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Tandem pore domain halothane-inhibited K+ channel subunits THIK1 and THIK2 assemble and form active channels.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 10 Oct 2014
Blin Sandy, Chatelain Franck C, Feliciangeli Sylvain, Kang Dawon, Lesage Florian, Bichet Delphine
Abstract excerpt
Despite a high level of sequence homology, tandem pore domain halothane-inhibited K(+) channel 1 (THIK1) produces background K(+) currents, whereas THIK2 is silent. This lack of activity is due to a unique combination of intracellular retention and weak basal activity in the plasma membrane. Here, we designed THIK subunits containing dominant negative mutations (THIK1(DN) and THIK2(DN)). THIK2(DN) mutant inhibits...
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