Modulation of the BK channel by estrogens: Examination at single channel level

Molecular Membrane Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 420-429

  De Wet, Heidi ^a   Allen, Marcus ^b   Holmes, Chris ^c   Stobbart, Michelle ^a   Lippiat, Jonathan D ^a,d   Callaghan, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maxi K channel; Oestrogen; Planar lipid bilayers; Subconductance state

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ALPHA1; PROTEIN LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL BETA1; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE PROTEIN COMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOICHIOMETRY;

CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ALPHA SUBUNITS; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL BETA SUBUNITS; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; LIPID BILAYERS;

EID: 33750346431     PISSN: 09687688     EISSN: 14645203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687860600802803     Document Type: Article

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