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Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate indirectly activates KCa3.1 via 14 amino acids in the carboxy terminus of KCa3.1.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 Jan 2006
Srivastava Shekhar, Choudhury Papiya, Li Zhai, Liu Gongxin, Nadkarni Vivek, Ko Kyung, Coetzee William A, Skolnik Edward Y
Abstract excerpt
KCa3.1 is an intermediate conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel that is expressed predominantly in hematopoietic cells, smooth muscle cells, and epithelia where it functions to regulate membrane potential, Ca2+ influx, cell volume, and chloride secretion. We recently found that the KCa3.1 channel also specifically requires phosphatidylinositol-3 phosphate [PI(3)P] for channel activity and is inhibited by...
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