The molecular biology of K+ channels

Curr Opin Cell Biol. 1991 Aug;3(4):663-70. doi: 10.1016/0955-0674(91)90039-2.

Abstract

It is now clear that voltage-gated K+ channels are encoded by a set of multigene subfamilies. Expression of different members of these subfamilies, coupled with mutational analysis, has advanced our knowledge of the structure and function of voltage-dependent K+ channels.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Drosophila melanogaster / genetics
  • Drosophila melanogaster / metabolism
  • Genes
  • Humans
  • Ion Channel Gating
  • Leucine Zippers
  • Mammals / genetics
  • Mammals / metabolism
  • Membrane Potentials
  • Models, Biological
  • Multigene Family
  • Potassium Channels / drug effects
  • Potassium Channels / genetics*
  • Potassium Channels / metabolism
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

Substances

  • Potassium Channels
  • Recombinant Proteins