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RNA editing generates tissue-specific sodium channels with distinct gating properties.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 30 Jul 2004
Song Weizhong, Liu Zhiqi, Tan Jianguo, Nomura Yoshiko, Dong Ke
Abstract excerpt
Sodium channels play an essential role in generating the action potential in eukaryotic cells, and their transcripts, especially those in insects, undergo extensive A-to-I RNA editing. The functional consequences of RNA editing of sodium channel transcripts, however, have yet to be determined. We characterized 20 splice variants of the German cockroach sodium channel gene BgNa(v). Functional analysis revealed...
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