1997
Properties and regulation of the minK potassium channel protein
Kaczmarek L, Blumenthal E. Properties and regulation of the minK potassium channel protein. Physiological Reviews 1997, 77: 627-641. PMID: 9234960, DOI: 10.1152/physrev.1997.77.3.627.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMinK proteinSingle transmembrane segmentPotassium channel proteinChannel-forming subunitTransmembrane segmentsMink genesChannel proteinsSecond messengerAmino acidsKvLQT1 channelsXenopus oocytesProteinNative currentsEpithelial cellsMinK mRNAIon selectivityVoltage-dependent potassium currentsResultant channelPotassium currentStrong candidateCellsGenesSubunitsVestibular organsMessenger
1994
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