GRIN2B disease-associated mutations disrupt the function of BK channels and NMDA receptor signaling nanodomains.

ABSTRACT: Large conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (BK channels) are unique in their ability to respond to two distinct physiological stimuli: intracellular Ca2+ and membrane depolarization. In neurons, these channels are activated through a coordinated response to both signals; however, for BK channels to respond to physiological voltage changes, elevated concentrations of intracellular Ca2+ (ranging from 1 to 10 μM) are necessary. In many physiological contexts, BK channels are typically localized within nanodomains near Ca2+ sources (∼20-50 nm), such as N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs; encoded by the GRIN genes). Since the direct evidence of NMDAR-BK channel coupling reported by Isaacson and Murphy in 2001 in the olfactory bulb, further studies have identified functional coup

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Lazaro R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12324158 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature