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Mouse ERG K(+) channel clones reveal differences in protein trafficking and function.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 11 Dec 2014
Lin Eric C, Moungey Brooke M, Lim Evi, Concannon Sarah P, Anderson Corey L, Kyle John W, Makielski Jonathan C, Balijepalli Sadguna Y, January Craig T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The mouse ether-a-go-go-related gene 1a (mERG1a, mKCNH2) encodes mERG K(+) channels in mouse cardiomyocytes. The mERG channels and their human analogue, hERG channels, conduct IKr. Mutations in hERG channels reduce IKr to cause congenital long-QT syndrome type 2, mostly by decreasing surface membrane expression of trafficking-deficient channels. Three cDNA sequences were originally reported for mERG...
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