AfferentPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedReaction TimeSodium
2005
Acoustic environment determines phosphorylation state of the Kv3.1 potassium channel in auditory neurons
Song P, Yang Y, Barnes-Davies M, Bhattacharjee A, Hamann M, Forsythe ID, Oliver DL, Kaczmarek LK. Acoustic environment determines phosphorylation state of the Kv3.1 potassium channel in auditory neurons. Nature Neuroscience 2005, 8: 1335-1342. PMID: 16136041, DOI: 10.1038/nn1533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrain StemCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusDose-Response Relationship, RadiationElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsFunctional LateralityGene Expression RegulationImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesIndolesMaleimidesNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationProtein Kinase CRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsKv3.1 potassium channelAction potentialsAuditory neuronsPotassium channelsShort-duration action potentialsRat brainstem neuronsAuditory brainstem nucleiProtein kinase CHigh-frequency spikingHigh-frequency auditoryBrainstem neuronsHigh-frequency stimuliBrainstem nucleiSynaptic stimulationNeuronsInteraural differencesSound localizationIntrinsic electrical propertiesKinase C
2003
BAK Alters Neuronal Excitability and Can Switch from Anti- to Pro-Death Function during Postnatal Development
Fannjiang Y, Kim CH, Huganir RL, Zou S, Lindsten T, Thompson CB, Mito T, Traystman RJ, Larsen T, Griffin DE, Mandir AS, Dawson TM, Dike S, Sappington AL, Kerr DA, Jonas EA, Kaczmarek LK, Hardwick JM. BAK Alters Neuronal Excitability and Can Switch from Anti- to Pro-Death Function during Postnatal Development. Developmental Cell 2003, 4: 575-585. PMID: 12689595, DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(03)00091-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisBcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer ProteinCentral Nervous SystemCentral Nervous System DiseasesCentral Nervous System Viral DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalEpilepsyExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGenetic VectorsHippocampusKainic AcidMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuronsNeurotoxinsProtein Structure, TertiarySindbis VirusStrokeSynaptic TransmissionConceptsNeuronal excitabilityVirus infectionPostnatal developmentAlters neuronal excitabilityKainate-induced seizuresSpinal cord neuronsIschemia/strokeSindbis virus infectionNeuronal injuryCord neuronsNeuronal deathProtective effectSynaptic activityMouse modelParkinson's diseaseNeuron subtypesNeurotransmitter releasePro-death functionMiceNeuronsSpecific death stimuliDeathSeizuresPossible roleExcitability
1998
Depolarization Selectively Increases the Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel in Developing Inferior Colliculus Neurons
Liu S, Kaczmarek L. Depolarization Selectively Increases the Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel in Developing Inferior Colliculus Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 8758-8769. PMID: 9786983, PMCID: PMC6793528, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-21-08758.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalciumGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIn Vitro TechniquesInferior ColliculiMembrane PotentialsNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassiumPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerShaw Potassium ChannelsConceptsInferior colliculus neuronsOnset of hearingColliculus neuronsCalcium influxChannel subunitsPotassium currentAction potentialsElevated external potassium concentrationCalcium channel blockersDepolarization-induced increaseSpontaneous neuronal activityNoninactivating potassium currentKv3.1 potassium channelVoltage-clamp experimentsChannel blockersNeuronal excitabilityElevated potassiumAuditory neuronsNeuronal activityExternal potassium concentrationExternal potassium ionsNeuronsPotassium channelsMRNA levelsMarked increase
1992
Expression of the mRNAs for the Kv3.1 potassium channel gene in the adult and developing rat brain
Perney T, Marshall J, Martin K, Hockfield S, Kaczmarek L. Expression of the mRNAs for the Kv3.1 potassium channel gene in the adult and developing rat brain. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1992, 68: 756-766. PMID: 1432046, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1992.68.3.756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult rat brainRat brainSitu hybridization histochemistryAlpha mRNAThalamic nucleiHigh-frequency firing ratesHybridization histochemistryBeta mRNASubstantia nigra reticulataReticular thalamic nucleusNarrow action potentialsPostnatal day 10Embryonic day 17Alpha mRNA levelsSplice variantsKv3.1 transcriptsProtection assaysHeterogeneous expression patternKv3.1 potassium channel geneOlfactory tubercleVestibular nucleiBrain stemGlobus pallidusSame neuronsInferior colliculus