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Nucleotide modulation of pinacidil stimulation of the cloned K(ATP) channel Kir6.2/SUR2A.
Molecular pharmacology - 1 Jun 2000
Gribble F M, Reimann F, Ashfield R, Ashcroft F M
Abstract excerpt
ATP-sensitive K(+) channels are the target for K(+) channel openers such as pinacidil. These channels are formed from pore-forming Kir6. 2 and regulatory sulfonylurea receptor (SUR) subunits. Pinacidil activates channels containing SUR2A (heart, skeletal muscle), but not those containing SUR1 (beta cells). Surprisingly, binding of the pinacidil analog [(3)H]P1075 is dependent on added nucleotides, yet in...
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