Light-Dependent Modulation of Shab Channels via Phosphoinositide Depletion in Drosophila Photoreceptors
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Light-Dependent Modulation of Shab Channels via Phosphoinositide Depletion in Drosophila Photoreceptors
The Drosophila phototransduction cascade transforms light into depolarizations that are further shaped by activation of voltage-dependent K+ (Kv) channels. In whole-cell recordings of isolated photoreceptors, we show that light selectively modulated the delayed rectifier (Shab) current. Shab currents were increased by light with similar kinetics to the light-induced current itself (latency appr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuron
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0896-6273
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.07.009