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Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9 subunits: No simple silent bystanders
Members of the electrically silent voltage-gated K(+) (Kv) subfamilies (Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9, collectively identified as electrically silent voltage-gated K(+) channel [KvS] subunits) do not form functional homotetrameric channels but assemble with Kv2 subunits into heterotetrameric Kv2/KvS channe...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4727947/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26755771 http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.201511507 |
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description | Members of the electrically silent voltage-gated K(+) (Kv) subfamilies (Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9, collectively identified as electrically silent voltage-gated K(+) channel [KvS] subunits) do not form functional homotetrameric channels but assemble with Kv2 subunits into heterotetrameric Kv2/KvS channels with unique biophysical properties. Unlike the ubiquitously expressed Kv2 subunits, KvS subunits show a more restricted expression. This raises the possibility that Kv2/KvS heterotetramers have tissue-specific functions, making them potential targets for the development of novel therapeutic strategies. Here, I provide an overview of the expression of KvS subunits in different tissues and discuss their proposed role in various physiological and pathophysiological processes. This overview demonstrates the importance of KvS subunits and Kv2/KvS heterotetramers in vivo and the importance of considering KvS subunits and Kv2/KvS heterotetramers in the development of novel treatments. |
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spelling | pubmed-47279472016-08-01 Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9 subunits: No simple silent bystanders Bocksteins, Elke J Gen Physiol Review Members of the electrically silent voltage-gated K(+) (Kv) subfamilies (Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9, collectively identified as electrically silent voltage-gated K(+) channel [KvS] subunits) do not form functional homotetrameric channels but assemble with Kv2 subunits into heterotetrameric Kv2/KvS channels with unique biophysical properties. Unlike the ubiquitously expressed Kv2 subunits, KvS subunits show a more restricted expression. This raises the possibility that Kv2/KvS heterotetramers have tissue-specific functions, making them potential targets for the development of novel therapeutic strategies. Here, I provide an overview of the expression of KvS subunits in different tissues and discuss their proposed role in various physiological and pathophysiological processes. This overview demonstrates the importance of KvS subunits and Kv2/KvS heterotetramers in vivo and the importance of considering KvS subunits and Kv2/KvS heterotetramers in the development of novel treatments. The Rockefeller University Press 2016-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4727947/ /pubmed/26755771 http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.201511507 Text en © 2016 Bocksteins This article is distributed under the terms of an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike–No Mirror Sites license for the first six months after the publication date (see http://www.rupress.org/terms). After six months it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Bocksteins, Elke Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9 subunits: No simple silent bystanders |
title | Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9 subunits: No simple silent bystanders |
title_full | Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9 subunits: No simple silent bystanders |
title_fullStr | Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9 subunits: No simple silent bystanders |
title_full_unstemmed | Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9 subunits: No simple silent bystanders |
title_short | Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9 subunits: No simple silent bystanders |
title_sort | kv5, kv6, kv8, and kv9 subunits: no simple silent bystanders |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4727947/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26755771 http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.201511507 |
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