by Graciela Gutierrez, Baylor College of Medicine Dr. François St-Pierre’s (L) lab at Baylor College of Medicine. Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A key approach to understanding the brain is to observe the behavioral effects of turning on specific populations of neurons. One of the most popular approaches to controlling neuronal activity in model systems is...
by Will Doss, Northwestern University Figure 1. Functional analysis of KCNQ2/KCNQ3 channels by automated patch clamp. A) Screen display from automated patch clamp experiment illustrating whole-cell current recordings from CHO-Q3 cells transiently expressing KCNQ2 variants (6 variants, 4 columns per variant). B) Averaged XE991-sensitive whole-cell currents recorded from non-transfected CHO-Q3 cells, and CHO-Q3 cells electroporated...
