Current topics in membranes. Volume 46, Potassium ion channels: molecular structure, function, and diseases
Title:
Current topics in membranes. Volume 46, Potassium ion channels: molecular structure, function, and diseases
Author:
Kurachi, Yoshihisa.
ISBN:
9780121533465
9781281713292
9786611713294
9780080585178
Publication Information:
San Diego : Academic Press, 1999.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 492 pages) : illustrations.
Series:
Current topics in membranes ; 46
Current topics in membranes ; 46.
Contents:
Front Cover; Potassium Ion Channels: Molecular Structure, Function, and Diseases; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Previous Volumes in Series; Chapter 1. Studies of Voltage-Dependent and Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels; I. Families of Potassium Channels; II. Voltage-Dependent Potassium Channels; III. Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels; IV. Conclusion; References; Part I: Voltage-Dependent Potassium Channels; Chapter 2. The Impact of the Caenorhabditis elegans Genome Project on Potassium Channel Biology; I. Introduction
II. C. elegans as an Animal Model to Study the Genetic Determinants of Membrane ExcitabilityIII. Potassium Channel Scope and Diversity; IV. Discussion; References; Chapter 3. Activation of Voltage-Dependent Potassium Channels; I. Introduction; II. Control of Channel Activity by Voltage; III. Biophysical Analysis of Gating; IV. The S4 Hypothesis; V. Identification of Voltage-Sensing Residues; VI. Movement of the Voltage Sensor in the Transmembrane Electric Field; VII. Structural Interactions in the Voltage Sensor; VIII. Generality of the S4 Mechanism
IX. Role of the S4 Segment in Voltage-Insensitive ChannelsX. An Emerging Picture of the Physical Mechanism of Voltage-Dependent Activation; References; Chapter 4. Permeation of Voltage-Dependent Potassium Channels; I. Introduction; II. Probing the Pore Structure; III. Multi-ion Nature; IV. Gate and Selectivity Filter; V. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. Isk: A Novel Type of Potassium Channel Regulatory Subunit; I. Short History; II. Association of IsK with KvLQT1; III. Differences between IsK and Ion Channel ß Subunits; IV. Is IsK Unique?
V. Differences in Tissue Expression of KvLQTI and IsK mRNA: Open QuestionsVI. IsK Null Mutant Mice and Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Cardioauditory Disease Provide Evidence €or .the Existence of the KvLQT1/IsK Complex in Vivo; VII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Delayed Rectifier Potassium Channels in Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Repolarization; I. Activation of K+ Channels Mediates Cardiac Repolarization; II. The Activities of Multiple Potassium Channels Sum to Form the Cardiac Delayed Rectifier Current
III. Mutations in Ion Channel Genes Cause Long QT Syndrome and Increase the Risk of Life-Threatening Cardiac ArrhythmiaIV. Mechanism-Based Therapy for Long QT Syndromes; References; Chapter 7. Mutational Analysis of Familial Long QT Syndrome in Japan; I. Introduction; II. Materials and Methods; III. Results; IV. Discussion; References; Chapter 8. Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels in Muscle and Brain; I. Introduction; II. Large Conductance. Voltage-Gated. and Ca2+-Sensitive K+ Channels; Ill. Small Conductance Ca2+-Dependent K+ Channels; IV. Summary; References
Abstract:
This book is the first to focus on potassium ion channels and covers the recent remarkable progress made in research on these proteins. Many diseases are caused by the abnormalities of potassium ion channels. They include diabetes mellitus, life-threatening hereditary cardiac arrhythmia, epilepsy, neural degeneration, and renal hypertension. Written by leading scientists in the field, this volume offers readers a comprehensive update of this field in the understanding of the genes, molecular structure, function and diseases of potassium ion channels. Key Features * The first comprehensive volume on potassium ion channels in all aspects of genes, molecular structure, function, and diseases * Completely up-to-date information * Written by leading scientists in the field.
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Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QP535 .K1 C8746 1999 EB | 1179848-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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