Divide, multitask, and conquer: Coordination in channel regulation.
Divide, multitask, and conquer: Coordination in channel regulation.
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分而治之:渠道监管的协调。
DOI:
10.1080/19336950.2017.1292814
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2017
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Pitt,GeoffreyS
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Pablo,JuanLorenzo;Pitt,GeoffreyS
A neuron’s essential function is to relay information in the form of the action potential, a rapid change in the neuronal membrane voltage. Ion channels generate and maintain action potentials by harnessing the ionic gradients across neuronal membranes. Neurons express a wide array of ion channels whose regulation and subcellular localization have important consequences for neuronal function. In the past year, we described 2 modes of ion channel regulation mediated by fibroblast growth factor homologous factors (FHFs) in neurons. 1, 2FHFs (FGF11-FGF14) are members of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family but function differently than canonical FGFs. 3 FHFs, in contrast to canonical FGFs, interact with voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) and modify VGSC behavior. 4 Previous studies hinted that the ways in which particular FHFs affected specific VGSCs vary depending on cell type and the particular FHF-VGSC pair queried, but individual roles for distinct FHFs within the same neuron had not been examined. 5