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Ras-association domain of sorting Nexin 27 is critical for regulating expression of GIRK potassium channels. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 G protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels play an important role in regulating neuronal excitability. Sorting nexin 27b (SNX27b), which reduces surface expression of GIRK channels through a PDZ domain interaction, contains a putative ...
Bartosz Balana +7 more
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Perisynaptic astrocytes as a potential target for novel antidepressant drugs
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2021 Emerging evidence suggests that dysfunctions in glutamatergic signaling are associated with the pathophysiology of depression. Several molecules that act on glutamate binding sites, so-called glutamatergic modulators, are rapid-acting antidepressants ...
Marcos E. Frizzo, Yukihiro Ohno
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PLoS ONE, 2015 G protein-activated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels in 5-HT neurons are assumed to be principal effectors of 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A (5-HT1A) autoreceptors, but their pharmacology, subunit composition and the role in regulation of 5-HT ...
Alberto Montalbano +2 more
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Polyamine Block of Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels [PDF]
, 2011 Polyamine blockade of inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) channels underlies their steep voltage--dependence observed in native cells. The structural determinants of polyamine blockade and the structure-activity profile of endogenous polyamines requires specialized methodology for characterizing polyamine interactions with Kir channels.
Harley T, Kurata +2 more
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Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2022 Neuropathic pain is refractory to opioid analgesics. Since there are functional linkages between μ-opioid receptors (MOR) and cannabinoid receptors (CBR), the present study was designed to investigate the interactions between MOR and CB1R based on ...
Yoshinori Takemura +6 more
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INWARD RECTIFIERS AND THEIR REGULATION BY ENDOGENOUS POLYAMINES
Frontiers in Physiology, 2014 Inwardly-rectifying potassium (Kir) channels contribute to maintenance of the resting membrane potential and regulation of electrical excitation in many cell types.
Victoria A Baronas +1 more
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Structural insights into GIRK2 channel modulation by cholesterol and PIP2
Cell Reports, 2021 Summary: G-protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels are important for determining neuronal excitability. In addition to G proteins, GIRK channels are potentiated by membrane cholesterol, which is elevated in the brains of people with ...
Yamuna Kalyani Mathiharan +5 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2014 Alcohol (ethanol)-induced behaviors arise from direct interaction of alcohol with discrete protein cavities within brain proteins. Recent structural and biochemical studies have provided new insights into the mechanism of alcohol-dependent activation of ...
Karthik eBodhinathan, Paul A Slesinger
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Nature Communications, 2019 Opening of G protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium channels (GIRK) is coupled to the activation of a GPCR. Here the authors use NMR and cell-based BRET assays to gain insights into the mechanisms underlying family-specific activation and find that ...
Hanaho Kano +7 more
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Why do platelets express K+ channels?
Platelets, 2021 Potassium ions have widespread roles in cellular homeostasis and activation as a consequence of their large outward concentration gradient across the surface membrane and ability to rapidly move through K+-selective ion channels.
Joy R Wright, Martyn P. Mahaut-Smith
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