New disguises for an old channel: MaxiK channel ?-subunits
Keywords: sequence, chemistry, acid, muscle, fiber, variability, tertiary, animals, cells, ion, biology, protein, cell, gene, conductance, structure, channel, chain, calcium, mechanism, beta, physiology, family, channels, potassium, genetics, regulation, rna, molecular, review, data, article, chromaffin, large-conductance, cochlea, function, smooth, genetic, code, hearing, animal, metabolic, amino, nonhuman, Muscle,, neurosecretion, activated, Structure,, regulatory, tone, splicing, Channels,, Large, Calcium-Activated, slowpoke
Abstract
Ca2+-activated K+ channels of large conductance (MaxiK or BK channels) control a large variety of physiological processes, including smooth muscle tone, neurosecretion, and hearing. Despite being coded by a single gene (Slowpoke), the diversity of MaxiK channels is great. Regulatory ?-subunits, splicing, and metabolic regulation create this diversity fundamental to the adequate function of many tissues.
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Título según SCOPUS: | New disguises for an old channel: MaxiK channel ?-subunits |
Título de la Revista: | NEWS IN PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES |
Volumen: | 17 |
Número: | 4 |
Editorial: | NEWS IN PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES |
Fecha de publicación: | 2002 |
Página de inicio: | 156 |
Página final: | 161 |
Idioma: | English |
URL: | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036667281&partnerID=q2rCbXpz |
Notas: | SCOPUS |