Presynaptic A-current based on heteromultimeric K+ channels detected in vivo (original) (raw)
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Abstract
A WIDE variety of voltage-gated K+ channels are involved in the regulation of neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission. Their heterogeneity arises in part from the large number of genes encoding different K+ channel subunits (reviewed in ref. 1). In addition, heterologous expression studies indicate that assembly of distinct subunits into heteromultimeric channels may contribute further to K+ channel diversity2–6. A question has been whether heteromeric K+ channels actually form in vivo, and if so, whether specific combinations of subunits could account for major K+ currents identified in neurons. We present here biochemical evidence that Kvl.4 and Kvl.2, two K+ channel subunits of the Shaker subfamily, co-assemble in rat brain. The Kvl.4/Kvl.2 hetero-multimer combines features of both parent subunits, resulting in an A-type K+ channel6. Immunocytochemical evidence suggests that the heteromultimers are localized in axons and nerve terminals. We propose that Kvl.4/Kvl.2 heteromultimers may form the molecular basis of a presynaptic A-type K+ channel involved in the regulation of neurotransmitter release.
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Morgan Sheng, Y. Joyce Liao, Yuh Nung Jan & Lily Yeh Jan
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Sheng, M., Liao, Y., Jan, Y. et al. Presynaptic A-current based on heteromultimeric K+ channels detected in vivo.Nature 365, 72–75 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/365072a0
- Received: 15 March 1993
- Accepted: 27 May 1993
- Issue Date: 02 September 1993
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/365072a0