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Determinants within the turret and pore-loop domains of KCNQ3 K+ channels governing functional activity.
Biophysical journal - 1 Dec 2008
Zaika Oleg, Hernandez Ciria C, Bal Manjot, Tolstykh Gleb P, Shapiro Mark S
Abstract excerpt
KCNQ1-5 (Kv7.1-7.5) subunits assemble to form a variety of functional K(+) channels in the nervous system, heart, and epithelia. KCNQ1 and KCNQ4 homomers and KCNQ2/3 heteromers yield large currents, whereas KCNQ2 and KCNQ3 homomers yield small currents. Since the unitary conductance of KCNQ3 is five- to 10-fold greater than that of KCNQ4 or KCNQ1, these differences are even more striking. To test for differential...
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