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Functional role of inward rectifier current in heart probed by Kir2.1 overexpression and dominant-negative suppression.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 May 2003
Miake Junichiro, Marbán Eduardo, Nuss H Bradley
Abstract excerpt
The inward rectifier current I(K1) is tightly regulated regionally within the heart, downregulated in heart failure, and genetically suppressed in Andersen syndrome. We used in vivo viral gene transfer to dissect the role of I(K1) in cardiac repolarization and maintenance of the resting membrane potential (RMP) in guinea pig ventricular myocytes. Kir2.1 overexpression boosted Ba(2+)-sensitive I(K1) by more than...
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