Coexpression and characterization of the human large-conductance Ca 2+-activated K+ channel α + β1 subunits in HEK293 cells

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 331, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 117-126

  Li, Jun ^a,b   Deng, Chang Lei ^a,b   Gao, Fang ^a,b   Cheng, Jiu Hua ^a,b   Yu, Zhi Bin ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Xie, Man Jiang ^a,b  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

BKCa channels; Coexpression cell attached; HSlo + 1 subunit complex; Inside out; Outside out

Indexed keywords

LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ALPHA BETA 1 SUBUNIT; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ALPHA SUBUNIT; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL BETA SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1 (2 HYDROXY 5 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL) 5 TRIFLUOROMETHYL 2(3H) BENZIMIDAZOLONE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; IBERIOTOXIN; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; KINETICS; WESTERN BLOTTING; CELL LINE; CELL SHAPE; CHANNEL GATING; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP; PLASMID;

MAMMALIA;

BENZIMIDAZOLES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM; CELL LINE; CELL SHAPE; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ALPHA SUBUNITS; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL BETA SUBUNITS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; PLASMIDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 74049150562     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: 15734919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-009-0149-7     Document Type: Article

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