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Mechanisms by which atrial fibrillation-associated mutations in the S1 domain of KCNQ1 slow deactivation of IKs channels.
The Journal of physiology - 1 Sept 2008
Restier Lioara, Cheng Lan, Sanguinetti Michael C
Abstract excerpt
The slow delayed rectifier K(+) current (I(Ks)) is a major determinant of action potential repolarization in the heart. I(Ks) channels are formed by coassembly of pore-forming KCNQ1 alpha-subunits and ancillary KCNE1 beta-subunits. Two gain of function mutations in KCNQ1 subunits (S140G and V141M) have been associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). Previous heterologous expression studies found that both...
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