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
1992
Structure and regulation of the MinK potassium channel
Blumenthal E, Kaczmarek L. Structure and regulation of the MinK potassium channel. Neurochemical Research 1992, 17: 869-876. PMID: 1407274, DOI: 10.1007/bf00993262.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsModulation by cAMP of a slowly activating potassium channel expressed in Xenopus oocytes
Blumenthal E, Kaczmarek L. Modulation by cAMP of a slowly activating potassium channel expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Journal Of Neuroscience 1992, 12: 290-296. PMID: 1370322, PMCID: PMC6575684, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.12-01-00290.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine MonophosphateAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell MembraneCyclic AMPFemaleGene ExpressionHumansMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOocytesPhosphorylationPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedProgesteroneProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein KinasesRatsRNATransfectionXenopus laevisConceptsMinK proteinCAMP-dependent protein kinasePotential phosphorylation sitesXenopus oocytesCAMP levelsPhosphorylation sitesProtein kinasePlasma membraneKinase activityChannel proteinsIntracellular cAMP levelsProtein inhibitorProteinKinasePotassium channelsOocytesVoltage-dependent potassium currentsIsK