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Disparate role of Na(+) channel D2-S6 residues in batrachotoxin and local anesthetic action.
Molecular pharmacology - 1 May 2001
Wang S Y, Barile M, Wang G K
Abstract excerpt
Batrachotoxin (BTX) stabilizes the voltage-gated Na(+) channels in their open conformation, whereas local anesthetics (LAs) block Na(+) conductance. Site-directed mutagenesis has identified clusters of common residues at D1-S6, D3-S6, and D4-S6 segments within the alpha-subunit Na(+) channel that are critical for binding of these two types of ligands. In this report, we address whether segment D2-S6 is similarly...
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