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Relationship between auxiliary gamma subunits and mallotoxin on BK channel modulation.
Scientific reports - 6 Feb 2017
Guan Xin, Li Qin, Yan Jiusheng
Abstract excerpt
The large-conductance, calcium- and voltage-activated K+(BK) channel consists of the pore-forming α subunits (BKα) and auxiliary subunits. The auxiliary γ1-3 subunits potently modulate the BK channel by shifting its voltage-dependence of channel activation toward the hyperpolarizing direction by approximately 145 mV (γ1), 100 mV (γ2), and 50 mV (γ3). Mallotoxin is a potent small-molecule BK channel activator. We...
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