Article
Characterization of KCNQ1 atrial fibrillation mutations reveals distinct dependence on KCNE1.
The Journal of general physiology - 1 Feb 2012
Chan Priscilla J, Osteen Jeremiah D, Xiong Dazhi, Bohnen Michael S, Doshi Darshan, Sampson Kevin J, Marx Steven O, Karlin Arthur, Kass Robert S
Abstract excerpt
The I(Ks) potassium channel, critical to control of heart electrical activity, requires assembly of α (KCNQ1) and β (KCNE1) subunits. Inherited mutations in either I(Ks) channel subunit are associated with cardiac arrhythmia syndromes. Two mutations (S140G and V141M) that cause familial atrial fibrillation (AF) are located on adjacent residues in the first membrane-spanning domain of KCNQ1, S1. These mutations...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
