K⁺ channel gating: C-type inactivation is enhanced by calcium or lanthanum outside.

Abstract excerpt

Many voltage-gated K(+) channels exhibit C-type inactivation. This typically slow process has been hypothesized to result from dilation of the outer-most ring of the carbonyls in the selectivity filter, destroying this ring's ability to bind K(+) with high affinity. We report here strong enhancement of C-type inactivation upon extracellular addition of 10-40 mM Ca(2+) or 5-50 µM La(3+). These multivalent cations...

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