Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels Beyond the Action Potential

Bioelectricity. 2022 Jun 1;4(2):117-125. doi: 10.1089/bioe.2022.0014. Epub 2022 May 26.

Abstract

Bioelectricity goes far beyond electrical signaling in the nervous system, but this was initially not obvious for me. This article describes the journey from studying the biophysics of ion channels in classical electrically excitable tissues to focusing on the pathogenic roles of the Kv10.1 potassium channel in cancers.

Keywords: KCNH1; Kv10.1; cancer; electrophysiology; voltage-gated potassium channels.