| | BioMed Central | Full text | Increased large conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK) channel expression ... |
 | | In this manuscript, we have exploited quantitative real-time RT-PCR Taqman™ analysis of BK channel splice variants [27] to test the hypothesis that alternative splicing of the STREX exon is regulated during development of different regions of the murine CNS. |
 | | The contribution of BK channels to the regulation of CNS function is critically dependent upon cell type, subcellular localisation, intrinsic BK channel kinetic properties, calcium- and voltage sensitivities, and regulation by diverse cellular signalling pathways. |
 | | While determination of the functional consequence of BK channel mRNA splicing during development remains to be fully explored in vertebrates [20], the developmental upregulation in total BK mRNA expression is in accordance with several functional and molecular studies [9-13,15,16,20]. |
| www.biomedcentral.com /1471-213X/6/37 (4864 words) |