Big on Bk: Current Insights into the Function of Large Conductance Voltage- and Ca2+- Activated K+ Channels at the Molecular, Cellular and Systemic Levels

Big on Bk: Current Insights into the Function of Large Conductance Voltage- and Ca2+- Activated K+ Channels at the Molecular, Cellular and Systemic Levels, a volume in the International Review of Neurobiology series, is a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art research into this area. It reviews current knowledge and understanding, and also provides a starting point for researchers and practitioners entering the field.

The latest volume in the International Review of Neurobiology seriesProvides a broad coverage of subject matter at the molecular, cellular and systemic levelsPresents an ideal resource for researchers and practitioners, and those just entering the field

1. Biophysics of BK channel gating

  Riccardo Olcese

2. Modulation of BK channel function by auxiliary beta and gamma subunits

  Jiusheng Yan

3. Posttranscriptional and posttranslational regulation of BK channels

  Mike Shipston

4. Protein network interacting with BK channels

  Hongkyun Kim

5. Functional role of mitochondrial and nuclear BK channels

  Tian-Ming Gao

6. Modulation of BK channels by small endogenous molecules and pharmaceutical channel openers

  Toshinori Hoshi

7. Modulation of BK channels by ethanol

  Alex Dopico

8. BK channels in neurons

  Alison Barth

9. BK channels in the pituitary and hypothalamus

  Peter Duncan

10. BK channels in the inner ear

  Sonja Pyott

11. BK channels in the vascular system

  Gayathri Krishnamoorthy-Natarajan

12. Developing the molecular pharmacology of BK channels for therapeutic benefit

  Gregory John Kaczorowski