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Multiple potassium–channel components are produced by alternative splicing at the Shaker locus in Drosophila

Nature volume 331, pages 137–142 (1988)Cite this article

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At least four probable components of potassium channels are encoded at the Drosophila Shaker locus, by a family of alternatively spliced transcripts. Alternative splicing may provide one mechanism of generating the remarkable diversity of potassium channels.

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    Thomas L. Schwarz, Bruce L. Tempel, Diane M. Papazian, Yuh Nung Jan & Lily Y. Jan

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Schwarz, T., Tempel, B., Papazian, D. et al. Multiple potassium–channel components are produced by alternative splicing at the Shaker locus in Drosophila. Nature 331, 137–142 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1038/331137a0

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