The dystrophin complex controls BK channel localization and muscle activity in Caenorhabditis elegans

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Kim, Hongkyun ^a,b   Pierce Shimomura, Jonathan T ^b   Oh, Hyun J ^a   Johnson, Brandon E ^c   Goodman, Miriam B ^c   McIntire, Steven L ^b  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; DYSTROPHIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN COMPLEX; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL SLO 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; CALCIUM; DYSTROPHIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; SLO 1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; SLO-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE LOCATION; ISLO 1 GENE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CALCIUM; DYSTROPHIN; DYSTROPHIN-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN COMPLEX; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MUSCLES; MUTANT PROTEINS;

EID: 74249096442     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000780     Document Type: Article

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