The Drosophila small conductance potassium channel (SK) negatively regulates nociception.
Kia Walcott, Stephanie E. Mauthner, Asako Tsubouchi, Jessica Robertson, William Daniel Tracey
This study identifies the Drosophila SK channel as a negative regulator of nociception by showing its role in modulating nociceptor excitability and localization to axons.
bioRxiv · Nov 7, 2017 · PreprintNeuroscience