| Literature DB >> 8183366 |
J Rettig1, S H Heinemann, F Wunder, C Lorra, D N Parcej, J O Dolly, O Pongs.
Abstract
Structural and functional diversity of voltage-gated Kv1-type potassium channels in rat brain is enhanced by the association of two different types of subunits, the membrane-bound, poreforming alpha-subunits and a peripheral beta-subunit. We have cloned a beta-subunit (Kv beta 1) that is specifically expressed in the rat nervous system. Association of Kv beta 1 with alpha-subunits confers rapid A-type inactivation on non-inactivating Kv1 channels (delayed rectifiers) in expression systems in vitro. This effect is mediated by an inactivating ball domain in the Kv beta 1 amino terminus.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8183366 DOI: 10.1038/369289a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962