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Single calcium dependent potassium channels from cultured rat myoballs have been studied with the patch clamp technique, and current records subjected to statistical analysis. From the dependence of the mean open state probability on the internal calcium concentration, two calcium ions are required to open the channel. The open state and closed state lifetime distributions reveal that the usual activation model is not applicable to these channels. They are consistent with a two step gating mechanism that involves both activation by calcium and blockade by a calcium-sensitive gate.
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Methfessel, C., Boheim, G. The gating of single calcium-dependent potassium channels is described by an activation/blockade mechanism. Biophys. Struct. Mechanism 9, 35–60 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00536014
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