2007
Bcl-xL Inhibitor ABT-737 Reveals a Dual Role for Bcl-xL in Synaptic Transmission
Hickman JA, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK, Jonas EA. Bcl-xL Inhibitor ABT-737 Reveals a Dual Role for Bcl-xL in Synaptic Transmission. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2007, 99: 1515-1522. PMID: 18160428, PMCID: PMC2836590, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00598.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial outer membraneEndogenous Bcl-xLMitochondrial channel activityBcl-xLInhibitor ABT-737ABT-737Outer membraneBcl-xL.Pro-apoptotic cleavage productRecombinant Bcl-xLChannel activityBcl-xL proteinSynaptic functionDual roleGenetic toolsDomain pocketSynaptic transmissionSynaptic activityGiant presynaptic terminalEquivalent modificationEndogenous proteolysisRepetitive synaptic activityBH3Cleavage productsProtein
1993
Mode-switching of a voltage-gated cation channel is mediated by a protein kinase A-regulated tyrosine phosphatase
Wilson G, Kaczmarek L. Mode-switching of a voltage-gated cation channel is mediated by a protein kinase A-regulated tyrosine phosphatase. Nature 1993, 366: 433-438. PMID: 8247151, DOI: 10.1038/366433a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated cation channelsTyrosine phosphataseProtein kinase A. MoreoverProtein kinase ACation channelsAplysia bag cell neuronsBag cell neuronsKinase ATyrosine kinasePatch-clamp studiesPhosphataseGating modesCell neuronsA. MoreoverNeuronal excitabilityNervous system tissueKinaseCentral nervous system tissueEnzyme