Functional expression of sodium channel mutations identified in families with periodic paralysis
Cannon S, Strittmatter S. Functional expression of sodium channel mutations identified in families with periodic paralysis. Neuron 1993, 10: 317-326. PMID: 8382500, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(93)90321-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium channel alpha subunitChannel alpha subunitAlpha subunitFunctional expressionMammalian cell linesSame functional defectSodium channel mutationsBenign polymorphismsSingle-channel conductanceMutationsChannel mutationsCell linesSubunitsMyotubesFunctional defectsPeriodic paralysisProcess of inactivationPotassium dependenceNoninactivating componentNew regionsInactivationExpressionPolymorphismSodium currentFamily