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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
Expression of the structurally and functionally distinct min K channel in Xenopus oocytes results in voltage-dependent potassium currents that activate with a characteristic slow time course. Application of a membrane-impermeable chemical cross-linking agent to oocytes expressing min K decreased the time-dependent current, increased its rate of activation, and induced persistently activated inward and outward potassium currents. These effects required membrane depolarization, demonstrating use dependence. Persistently activated channels retained potassium selectivity and sensitivity to block by clofilium and barium. These results suggest that a major conformational change occurs during min K channel gating, which can be stabilized by chemical cross-linking, and are consistent with a model in which min K channels activate by voltage-dependent subunit aggregation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
407-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Persistent activation of min K channels by chemical cross-linking.
pubmed:affiliation
Vollum Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't