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Channelopathy-causing mutations in the S45A/S45B and HA/HB helices of KCa2.3 and KCa3.1 channels alter their apparent Ca2+ sensitivity.
Cell calcium - 1 Mar 2022
Orfali Razan, Nam Young-Woo, Nguyen Hai Minh, Rahman Mohammad Asikur, Yang Grace, Cui Meng, Wulff Heike, Zhang Miao
Abstract excerpt
Small- and intermediate-conductance Ca2+-activated potassium (KCa2.x and KCa3.1, also called SK and IK) channels are activated exclusively by a Ca2+-calmodulin gating mechanism. Wild-type KCa2.3 channels have a Ca2+ EC50 value of ∼0.3 μM, while the apparent Ca2+ sensitivity of wild-type KCa3.1 channels is ∼0.27 μM. Heterozygous genetic mutations of KCa2.3 channels have been associated with Zimmermann-Laband...
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