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NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 4, Issue 12, Pages 957-967Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nrn1244
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Inwardly rectifying K+ (Kir) channels have a wide range of functions including the control of neuronal signalling, heart rate, blood flow and insulin release. Because of the physiological importance of these channels, considerable effort has been invested in understanding the structural basis of their physiology. In this review, we use two recent, high-resolution structures as foundations for examining our current understanding of the fundamental functions that are shared by all K+ channels, such as K+ selectivity and channel gating, as well as characteristic features of Kir channel family members, such as inward rectification and their regulation by intracellular factors.
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