Concept information
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Membrane Transport Proteins
Ion Channels
Potassium Channels
Potassium Channels, Calcium-Activated
Preferred term
Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Big K Channel
- Big K Channels
- BK Channel
- BK Channels
- Channel, Big K
- Channel, BK
- Channel, Maxi K
- Channel, Maxi-K
- Channel, MaxiK
- K Channel, Big
- K Channel, Maxi
- Large Conductance Calcium Activated Potassium Channel
- Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel
- Maxi K Channel
- Maxi-K Channel
- MaxiK Channel
- Maxi K Channels
- Maxi-K Channels
- MaxiK Channels
Scope note
- A major class of calcium activated potassium channels whose members are voltage-dependent. MaxiK channels are activated by either membrane depolarization or an increase in intracellular Ca(2+). They are key regulators of calcium and electrical signaling in a variety of tissues.
History note
- 2006(2993)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D051036
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