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Arrhythmogenic calmodulin mutations impede activation of small-conductance calcium-activated potassium current.
Heart rhythm - 1 Aug 2016
Yu Chih-Chieh, Ko Jum-Suk, Ai Tomohiko, Tsai Wen-Chin, Chen Zhenhui, Rubart Michael, Vatta Matteo, Everett Thomas H, George Alfred L, Chen Peng-Sheng
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BACKGROUND: Apamin-sensitive small-conductance calcium-activated potassium (SK) channels are gated by intracellular Ca(2+) through a constitutive interaction with calmodulin. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesize that arrhythmogenic human calmodulin mutations impede activation of SK channels. METHODS: We studied 5 previously published calmodulin mutations (N54I, N98S, D96V, D130G, and F90L). Plasmids encoding either...
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