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B Engeland1, A Neu, J Ludwig, J Roeper, O Pongs.
Abstract
1. Screening of rat cortex cDNA resulted in cloning of two complete and one partial orthologue of the Drosophila ether-à-go-go-like K+ channel (elk). 2. Northern blot and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis revealed predominant expression of rat elk mRNAs in brain. Each rat elk mRNA showed a distinct, but overlapping expression pattern in different rat brain areas. 3. Transient transfection of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells with rat elk1 or rat elk2 cDNA gave rise to voltage-activated K+ channels with novel properties. 4. RELK1 channels mediated slowly activating sustained potassium currents. The threshold for activation was at -90 mV. Currents were insensitive to tetraethylammonium (TEA) and 4-aminopyridine (4-AP), but were blocked by micromolar concentrations of Ba2+. RELK1 activation kinetics were not dependent on prepulse potential like REAG-mediated currents. 5. RELK2 channels produced currents with a fast inactivation component and HERG-like tail currents. RELK2 currents were not sensitive to the HERG channel blocker E4031.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9824707 PMCID： PMC2231332 DOI： 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.647ba.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Physiol ISSN： 0022-3751 Impact factor: 5.182