Effect of a sensing charge mutation on the deactivation of KV7.2 channels.

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Potassium-selective, voltage-gated channels of the KV7 family are critical regulators of electrical excitability in many cell types. Removing the outermost putative sensing charge (R198) of the human KV7.2 shifts its activation voltage dependence toward more negative potentials. This suggests that removing a charge "at the top" of the fourth (S4) segment of the voltage-sensing domain facilitates activation. Here,...

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