β1-Subunit of MaxiK Channel in Smooth Muscle: A Key Molecule Which Tunes Muscle Mechanical Activity

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 339-347

  Tanaka, Yoshio ^a   Koike, Katsuo ^a   Alioua, Abderrahmane ^b   Shigenobu, Koki ^a   Stefani, Enrico ^b   Toro, Ligia ^b  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

K+ channel; Large conductance, voltage dependent, and Ca2+ activated K+ (MaxiK, BK, Slo1) channel; Smooth muscle; Voltage gated K+ (Kv) channel; 1 subunit

Indexed keywords

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

ALPHA CHAIN; BETA CHAIN; MAMMAL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; POTASSIUM CHANNEL MAXIK; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 2342568462     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.94.339     Document Type: Review

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