title: Molecular identity and regulation of renal potassium channels.
abstract: K channels are ubiquitous in animal cells, where they are involved in a variety of physiological functions. In epithelial cells of the kidney, K channels are primarily involved in maintaining membrane potential, recycling and secreting K and regulating cell volume. As many renal K channels have now been studied or identified at the molecular level by means of a variety of approaches, including patch-clamp recordings, cDNA cloning and immunohistochemistry, the purpose of this review is to summarize what is presently known about the molecular identity of renal K channels with an emphasis on their regulatory properties.
authors.affiliation: Groupe de recherche en transport membranaire, Department of Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C3J7, Canada. jean-yves.lapointe@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Noulin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brochiero
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Coady
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laprade
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lapointe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000502:physiology*; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015221:Potassium Channels