Cloning and functional expression of rat ether-à-go-go-like K+ channel genes
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Cloning and functional expression of rat ether-à-go-go-like K+ channel genes. / Engeland, B; Neu, A; Ludwig, J; Roeper, J; Pongs, O.
In: J PHYSIOL-LONDON, Vol. 513 ( Pt 3), 15.12.1998, p. 647-54.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Cloning and functional expression of rat ether-à-go-go-like K+ channel genes
AU - Engeland, B
AU - Neu, A
AU - Ludwig, J
AU - Roeper, J
AU - Pongs, O
PY - 1998/12/15
Y1 - 1998/12/15
N2 - 1. Screening of rat cortex cDNA resulted in cloning of two complete and one partial orthologue of the Drosophila ether-à-go-go-like K+ channel (elk). 2. Northern blot and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis revealed predominant expression of rat elk mRNAs in brain. Each rat elk mRNA showed a distinct, but overlapping expression pattern in different rat brain areas. 3. Transient transfection of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells with rat elk1 or rat elk2 cDNA gave rise to voltage-activated K+ channels with novel properties. 4. RELK1 channels mediated slowly activating sustained potassium currents. The threshold for activation was at -90 mV. Currents were insensitive to tetraethylammonium (TEA) and 4-aminopyridine (4-AP), but were blocked by micromolar concentrations of Ba2+. RELK1 activation kinetics were not dependent on prepulse potential like REAG-mediated currents. 5. RELK2 channels produced currents with a fast inactivation component and HERG-like tail currents. RELK2 currents were not sensitive to the HERG channel blocker E4031.
AB - 1. Screening of rat cortex cDNA resulted in cloning of two complete and one partial orthologue of the Drosophila ether-à-go-go-like K+ channel (elk). 2. Northern blot and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis revealed predominant expression of rat elk mRNAs in brain. Each rat elk mRNA showed a distinct, but overlapping expression pattern in different rat brain areas. 3. Transient transfection of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells with rat elk1 or rat elk2 cDNA gave rise to voltage-activated K+ channels with novel properties. 4. RELK1 channels mediated slowly activating sustained potassium currents. The threshold for activation was at -90 mV. Currents were insensitive to tetraethylammonium (TEA) and 4-aminopyridine (4-AP), but were blocked by micromolar concentrations of Ba2+. RELK1 activation kinetics were not dependent on prepulse potential like REAG-mediated currents. 5. RELK2 channels produced currents with a fast inactivation component and HERG-like tail currents. RELK2 currents were not sensitive to the HERG channel blocker E4031.
KW - Amino Acid Sequence
KW - Animals
KW - Blotting, Northern
KW - CHO Cells
KW - Cricetinae
KW - DNA, Complementary
KW - Electric Stimulation
KW - Electrophysiology
KW - Membrane Potentials
KW - Molecular Sequence Data
KW - Oncogene Proteins
KW - Patch-Clamp Techniques
KW - Potassium Channels
KW - Rats
KW - Rats, Sprague-Dawley
KW - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
KW - Transcription Factors
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 9824707
VL - 513 ( Pt 3)
SP - 647
EP - 654
JO - J PHYSIOL-LONDON
JF - J PHYSIOL-LONDON
SN - 0022-3751
ER -