A misstep in the multistep process of fast inactivation

J Gen Physiol. 2025 Jan 6;157(1):e202413735. doi: 10.1085/jgp.202413735. Epub 2024 Dec 17.

Abstract

JGP study (Liu and Bezanilla. https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.202413667) reveals that a sodium channel mutant blocks fast inactivation downstream of inactivation particle binding, diverting the channel into an alternative open state.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Ion Channel Gating* / physiology
  • Mutation