| Literature DB >> 2175715 |
L L Cribbs1, J Satin, H A Fozzard, R B Rogart.
Abstract
We describe the expression of functional Na+ channels in Xenopus oocytes injected with cRNA transcribed from the rat heart I cDNA clone. The expressed rat heart I Na+ currents show kinetic properties and resistance to tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin which are characteristic of native cardiac Na+ currents. The primary amino acid sequence of the rat heart I alpha-subunit is therefore sufficient for expression of tetrodotoxin resistance, and the rat heart I clone is likely to account for the tetrodotoxin-resistant phenotype of cardiac and denervated skeletal muscle.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2175715 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(90)81470-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124