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Splicing of the rSlo gene affects the molecular composition and drug response of Ca2+-activated K+ channels in skeletal muscle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Dinardo Maria Maddalena, Camerino Giulia, Mele Antonietta, Latorre Ramon, Conte Camerino Diana, Tricarico Domenico
Abstract excerpt
The molecular composition and drug responses of calcium-activated K(+) (BK) channels of skeletal muscle are unknown. Patch-clamp experiments combined with transcript scanning of the Kcnma1 gene encoding the alpha subunit of the BK channel were performed in rat slow-twitch soleus (Sol) and fast-twitch flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) skeletal muscles. Five splicing products of the Kcnma1 gene were isolated from Sol...
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