Inactivation of KCNQ1 potassium channels reveals dynamic coupling between voltage sensing and pore opening

KCNQ1 is a voltage-gated potassium channel that is important in cardiac and epithelial function. Here the authors present a mechanism for KCNQ1 activation and inactivation in which voltage sensor activation promotes pore opening more effectively in the intermediate open state than the fully open sta...

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Main Authors: Panpan Hou, Jodene Eldstrom, Jingyi Shi, Ling Zhong, Kelli McFarland, Yuan Gao, David Fedida, Jianmin Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01911-8