Figure 11. Effects of low pHo on the KCNE1 deletion mutant Δ11-38 co-expressed with WT KCNQ1 in Xenopus oocytes.
A, representative current traces recorded at pH 7.4 (left) and pH 5.5 (right) using the activation protocol described in Fig. 2A. B, current-voltage relationship of IKs current recorded at pH 7.4 (open squares) and pH 5.5 (filled squares) (n = 6). C, the normalized conductance (G/Gmax) of the tail currents is plotted as a function of the membrane voltage (mV) at pH 7.4 (open squares) and pH 5.5 (filled squares; n = 6). D, τdeact data were obtained at pH 7.4 and 5.5 from the monoexponential fit of the tail currents measured at -60 mV from a prepulse potential of +30 mV (n = 6; *P < 0.01).