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Potassium Channel Mechanics [PDF]
What is the moving part that switches an ion channel's current on and off? In this issue of Neuron del Camino and Yellen (2001) exploit scanning cysteine mutagenesis and sulfhydryl reagents to show that the intracellular end of the S6 helices forms a mechanical gate for the Shaker potassium channel.
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Potassium channels in prostate and colonic cancer
Large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels in human prostate cancer The KCNMA1 gene encoding the alpha-subunit of BK channels is amplified and BK channel expression is enhanced in late-stage, metastatic and hormone-refractory human prostate cancer ...
Ousingsawat, Jiraporn
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Pulmonary vasoconstrictor action of KCNQ potassium channel blockers [PDF]
KCNQ channels have been widely studied in the nervous system, heart and inner ear, where they have important physiological functions. Recent reports indicate that KCNQ channels may also be expressed in portal vein where they are suggested to influence ...
Joshi, Shreena +9 more
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Two-pore domain potassium (K2P) channels play fundamental roles in cellular processes by enabling a constitutive leak of potassium from cells in which they are expressed, thus influencing cellular membrane potential and activity.
Roncoroni, Laura +5 more
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The response of the tandem pore potassium channel TASK-3 (K2P9.1) to voltage : gating at the cytoplasmic mouth [PDF]
Although the tandem pore potassium channel TASK-3 is thought to open and shut at its selectivity filter in response to changes of extracellular pH, it is currently unknown whether the channel also shows gating at its inner, cytoplasmic mouth through ...
Feng, J. F. +23 more
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Pharmacological Actions of Potassium Channel Openers on Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels. [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Potassium (K+) channels are essential transmembrane proteins that regulate ion flow, playing a critical role in regulating action potentials and neuronal transmission. Although K+ channel openers (agonists, K+ Ag) are widely used in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, their precise mechanisms of action remain unclear.
McCoy MT +3 more
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Kv7 and Kv11 channels in myometrial regulation.
Ion channels play a key role in defining myometrial contractility. Modulation of ion channel populations is proposed to underpin gestational changes in uterine contractility associated with the transition from uterine quiescence to active labour.
Tribe, Rachel M; id_orcid +5 more
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Glioma cells mainly express the endothelin receptor EDNRB, while EDNRA is restricted to a perivascular tumor subpopulation. Endothelin signaling reduces glioma cell proliferation while promoting migration and a proneural‐to‐mesenchymal transition associated with poor prognosis. This pathway activates Ca2+, K+, ERK, and STAT3 signalings and is regulated
Donovan Pineau +36 more
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Objective Sjögren's disease is an autoimmune disorder that can impact multiple organ systems, including the peripheral nervous system (PNS). PNS manifestations, which can exist concurrently, include mononeuropathies, polyneuropathies, and autonomic nervous system neuropathies.
Anahita Deboo +88 more
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Inactivation in the potassium channel KcsA
Inactivation, the slow cessation of transmission after activation, is a general feature of potassium channels. It is essential for their function, and malfunctions in inactivation leads to numerous pathologies. The detailed mechanism for the C-type inactivation, distinct from the N-type inactivation, remains an active area of investigation ...
Yunyao Xu, Ann E. McDermott
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