1998
Formation of intermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels by interaction of Slack and Slo subunits
Joiner W, Tang M, Wang L, Dworetzky S, Boissard C, Gan L, Gribkoff V, Kaczmarek L. Formation of intermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels by interaction of Slack and Slo subunits. Nature Neuroscience 1998, 1: 462-469. PMID: 10196543, DOI: 10.1038/2176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsElectric ConductivityIntermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsIsomerismLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedConceptsCalcium-activated potassium channelsIntracellular calciumNervous systemIntermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channelsPotassium channelsLarge-conductance calcium-activated potassium channelsControl of excitabilitySlo subunitIntermediate conductance channelPotassium channel genesPharmacological propertiesIntermediate conductanceCytoplasmic calciumChannel subunitsSlo channelsSlack channelsChannel genesSingle-channel conductanceUnitary conductanceCalciumExcitabilitySLOSecretion
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