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Gating mechanisms underlying deactivation slowing by two KCNQ1 atrial fibrillation mutations.
Scientific reports - 6 Apr 2017
Peng Gary, Barro-Soria Rene, Sampson Kevin J, Larsson H Peter, Kass Robert S
Abstract excerpt
KCNQ1 is a voltage-gated potassium channel that is modulated by the beta-subunit KCNE1 to generate IKs, the slow delayed rectifier current, which plays a critical role in repolarizing the cardiac action potential. Two KCNQ1 gain-of-function mutations that cause a genetic form of atrial fibrillation, S140G and V141M, drastically slow IKs deactivation. However, the underlying gating alterations remain unknown....
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