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. 2020 Dec 11;21(24):9440. doi: 10.3390/ijms21249440
LQTS Long QT syndrome
IKs The slowly activating delayed-rectifier K+ current
Kv Voltage-gated potassium channel
Nav Voltage-gated sodium channel
Cav Voltage-gated calcium channel
VSD Voltage-sensing domain
Na+ Sodium ions
K+ Potassium ions
Ca2+ Calcium ions
PD Pore domain
PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid
ECG Electrocardiogram
SQTS Short QT syndrome
IKr The rapidly activating delayed-rectifier K+ current
APD Action potential duration
Rb+ Rubidium ions
CaM Calmodulin
PIP2 Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
VCF Voltage-clamp fluorometry
Cryo-EM Cryo-electron microscopy
NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance
HCN Hyperpolarization-activated and cyclic nucleotide-gated channel
PKA Protein kinase A
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
PP1 Protein phosphatase 1
LZ Leucine zipper
Epac Exchange protein directly activated by cAMP
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
KATP ATP-sensitive K channel
FRET Fluorescence resonance energy transfer
MTX Mallotoxin
PBA Phenylboronic acid
N-AT N-arachidonoyl taurine
EPA 5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid
TEA Tetraethylammonium ions
CHO Chinese hamster ovary
UCL2077 3-(triphenylmethylaminomethyl)pyridine
XE991 10,10-Bis(4-pyridinylmethyl)-9(10H)-anthracenone dihydrochloride
IKur The ultrarapid delayed-rectifier K+ current
AF Atrial fibrillation