Molecular determinants of the inhibition of human Kv1.5 potassium currents by external protons and Zn(2+).

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Using human Kv1.5 channels expressed in HEK293 cells we assessed the ability of H+o to mimic the previously reported action of Zn(2+) to inhibit macroscopic hKv1.5 currents, and using site-directed mutagenesis, we addressed the mechanistic basis for the inhibitory effects of H(+)(o) and Zn(2+). As with Zn(2+), H(+)(o) caused a concentration-dependent, K(+)(o)-sensitive and reversible reduction of the maximum...

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