An extracellular domain of the accessory β1 subunit is required for modulating BK channel voltage sensor and gate

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-67

  Gruslova, Aleksandra ^a   Semenov, Iurii ^a   Wang, Bin ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL BETA SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL BETA SUBUNITS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84862970522     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201110698     Document Type: Article

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