Abstract
Modulation of the biophysical properties of potassium channel currents upon immunological synapse formation between T cells and antigen-presenting cells has been reported. Some comments on this work are discussed in the light of previously described TASK channels on T lymphocytes.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antigen-Presenting Cells / immunology
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Antigen-Presenting Cells / metabolism
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Antigen-Presenting Cells / pathology
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Cell Proliferation
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Immunological Synapses / immunology
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Immunological Synapses / metabolism*
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Kv1.3 Potassium Channel / immunology
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Kv1.3 Potassium Channel / metabolism*
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Lymphocyte Activation
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Mice
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Nerve Tissue Proteins / immunology
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Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism*
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Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain / immunology
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Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain / metabolism*
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Protein Kinases / metabolism
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T-Lymphocytes / immunology
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T-Lymphocytes / metabolism*
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T-Lymphocytes / pathology
Substances
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Kv1.3 Potassium Channel
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Nerve Tissue Proteins
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Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain
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potassium channel subfamily K member 3
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Protein Kinases