Sialic acid residues on sodium channels contribute to the negative surface potential, electrostatically altering the electric field sensed by gating elements.
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Reduced sialylation depolarizes NaV activation in animal models; leaves open effects on cardiac excitability or arrhythmias in vivo.
Bennett et al. (1997) studied this question.
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