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Novel insights into the structural basis of pH-sensitivity in inward rectifier K+ channels Kir2.3.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2008
Ureche Oana N, Baltaev Ravshan, Ureche Liviu, Strutz-Seebohm Nathalie, Lang Florian, Seebohm Guiscard
Abstract excerpt
The Kir2 channels belong to a family of potassium selective channels with characteristic strong inward rectification. Heteromeric assemblies of Kir2.1, Kir2.2 and Kir2.3 channels underly membrane potential stabilizing currents in ventricular myocytes, neurons and skeletal muscle. Kir2 channels differ substantially in their sensitivity to extracellular pH. The extracellular histidine Kir2.3(H117) contributes to...
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