CLONING AND FUNCTIONAL EXPRESSION OF A CARDIAC INWARD RECTIFIER K+ CHANNEL

被引:38
作者
ISHII, K
YAMAGISHI, T
TAIRA, N
机构
[1] Department of Pharmacology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980
来源
FEBS LETTERS | 1994年 / 338卷 / 01期
关键词
K+ CHANNEL; INWARD RECTIFIER; HEART; CDNA CLONING; RNA BLOT ANALYSIS;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(94)80126-6
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have isolated a cDNA coding for an inward rectifier K+ channel (RBHIK1) from rabbit heart. The cloned cDNA encodes a protein of 427 amino acids with two putative transmembrane segments. The primary structure of RBHIK1 is highly homologous to that of IRK1 which is an inward rectifier K+ channel recently cloned from mouse macrophage by expression cloning. When expressed in Xenopus oocytes, RBHIK1 current showed strong inward rectification and was inhibited by extracellular Ba2+ and Cs+. RNA blot analysis revealed the expression of RBHIK1 mRNA in various rabbit tissues, especially high level in the ventricular muscle.
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页数:5
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