Kv8.1, a new neuronal potassium channel subunit with specific inhibitory properties towards Shab and Shaw channels

Outward rectifier K+ channels have a characteristic structure with six transmembrane segments and one pore region. A new member of this family of transmembrane proteins has been cloned and called Kv8.1. Kv8.1 is essentially present in the brain where it is located mainly in layers II, IV and VI of t...

Ausführliche Beschreibung