Structure to Function of G Protein-Gated Inwardly Rectifying (GIRK) Channels

Herausgegeben:Slesinger, Paul A.; Wickman, Kevin

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume in the International Review of Neurobiology series is a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art research into GIRK Potassium Channels. It reviews current knowledge and understanding and provides a starting point for researchers and practitioners entering the field.

Produktdetails

• International Review of Neurobiology Volume 123
• Verlag: Academic Press / Elsevier Science & Technology
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: S0074-7742(15)X0005-5
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 21mm x 152mm x 229mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780128024584
• Artikelnr.: 43155988

Inhaltsangabe

1. Unifying Mechanism of Controlling Kir3 Channel Activity by G Proteins and Phosphoinositides


Diomedes E. Logothetis, Rahul Mahajan, Scott K. Adney, Junghoon Ha, Takeharu Kawano, Xuan-Yu Meng and Meng Cui




2. The Roles of Gß? and Ga in Gating and Regulation of GIRK Channels


Nathan Dascal and Uri Kahanovitch




3. RGS Redundancy and Implications in GPCR-GIRK Signaling


Craig A. Doupnik




4. Structural Insights into GIRK Channel Function


Ian W. Glaaser and Paul A. Slesinger




5. Localization and Targeting of Girk Channels in Mammalian Central Neurons


Rafael Luján and Carolina Aguado




6. GIRK Channel Plasticity and Implications for Drug Addiction


Ezequiel Marron Fernandez de Velasco, Nora McCall and Kevin Wickman




7. GIRK Channels: a Potential Link Between Learning and Addiction


Megan E. Tipps and Kari J. Buck




8. Behavioral and Genetic Evidence for GIRK Channels in the CNS: Role in Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Drug Addiction Jody Mayfield, Yuri A. Blednov and R. Adron Harris