2021
The voltage-gated K+ channel Kv1.3 modulates platelet motility and α2β1 integrin-dependent adhesion to collagen
Wright JR, Jones S, Parvathy S, Kaczmarek LK, Forsythe I, Farndale RW, Gibbins JM, Mahaut-Smith MP. The voltage-gated K+ channel Kv1.3 modulates platelet motility and α2β1 integrin-dependent adhesion to collagen. Platelets 2021, 33: 1942818. PMID: 34348571, PMCID: PMC8935947, DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2021.1942818.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Kv1.3 is the exclusive voltage‐gated K+ channel of platelets and megakaryocytes: roles in membrane potential, Ca2+ signalling and platelet count
McCloskey C, Jones S, Amisten S, Snowden RT, Kaczmarek LK, Erlinge D, Goodall AH, Forsythe ID, Mahaut‐Smith M. Kv1.3 is the exclusive voltage‐gated K+ channel of platelets and megakaryocytes: roles in membrane potential, Ca2+ signalling and platelet count. The Journal Of Physiology 2010, 588: 1399-1406. PMID: 20308249, PMCID: PMC2876798, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.188136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood PlateletsCalcium SignalingCell SizeDNA, ComplementaryHumansIn Vitro TechniquesKv1.3 Potassium ChannelMegakaryocytesMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPatch-Clamp TechniquesPlatelet CountReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionScorpion VenomsSecond Messenger SystemsConceptsLarge ionic conductanceMembrane potentialHuman plateletsKv alphaMegakaryocyte developmentAncillary subunitsQuantitative RT-PCRMolecular levelKv channelsRole of Kv1.3MegakaryocytesKv1.3RT-PCRWild-type miceKv currentsSubunitsSignalingMiceApoptosisMargatoxinPlatelet activationRoleIonic conductancesPlateletsActivation