A V-to-F substitution in SK2 channels causes Ca2+ hypersensitivity and improves locomotion in a C. elegans ALS model

Abstract Small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (SK) channels mediate medium afterhyperpolarization in the neurons and play a key role in the regulation of neuronal excitability. SK channels are potential drug targets for ataxia and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). SK channels are activated exclusi...

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Main Authors: Young-Woo Nam, Saba N. Baskoylu, Dimitris Gazgalis, Razan Orfali, Meng Cui, Anne C. Hart, Miao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28783-2