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KATP channel mutations in congenital hyperinsulinism.
Seminars in pediatric surgery - 1 Feb 2011
Saint-Martin Cécile, Arnoux Jean-Baptiste, de Lonlay Pascale, Bellanné-Chantelot Christine
Abstract excerpt
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium channels (K(ATP) channels) have a central role in the regulation of insulin secretion in pancreatic β cells. They are octameric complexes organized around the central core constituted by the Kir6.2 subunits. The regulation of the channel itself takes place on the sulfonylurea receptor-1 subunit. The channel opens and closes according to the balance between adenine...
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