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Alterations in conserved Kir channel-PIP2 interactions underlie channelopathies.
Neuron - 13 Jun 2002
Lopes Coeli M B, Zhang Hailin, Rohacs Tibor, Jin Taihao, Yang Jian, Logothetis Diomedes E
Abstract excerpt
Inwardly rectifying K(+) (Kir) channels are important regulators of resting membrane potential and cell excitability. The activity of Kir channels is critically dependent on the integrity of channel interactions with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)). Here we identify and characteriz...
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