Activation, Permeability, and Inhibition of Astrocytic and Neuronal Large Pore (Hemi)channels

Daniel Bloch Hansen, Zu-Cheng Ye, Kirstine Calloe, Thomas Hartig Braunstein, Johannes Pauli Hofgaard, Bruce R Ransom, Morten Schak Nielsen, Nanna MacAulay

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Abstract

Background: The permeability and physiological role of several large pore (hemi)channels are unresolved.

Results: Large pore (hemi)channels, when heterologously expressed, display isoform-specific permeability and gating for ions and fluorescent dyes.

Significance: Although large pore channels have characteristic properties in overexpression systems, these properties may be undetectable in native cells.

Conclusion: Large pore channels have isoform-specific transport characteristics that can be used for their identification.

Original languageEnglish
JournalThe Journal of Biological Chemistry
Volume289
Issue number38
Pages (from-to)26058-73
Number of pages16
ISSN0021-9258
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Sept 2014

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