title: KCNQ2 and KCNQ3 potassium channel subunits: molecular correlates of the M-channel.
abstract: The M-current regulates the subthreshold electrical excitability of many neurons, determining their firing properties and responsiveness to synaptic input. To date, however, the genes that encode subunits of this important channel have not been identified. The biophysical properties, sensitivity to pharmacological blockade, and expression pattern of the KCNQ2 and KCNQ3 potassium channels were determined. It is concluded that both these subunits contribute to the native M-current.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Wymore
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McKinnon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D051658:KCNQ2 Potassium Channel; D051659:KCNQ3 Potassium Channel; D007700:Kinetics; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009865:Oocytes; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D024642:Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D019789:Tetraethylammonium / Q000494:pharmacology; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: C112297:10,10-bis(4-pyridinylmethyl)-9(10H)-anthracenone; D000873:Anthracenes; D007211:Indoles; D051658:KCNQ2 Potassium Channel; C496914:KCNQ2 protein, human; D051659:KCNQ3 Potassium Channel; C496916:KCNQ3 protein, human; C496915:Kcnq2 protein, rat; C496918:Kcnq3 protein, rat; D015221:Potassium Channels; D024642:Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated; D011725:Pyridines; D019789:Tetraethylammonium; C061017:linopirdine; D011188:Potassium