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A molecular switch for specific stimulation of the BKCa channel by cGMP and cAMP kinase.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 16 Nov 2001
Zhou X B, Arntz C, Kamm S, Motejlek K, Sausbier U, Wang G X, Ruth P, Korth M
Abstract excerpt
The cGMP and the cAMP pathways control smooth muscle tone by regulation of BK(Ca) (BK) channel activity. BK channels show considerable diversity and plasticity in their regulation by cyclic nucleotide-dependent protein kinases. The underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear but may involve expression of splice variants of the BK channel alpha subunit. Three isoforms, BK(A), BK(B), and BK(C), which were cloned...
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