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Kir6.2 mutations causing neonatal diabetes prevent endocytosis of ATP-sensitive potassium channels.
The EMBO journal - 6 Sept 2006
Mankouri Jamel, Taneja Tarvinder K, Smith Andrew J, Ponnambalam Sreenivasan, Sivaprasadarao Asipu
Abstract excerpt
ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels couple the metabolic status of a cell to its membrane potential-a property that endows pancreatic beta-cells with the ability to regulate insulin secretion in accordance with changes in blood glucose. The channel comprises four subunits each of Kir6.2 and the sulphonylurea receptor (SUR1). Here, we report that KATP channels undergo rapid internalisation from the plasma...
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