2002
Molecular Basis for Species-Specific Sensitivity to “Hot” Chili Peppers
Jordt SE, Julius D. Molecular Basis for Species-Specific Sensitivity to “Hot” Chili Peppers. Cell 2002, 108: 421-430. PMID: 11853675, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(02)00637-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular basisSpecies-specific behavioural responsesSpecies-specific sensitivitySeed dispersalMammalian counterpartsChili pepperChicken receptorPredatory mammalsRat vanilloid receptorEcological phenomenaMammalsPain-producing effectsBirdsVanilloid receptorsRecent acquisitionPepperCompound capsaicinReceptorsDispersalBehavioral responsesDomainChickensBasis
1998
Characterization of the hyperpolarization‐activated chloride current in dissociated rat sympathetic neurons
Clark S, Jordt S, Jentsch T, Mathie A. Characterization of the hyperpolarization‐activated chloride current in dissociated rat sympathetic neurons. The Journal Of Physiology 1998, 506: 665-678. PMID: 9503329, PMCID: PMC2230754, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.665bv.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSCG neuronsRat superior cervical ganglion neuronsChloride currentsSuperior cervical ganglion neuronsConventional whole-cell recordingRat SCG neuronsClC-2Rat cerebellar granule cellsRat sympathetic neuronsPerforated-patch recordingsWhole-cell recordingsHyperpolarization-activated chloride currentCerebellar granule cellsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction experimentsPresence of mRNAGanglion neuronsSympathetic neuronsGABAA receptorsMM cesiumGranule cellsEffective blockerExternal potassium concentrationCl- currentInternal chloride concentrationHyperpolarization-activated Cl- current
1997
Molecular dissection of gating in the ClC‐2 chloride channel
Jordt S, Jentsch T. Molecular dissection of gating in the ClC‐2 chloride channel. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 1582-1592. PMID: 9130703, PMCID: PMC1169762, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.7.1582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell MembraneChloride ChannelsConsensus SequenceHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIon Channel GatingMembrane PotentialsModels, StructuralMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPoint MutationProtein Structure, SecondaryRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsXenopus laevisConceptsChloride channelsClC-2 chloride channelSite-directed mutagenesisMolecular dissectionEquivalent mutationCytoplasmic loopMode of activationClC-0ClC-2Gating mechanismInactivation domainMutationsCell swellingActivationNeuronal excitabilityMutagenesisTransmembraneCell volumeDeletionRegulationPathwayFinal pathwayMechanismVoltage dependenceOutward rectification