Sentences with phrase «kv channels»

This structure is in complex with an oxido - reductase β subunit of the kind that can regulate mammalian Kv channels in their native cell environment.

Voltage - dependent potassium ion (K +) channels (Kv channels) conduct K + ions across the cell membrane in response to changes in the membrane voltage, thereby regulating neuronal excitability by modulating the shape and frequency of action potentials.

Here we report the crystal structure, at a resolution of 2.9 angstroms, of a mammalian Kv channel, Kv1.2, which is a member of the Shaker K + channel family.