A molecular switch driving inactivation in the cardiac K+ channel HERG.

K(+) channels control transmembrane action potentials by gating open or closed in response to external stimuli. Inactivation gating, involving a conformational change at the K(+) selectivity filter, has recently been recognized as a major K(+) channel regulatory mechanism. In the K(+) channel hERG,...

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Main Authors: David A Köpfer, Ulrike Hahn, Iris Ohmert, Gert Vriend, Olaf Pongs, Bert L de Groot, Ulrich Zachariae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3404103?pdf=render