Publication Date:
1999-09-18
Description:
Maxi-K channels consist of a pore-forming alpha subunit and a regulatory beta subunit, which confers the channel with a higher Ca(2+) sensitivity. Estradiol bound to the beta subunit and activated the Maxi-K channel (hSlo) only when both alpha and beta subunits were present. This activation was independent of the generation of intracellular signals and could be triggered by estradiol conjugated to a membrane-impenetrable carrier protein. This study documents the direct interaction of a hormone with a voltage-gated channel subunit and provides the molecular mechanism for the modulation of vascular smooth muscle Maxi-K channels by estrogens.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Valverde, M A -- Rojas, P -- Amigo, J -- Cosmelli, D -- Orio, P -- Bahamonde, M I -- Mann, G E -- Vergara, C -- Latorre, R -- Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1999 Sep 17;285(5435):1929-31.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, C/Doctor Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. miguel.valverde@cexs.upf.es〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10489376" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Cattle
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Cell Line
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Electrophysiology
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Estradiol/genetics/*metabolism
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Humans
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Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel alpha Subunits
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Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel beta Subunits
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Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels
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Patch-Clamp Techniques
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Potassium Channels/*metabolism
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*Potassium Channels, Calcium-Activated
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Protein Binding
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RNA, Messenger
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Rats
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Xenopus laevis
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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