Dr. Sally Krasne
Associate Professor
C8-149 CHS
310-825-8884
C8-149 CHS
skrasne@mednet.ucla.edu

Research Interests:

Membrane channels and cystic fibrosis; membrane biophysics; membrane involvement in developmental biology

Representative Publications:

Krasne, S., McKeown, K., Ye, J.H. (1991). A novel current in the egg and early embryo of the mollusc, megathura crenulatat. Biomedical Research, 12:199-201.

Li, T., Krasne, S.J., Persson, B., Kaback, R., Diederich, F. (1993). Carriers for Nucleotide 5-triphosphates. 2. Liquid Membrane and Lipososme transport. J. Org. Chem, 58:380-384.

Representative Publications:

Chen, B.M. and Grinnell, A.D. (1997) Kinetics, Ca++ dependence, and biophysical properties of integrin-mediated mechanical modulation of transmitter release from frog motor neerve terminals. J. Neurosci.  17:904-916

Yazejian, B.M., Sun, X.-P., and Grinnell, A.D. (2000) Tracking presynaptic Ca++ dynamics during neurotransmitter release with Ca++-activated K+ channels. Nature Neurosci. 3:566-571.

Sun, V.-P., Yazejian, B, and Grinnell, A.D. (2004) Electrophysiological properties of BK channels in Xenopus motor nerve terminals. J. Physiol. 557:207-228

Synapse in Xenopus 
Nerve-muscle cell culture

Freeze-etch of frog nmj