External nickel inhibits epithelial sodium channel by binding to histidine residues within the extracellular domains of alpha and gamma subunits and reducing channel open probability.

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Epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) are regulated by various intracellular and extracellular factors including divalent cations. We studied the inhibitory effect and mechanism of external Ni(2+) on cloned mouse alpha-beta-gamma ENaC expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Ni(2+) reduced amiloride-sensitive Na(+) currents of the wild type mouse ENaC in a dose-dependent manner. The Ni(2+) block was fast and partially...

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