1999
hSK4/hIK1, a Calmodulin-binding KCa Channel in Human T Lymphocytes ROLES IN PROLIFERATION AND VOLUME REGULATION*
Khanna R, Chang M, Joiner W, Kaczmarek L, Schlichter L. hSK4/hIK1, a Calmodulin-binding KCa Channel in Human T Lymphocytes ROLES IN PROLIFERATION AND VOLUME REGULATION*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 14838-14849. PMID: 10329683, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.21.14838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIK currentsActivated T cell functionSecondary immune responseNaive T cellsT cell functionPromising therapeutic targetChinese hamster ovary cellsHamster ovary cellsHuman T lymphocytesVolume regulationKCa channelsT cellsT lymphocytesImmune responseTherapeutic targetIK blockHSK4Accessory moleculesHuman T lymphoblastsOvary cellsDistal C-terminusPharmacological propertiesT lymphoblastsCell functionProximal C-terminus
1997
hSK4, a member of a novel subfamily of calcium-activated potassium channels
Joiner W, Wang L, Tang M, Kaczmarek L. hSK4, a member of a novel subfamily of calcium-activated potassium channels. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 11013-11018. PMID: 9380751, PMCID: PMC23566, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.20.11013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium-activated potassium channelsSK channelsSmall-conductance calcium-activated potassium channelsPotassium channelsHSK4Novel subfamilyAdult animalsPredominant expressionLeucine zipper-like domainChinese hamster ovary cellsNonexcitable tissuesHamster ovary cellsChannel polypeptideOvary cellsLow homologyC-terminusHigh affinityUnknown function