The minK potassium channel exists in functional and nonfunctional forms when expressed in the plasma membrane of Xenopus oocytes
Blumenthal E, Kaczmarek L. The minK potassium channel exists in functional and nonfunctional forms when expressed in the plasma membrane of Xenopus oocytes. Journal Of Neuroscience 1994, 14: 3097-3105. PMID: 7514215, PMCID: PMC6577436, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-05-03097.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal domainMinK proteinPlasma membraneInjected mRNAXenopus oocytesMinK potassium channelsFunctional potassium channelsPotassium channelsAmino acid epitopeProtein sequencesLevels of proteinMink genesLive oocytesIntracellular cAMP levelsKinetics of activationProteinOocytesMinK mRNANonfunctional formMRNASurface expressionRNAMinK currentsMRNA levelsCAMP levels