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ChIPping away at potassium channel regulation

Kv4 subunits form A-type potassium channels. To replicate native currents, these subunits require additional factors, now shown to be a family of calcium-binding proteins.

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Figure 1: KChIPs are integral components of A-type potassium channels.

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Li, M., Adelman, J. ChIPping away at potassium channel regulation. Nat Neurosci 3, 202–204 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/72898

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