The KCNE2 Potassium Channel Ancillary Subunit Is Essential for Gastric Acid Secretion*
Roepke TK, Anantharam A, Kirchhoff P, Busque SM, Young JB, Geibel JP, Lerner DJ, Abbott GW. The KCNE2 Potassium Channel Ancillary Subunit Is Essential for Gastric Acid Secretion*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2006, 281: 23740-23747. PMID: 16754665, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m604155200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAncillary subunitsKCNE gene familyGastric acid secretionPotassium channel alpha subunitFirst genetic evidenceSecretory cellsProton secretionChannel alpha subunitGene familyKCNE familyParietal cell morphologyAcid secretionGenetic evidenceAlpha subunitHuman cardiac arrhythmiasParietal cellsChannel complexSubunitsCell morphologyKCNE2Normal gastrointestinal functionGenesKCNQ1Gene-dose effectCells