Ether‐à‐go‐go potassium channel explained

An ether‐à‐go‐go potassium channel is a potassium channel which is inwardly-rectifying and voltage-gated.

They are named after the ether‐à‐go‐go gene, which codes for one such channel in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.[1]

Examples include hERG, KCNH6, and KCNH7.

Notes and References

  1. Bauer . Christiane K. . Schwarz . Jürgen R. . Ether-à-go-go K+ channels: effective modulators of neuronal excitability . The Journal of Physiology . March 2018 . 596 . 5 . 769–783 . 10.1113/JP275477 . 29333676 . 5830433 .

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