TABLE 1

Effect of 1 μM isoproterenol on the voltage dependence of endogenous Kv7.5 and exogenous homomeric hKv7.4, homomeric hKv7.5, and heteromeric hKv7.4/7.5 channels

Kv7 isoformGmax ISO/Gmax Control x 100%V0.5k
Control1 μM ISOControl1 μM ISO
%mVmVmVmV
Endogenous Kv7.5, n = 10259.3 ± 33.8a−48.5 ± 2.5−47.8 ± 2.79.5 ± 1.011.3 ± 0.8
Exogenous hKv7.5, n = 5267.4 ± 16.6b−46.2 ± 2.5−46.1 ± 2.112.3 ± 0.813.6 ± 1.7
Exogenous hKv7.4, n = 598.1 ± 3.1−28.6 ± 2.0−28.2 ± 1.610.8 ± 0.710.7 ± 0.7
Exogenous hKv7.4/7.5, n = 5134.9 ± 9.3a−34.0 ± 3.9−35.5 ± 5.611.3 ± 0.812.1 ± 0.9
  • Gmax, maximal conductance; ISO, isoproterenol; k, slope factor; V0.5, voltage of half-maximal activation.

  • a Significantly different from control, paired Student’s t test, P < 0.05.

  • b Significantly different from control, paired Student’s t test, P < 0.001.