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Batrachotoxin-resistant Na+ channels derived from point mutations in transmembrane segment D4-S6.
Biophysical journal - 1 Jun 1999
Wang S Y, Wang G K
Abstract excerpt
Local anesthetics (LAs) block voltage-gated Na+ channels in excitable cells, whereas batrachotoxin (BTX) keeps these channels open persistently. Previous work delimited the LA receptor within the D4-S6 segment of the Na+ channel alpha-subunit, whereas the putative BTX receptor was found within the D1-S6. We mutated residues at D4-S6 critical for LA binding to determine whether such mutations modulate the BTX...
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