β4-Subunit increases Slo responsiveness to physiological Ca2+ concentrations and together with β1 reduces surface expression of Slo in hair cells
Bai JP, Surguchev A, Navaratnam D. β4-Subunit increases Slo responsiveness to physiological Ca2+ concentrations and together with β1 reduces surface expression of Slo in hair cells. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2010, 300: c435-c446. PMID: 21178105, PMCID: PMC3063969, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00449.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCalcium SignalingCell MembraneChickensCochleaDown-RegulationHair Cells, AuditoryIon Channel GatingLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel beta SubunitsLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsMechanotransduction, CellularMembrane PotentialsOocytesXenopus laevisConceptsLow-frequency hair cellsHair cellsLarge-conductance potassium channelsBK channelsSurface expressionBK channel functionNonmammalian vertebratesAccessory subunitsΑ-subunitMolecular underpinningsΒ-subunitChannel functionSubunitsΒ4 subunitPhysiological Ca2Critical rolePotassium channelsCellsBK currentsAdditional mechanismExpressionVertebratesDramatic increaseChicksIntracellularPrestin Surface Expression and Activity Are Augmented by Interaction with MAP1S, a Microtubule-associated Protein*
Bai JP, Surguchev A, Ogando Y, Song L, Bian S, Santos-Sacchi J, Navaratnam D. Prestin Surface Expression and Activity Are Augmented by Interaction with MAP1S, a Microtubule-associated Protein*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 285: 20834-20843. PMID: 20418376, PMCID: PMC2898336, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.117853.Peer-Reviewed Original Research