The GIRK1 subunit potentiates G protein activation of cardiac GIRK1/4 hetero-tetramers

G protein gated inward rectifier potassium (GIRK) channels are gated by direct binding of G protein beta-gamma subunits (Gβγ), signaling lipids, and intracellular Na+. In cardiac pacemaker cells, hetero-tetramer GIRK1/4 channels and homo-tetramer GIRK4 channels play a central role in parasympathetic...

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Main Authors: Kouki K Touhara, Weiwei Wang, Roderick MacKinnon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-04-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/15750