The small neurotoxin apamin blocks not only small conductance Ca2+ activated K+ channels (SK type) but also the voltage dependent Kv1.3 channel
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
Citazione:
The small neurotoxin apamin blocks not only small conductance Ca2+ activated K+ channels (SK type) but also the voltage dependent Kv1.3 channel / P. Voos, M. Yazar, R. Lautenschläger, O. Rauh, A. Moroni, G. Thiel. - In: EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0175-7571. - 46:6(2017), pp. 517-523. [10.1007/s00249-016-1196-0]
Abstract:
Apamin is frequently used as a specific blocker of small-conductance Ca2+-activated (SK type) K+ channels. Here we show that the small neurotoxin is not as specific as anticipated. It is also a high-affinity inhibitor with an IC50 of 13 nM of the Kv1.3 channel; it blocks the latter with potency similar to the Kv1.3 blocker PAP-1. Since SK type channels and Kv1.3 channels are frequently coexpressed in different tissues such as cells of the immune system, apamin must be used with caution as a pharmacological tool.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Apamin block; Jurkat; Kv1.3 channel; Lymphocytes; SK channel; Biophysics
Elenco autori:
P. Voos, M. Yazar, R. Lautenschläger, O. Rauh, A. Moroni, G. Thiel
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