Simulated light response in rod photoreceptors (Liu and Kourennyi 2004)

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We developed a complete computer model of the rod, which accurately reproduced the main features of the light response and allowed us to demonstrate that it was suppression of Kx channels that was essential for slowing SLR and increasing excitability of rods. The results reported in this work further establish the importance of Kx channels in rod photoreceptor function.
Reference:
1 . Liu XD, Kourennyi DE (2004) Effects of tetraethylammonium on Kx channels and simulated light response in rod photoreceptors. Ann Biomed Eng 32:1428-42 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Retina photoreceptor cone GLU cell;
Channel(s): I Chloride; I L high threshold; I K; I h; I K,Ca; I Potassium;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Action Potential Initiation; Oscillations; Action Potentials; Calcium dynamics;
Implementer(s): Kourennyi, Dmitri E [dek at case.edu]; Liu, Xiaodong [xliu22 at jhmi.edu];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  Retina photoreceptor cone GLU cell; I Chloride; I L high threshold; I K; I h; I K,Ca; I Potassium;
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Liu-Kourennyi_2004
readme.txt
Ca.mod *
Cad.mod
Clca.mod
h.mod
IinjLT.mod *
IinjLTDim.mod *
IinjSin.mod
Kca.mod
Kv.mod
Kx.mod *
Leak.mod *
0222AP_BR.ses
0222AP_DIM.ses
0222Kx_BR.ses
0222Kx_DIM.ses
Fig5_IVCompare.ses
Fig9_AP_Patterns.ses
init.hoc
mosinit.hoc *
rod.hoc
                            
:Calcium Activated Potassium Channels

NEURON 
{
	SUFFIX Kca
	USEION Ca READ Cai VALENCE 2
	USEION Kca WRITE iKca VALENCE 1
	RANGE infmKcaV,taumKcaV,eKca,gKcabar,Cahalf
}

UNITS
{
	(mA) = (milliamp)
	(mV) = (millivolt)
	(mS) = (millimho)
	(mol)= (1)
	(M)  = (mol/liter)
	(uM) = (micro M)
}

PARAMETER
{
       
 
       :Ca-dependent K current
       eKca=-80 (mV)
       gKcabar = 5 (mS/cm2)
       Cai
	Cahalf=1 (uM)	 
 

}

STATE
{

	:mKcaV
	mKcaCa
	
}

ASSIGNED
{
	iKca (mA/cm^2)
	v (mV)
           :Ca-dependent potassium channel, Kca
	:infmKcaV
	:taumKcaV  (ms)
	gKca (mho/cm2)

}

INITIAL
{      LOCAL Cas
	:rate(v)
	Cas=Cai*1000 :uM

	:mKcaV= infmKcaV
        :Cas=Cai
        mKcaCa=1/(1+(Cahalf/Cas)^4)
}




BREAKPOINT
{
	LOCAL Cas
	:SOLVE states METHOD cnexp
	Cas=Cai*1000 :uM
	mKcaCa=1/(1+(Cahalf/Cas)^4 )
	:gKca=(0.001)*gKcabar*(mKcaV^2)*mKcaCa
        gKca=(0.001)*gKcabar*mKcaCa^4
	iKca=gKca*(v-eKca) 
	: the current is in the unit of mA/cm2
	
}


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