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Cooperative interactions between R531 and acidic residues in the voltage sensing module of hERG1 channels.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2008
Piper David R, Rupp Jason, Sachse Frank B, Sanguinetti Michael C, Tristani-Firouzi Martin
Abstract excerpt
HERG1 K(+) channels are critical for modulating the duration of the cardiac action potential. The role of hERG1 channels in maintaining electrical stability in the heart derives from their unusual gating properties: slow activation and fast inactivation. HERG1 channel inactivation is intrinsically voltage sensitive and is not coupled to activation in the same way as in the Shaker family of K(+) channels. We...
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