Article
Mechanism of inhibition by hydrogen sulfide of native and recombinant BKCa channels.
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology - 31 Jul 2010
Telezhkin Vsevolod, Brazier Stephen P, Cayzac Sebastien H, Wilkinson William J, Riccardi Daniela, Kemp Paul J
Abstract excerpt
Recent evidence suggests that H(2)S contributes to activation of the carotid body by hypoxia by inhibiting K(+) channels. Here, we determine both the molecular identity of the K(+) channel target within the carotid body and the biophysical characteristics of the H(2)S-evoked inhibition by analyzing native rat and human recombinant BK(Ca) channel activity in voltage-clamped, inside-out membrane patches. Rat glomus...
Topics
- Air Pollutants
- Animals
- Carotid Body
- Cell Line
- Cystathionine beta-Synthase
- Cystathionine gamma-Lyase
- Electrophysiology
- Humans
- Hydrogen Sulfide
- Immunohistochemistry
- Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels
- Male
- Mutation
