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KCNQ2/3 openers show differential selectivity and site of action across multiple KCNQ channels.
Journal of neuroscience methods - 30 Aug 2011
Zhang Di, Thimmapaya Rama, Zhang Xu-Feng, Anderson David J, Baranowski John L, Scanio Marc, Perez-Medrano Arturo, Peddi Sridhar, Wang Zhi, Patel Jyoti R, DeGoey David A, Gopalakrishnan Murali, Honore Prisca, Yao Betty B, Surowy Carol S
Abstract excerpt
KCNQ2/3 voltage-gated potassium channels conduct low-threshold, slowly activating and non-inactivating currents to repolarize the neuronal resting membrane potential. The channels negatively regulate neuronal excitability and KCNQ2/3 openers are efficacious in hyperexcited states such as epilepsy and pain. We developed and utilized thallium influx assays to profile novel KCNQ2/3 channel openers with respect to...
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