Emerging Role of the KCNT1 Slack Channel in Intellectual Disability

The sodium-activated potassium KNa channels Slack and Slick are encoded by KCNT1 and KCNT2, respectively. These channels are found in neurons throughout the brain, and are responsible for a delayed outward current termed IKNa. These currents integrate into shaping neuronal excitability, as well as a...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Main Authors:	Grace E. Kim, Leonard K. Kaczmarek
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Subjects:	Epilepsy Fragile X Syndrome Intellectual Disability Slack KCNT1
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2014.00209/full