Population
Primary excitable cells (including skeletal and smooth muscle, heart, brain, kidney, and pancreas)
Comparison
Evaluation of the Kir6.2 C-terminal AnkB-binding… vs Kir6.2 lacking the AnkB-binding motif
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Animal data on Kir6.2-AnkB interactions do not alter clinical practice; leaves open therapeutic targeting in human channelopathies.
The K(ATP) channel AnkB-binding motif is a critical bifunctional element for channel gating and membrane targeting, with implications for excitable cell metabolic regulation and disease.
Kline et al. (2009) studied this question.