title: Gating ring strengthens marriage of BK channel voltage sensing to pore opening.
abstract: A newJGPstudy shows that the gating ring helps the voltage-sensing domain open the BK channel's pore.
authors.forename: Caitlin
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9984-047X
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sedwick
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium; D003600:Cytosol; D015640:Ion Channel Gating; D051036:Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels
chemical_list: D051036:Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels; D002118:Calcium