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Sulfonylureas correct trafficking defects of disease-causing ATP-sensitive potassium channels by binding to the channel complex.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 3 Nov 2006
Yan Fei-Fei, Casey Jillene, Shyng Show-Ling
Abstract excerpt
ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channels mediate glucose-induced insulin secretion by coupling metabolic signals to beta-cell membrane potential and the secretory machinery. Reduced K(ATP) channel expression caused by mutations in the channel proteins: sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) and Kir6.2, results in loss of channel function as seen in congenital hyperinsulinism. Previously, we reported that sulfonylureas,...
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