Consequences of the stoichiometry of Slo1, α and auxiliary β subunits on functional properties of large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1550-1561

  Wang, Ying Wei ^a   Ding, Jiu Ping ^a   Xia, Xiao Ming ^a   Lingle, Christopher J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auxiliary subunits; BK channels; Ca2+ and voltage gated K+ channels; Gating mechanisms; Inactivation; Ion channel stoichiometry; Slo1 channels

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; ION CHANNEL; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CHANNEL GATING; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STEADY STATE; STOICHIOMETRY; XENOPUS;

EID: 0036522976     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-05-01550.2002     Document Type: Article

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