An ion channel in the company of a transporter.

J Gen Physiol

Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Published: July 2020

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In the current issue of , Lamothe and Kurata explore the functional relationship between the Kv1.2 potassium channel, with Kvβ1.2 bound to the interior aspect of the channel, and Slc7a5, a component of the neutral amino acid transporter LAT1.

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