hERG1a N-terminal eag domain-containing polypeptides regulate homomeric hERG1b and heteromeric hERG1a/hERG1b channels: A possible mechanism for long QT syndrome

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 581-592

  Trudeau, Matthew C ^a   Leung, Lisa M ^a   Roti, Elon Roti ^b   Robertson, Gail A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; KCNH1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PEPTIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; METABOLISM;

ETHER-A-GO-GO POTASSIUM CHANNELS; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; LONG QT SYNDROME; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84855493896     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201110683     Document Type: Article

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