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XB-ART-8842
Circ Res 2001 Jun 22;8812:E84-7. doi: 10.1161/hh1201.093511.
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MinK-related peptide 1: A beta subunit for the HCN ion channel subunit family enhances expression and speeds activation.

Yu H , Wu J , Potapova I , Wymore RT , Holmes B , Zuckerman J , Pan Z , Wang H , Shi W , Robinson RB , El-Maghrabi MR , Benjamin W , Dixon J , McKinnon D , Cohen IS , Wymore R .


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The HCN family of ion channel subunits underlies the currents I(f) in heart and I(h) and I(q) in the nervous system. In the present study, we demonstrate that minK-related peptide 1 (MiRP1) is a beta subunit for the HCN family. As such, it enhances protein and current expression as well as accelerating the kinetics of activation. Because MiRP1 also functions as a beta subunit for the cardiac delayed rectifier I(Kr), these results suggest that this peptide may have the unique role of regulating both the inward and outward channels that underlie cardiac pacemaker activity. The full text of this article is available at http://www.circresaha.org.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: kcne1 kcne2 mink1