Both transmembrane domains of BK β1 subunits are essential to confer the normal phenotype of β1-containing BK channels.

Voltage/Ca²⁺(i)-gated, large conductance K+ (BK) channels result from tetrameric association of α (slo1) subunits. In most tissues, BK protein complexes include regulatory β subunits that contain two transmembrane domains (TM1, TM2), an extracellular loop, and two short intracellular termini. Four B...

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Main Authors: Guruprasad Kuntamallappanavar, Ligia Toro, Alex M Dopico
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4183656?pdf=render