1998
Characterization of the ryanodine receptor/channel of invertebrate muscle
Quinn K, Castellani L, Ondrias K, Ehrlich B. Characterization of the ryanodine receptor/channel of invertebrate muscle. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 274: r494-r502. PMID: 9486309, DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.274.2.r494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvertebrate musclesRyanodine receptor/channelVertebrate skeletal muscleDiverse organismsCalcium release channel/ryanodine receptorRelease channel/ryanodine receptorChannel/ryanodine receptorSingle-channel conductanceReceptor/channelElectron microscopic analysisRyanodine receptorSkeletal muscleRelease channelCytoplasmic Ca2Single-channel currentsSpecific ryanodine bindingChannel conductanceSarcoplasmic reticulumRyRsRuthenium redInvertebratesCa2MammalianRyanodine bindingOrganisms
1991
Comparison of calcium release from sarcoplasmic reticulum of slow and fast twitch muscles
Lee Y, Ondrias K, Duhl A, Ehrlich B, Kim D. Comparison of calcium release from sarcoplasmic reticulum of slow and fast twitch muscles. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 1991, 122: 155-163. PMID: 1716686, DOI: 10.1007/bf01872638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFast sarcoplasmic reticulumFast-twitch muscleSarcoplasmic reticulumRelease channelSlow sarcoplasmic reticulumTwitch muscleFast musclesSR vesiclesTypes of muscleCalcium releaseMechanism of Ca2MuscleScatchard analysisRyanodine receptorFunctional assaysRuthenium redSingle Ca2Single-channel conductanceOpen probabilityMolecular weight proteinsCa2Closed timeHigh molecular weight proteinsFunctional differencesBell-shaped calcium-response curves of lns(l,4,5)P3- and calcium-gated channels from endoplasmic reticulum of cerebellum
Bezprozvanny L, Watras J, Ehrlich B. Bell-shaped calcium-response curves of lns(l,4,5)P3- and calcium-gated channels from endoplasmic reticulum of cerebellum. Nature 1991, 351: 751-754. PMID: 1648178, DOI: 10.1038/351751a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCalciumCalcium ChannelsCell MembraneCerebellumCytoplasmDogsEndoplasmic ReticulumFeedbackInositol 1,4,5-TrisphosphateInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsIon Channel GatingLipid BilayersReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, CholinergicReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRyanodine Receptor Calcium Release ChannelConceptsCalcium-gated channelsRyanodine receptor/channelEndoplasmic reticulum vesiclesLigand sensitivityEndoplasmic reticulumReceptor/channelCalcium-activated channelChannel typesSame cellsIntracellular calcium regulationCalcium regulationPlanar bilayersCytoplasmic calciumIntracellular storesOpen probabilityCanine cerebellumComplex patternsDifferent responsesAdenine nucleotidesRelease of calciumFunctional propertiesRuthenium redMaximum activityInsP3Cells