Elimination of allosteric modulation of myocardial KATP channels by ATP and protons in two Kir6.2 polymorphisms found in sudden cardiac death.

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The major cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is ventricular arrhythmias due to unstable myocardial electrical activity in which the ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels play a role. Genetic disruption of these channels predisposes the myocardium to arrhythmias. Two point mutations in the Kir6.2 subunit are found in SCD with acute myocardial infarction. Here we show evidence for the functional consequences of the...

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