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SUBMITTER: Tian Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5137720 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tian Yutao Y Aursnes Marius M Hansen Trond Vidar TV Tungen Jørn Eivind JE Galpin Jason D JD Leisle Lilia L Ahern Christopher A CA Xu Rong R Heinemann Stefan H SH Hoshi Toshinori T
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20161114 48
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a polyunsaturated ω-3 fatty acid enriched in oily fish, contributes to better health by affecting multiple targets. Large-conductance Ca<sup>2+</sup>- and voltage-gated Slo1 BK channels are directly activated by nanomolar levels of DHA. We investigated DHA-channel interaction by manipulating both the fatty acid structure and the channel composition through the site-directed incorporation of unnatural amino acids. Electrophysiological measurements show that the para-gr ...[more]