Molecular determinants of BK channel functional diversity and functioning

R Latorre, K Castillo… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Large-conductance Ca2+-and voltage-activated K+ (BK) channels play many physiological
roles ranging from the maintenance of smooth muscle tone to hearing and neurosecretion …

Inositol Trisphosphate Receptor Ca2+ Release Channels

JK Foskett, C White, KH Cheung… - Physiological …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
The inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate (InsP3) receptors (InsP3Rs) are a family of Ca2+ release
channels localized predominately in the endoplasmic reticulum of all cell types. They …

Cryo-EM structure of the open high-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel

X Tao, RK Hite, R MacKinnon - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract The Ca2+-activated K+ channel, Slo1, has an unusually large conductance and
contains a voltage sensor and multiple chemical sensors. Dual activation by membrane …

Programmed population control by cell–cell communication and regulated killing

L You, RS Cox Iii, R Weiss, FH Arnold - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
De novo engineering of gene circuits inside cells is extremely difficult,,,,,,,,, and efforts to
realize predictable and robust performance must deal with noise in gene expression and …

BK Channelopathies and KCNMA1-Linked Disease Models

AL Meredith - Annual Review of Physiology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Novel KCNMA1 variants, encoding the BK K+ channel, are associated with a debilitating
dyskinesia and epilepsy syndrome. Neurodevelopmental delay, cognitive disability, and …

High-conductance potassium channels of the SLO family

L Salkoff, A Butler, G Ferreira, C Santi… - Nature Reviews …, 2006 - nature.com
Abstract High-conductance,'big'potassium (BK) channels encoded by the Slo gene family
are among the largest and most complex of the extended family of potassium channels. The …

[PDF][PDF] K+ Channels: Function‐Structural Overview

C González, D Baez‐Nieto, I Valencia… - Comprehensive …, 2012 - academia.edu
Potassium channels are particularly important in determining the shape and duration of the
action potential, controlling the membrane potential, modulating hormone secretion …

Piezo1 ion channel pore properties are dictated by C-terminal region

B Coste, SE Murthy, J Mathur, M Schmidt… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Piezo1 and Piezo2 encode mechanically activated cation channels that function as
mechanotransducers involved in vascular system development and touch sensing …

Molecular mechanisms of BK channel activation

J Cui, H Yang, US Lee - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2009 - Springer
Large conductance, Ca 2+-activated potassium (BK) channels are widely expressed
throughout the animal kingdom and play important roles in many physiological processes …

K+ Channel Modulators for the Treatment of Neurological Disorders and Autoimmune Diseases

H Wulff, BS Zhorov - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Potassium channels are tetrameric membrane proteins that selectively conduct K+ across
cellular membranes. With 78 family members, K+ channels make up about half of the …