title: Pas de deux in groups of four--the biogenesis of KATP channels.
abstract: The biogenesis of K(ATP) channels provides an interesting example of the assembly of structurally very different membrane protein subunits into a heterooligomeric complex. This review summarizes our current knowledge with respect to the protein domains driving heteromultimeric assembly in the endoplasmic reticulum, quality control, as well as the determinants and kinetics of subcellular sorting of the K(ATP) channel complex. The impact of disease-associated mutations on K(ATP) channel biogenesis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Molekuare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), Germany.
authors.forename: Ioana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Neagoe
authors.forename: Blanche
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schwappach
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000378:metabolism; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D009154:Mutation; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000378:metabolism; D064233:Sulfonylurea Receptors; D000099161:Kcnj11 Channel
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D015221:Potassium Channels; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D064233:Sulfonylurea Receptors; D000099161:Kcnj11 Channel