In this respect, it is interesting that the common E23K variant in Kir6.2 is consistently associated with type 2 diabetes in large-scale association studies (see below). [ 31, 32, 33] ...

Introduction: Recently mutations in ABBC8 have been identified in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). ABCC8 encodes SUR1 (sulfonylurea receptor 1)-a regulatory subunit of the ...

Kir6.2 as a Candidate Gene for Neonatal Diabetes Studies in isolated cells and tissues, animal models, and human genetics have firmly established the central role of the K ATP channel in insulin ...

Methods: Using a combination of in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo approaches, we analysed the localisation and expression of SUR2A, SUR2B and Kir6.1 in pulmonary vasculature from control and PAH patients ...

The cytoplasmic domain of Kir6.2 (CTD) is brought closer to the membrane due to interactions with SUR1. Each Kir6.2 subunit has a conserved, functionally important, disordered N-terminal tail. Using ...

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc. has patented new Kir6.2/SUR1 activators reported to be useful for the treatment of disorders of sexual function, hyperinsulinemia, cancer, genitourinary, neurological and ...

The F333I mutation altered ATP binding/transduction directly. Both mutations also altered Kir6.2/SUR1 interactions, enhancing the stimulatory effect of MgATP (which is mediated via SUR1). This effect ...

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ATP-sensitive potassium channels (K ATP channels) play a key role in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from pancreatic β cells, and they are a major therapeutic target in diabetes mellitus. This ...

The authors should mention this somewhere in the text. 2) The authors should state that another very important reason for searching for a specific Kir6.2 blocker is that the K ATP channel is expressed ...

We found that the expression of Kir6.2/SUR2 potassium channel is a potential favorable prognostic factor in gynecologic cancers. Also, pharmacological stimulation of the Kir6.2/SUR2 channel activity ...