Component
Pancreatic beta-cell ATP-sensitive potassium current
Pancreatic beta-cell ATP-sensitive potassium current; interpretation depends on linked experimental context.
3 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it does
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What acts on it
Free ATP and nonhydrolyzable ATP analogues inhibited beta-cell KATP channels without requiring phosphorylation.
Experimental context and source evidence
- cross_nutrient
- Free ATP must be distinguished from its magnesium complex.
- experimental_model
- Rat beta-cell inside-out patches.
- limitations
- Excised patches do not reproduce all intact-cell metabolic regulation.
- nutrient_topic
- Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Potassium
- organism
- Rat
- plain_language
- ATP can close the potassium channel through nucleotide regulation.
- primary_references
- [ashcroft-1989-magnesium] ATP-sensitive K+ channels in rat pancreatic beta-cells: modulation by ATP and Mg2+ ions (1989). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1189219/ DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1989.sp017765
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Pancreatic beta-cell membrane
Potassium: cross-nutrient mechanisms and deficiency (2026-09-17) · lines 786–796
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Rat beta-cell inside-out patches. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### k-beta-atp-inhibition Free ATP and nonhydrolyzable ATP analogues inhibited beta-cell KATP channels without requiring phosphorylation. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: ATP can close the potassium channel through nucleotide regulation. organism: Rat tissue_or_cell_type: Pancreatic beta-cell membrane experimental_model: Rat beta-cell inside-out patches. limitations: Excised patches do not reproduce all intact-cell metabolic regulation. cross_nutrient: Free ATP must be distinguished from its magnesium complex. [ashcroft-1989-magnesium] ATP-sensitive K+ channels in rat pancreatic beta-cells: modulation by ATP and Mg2+ ions (1989). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1189219/ DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1989.sp017765
Complete structured claim and evidenceAdding 2 mM Mg shifted apparent total-ATP inhibition from Ki 4 to 26 micromolar in excised beta-cell patches.
Experimental context and source evidence
- cross_nutrient
- Magnesium-nucleotide chemistry modifies potassium-channel gating; no dietary magnesium effect quantified.
- experimental_model
- Inside-out rat patches; Mg-free versus 2 mM Mg.
- limitations
- Assay concentrations are not clinical magnesium thresholds.
- nutrient_topic
- Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Potassium
- organism
- Rat
- plain_language
- Magnesium changed how the potassium channel responded to total ATP.
- primary_references
- [ashcroft-1989-magnesium] ATP-sensitive K+ channels in rat pancreatic beta-cells: modulation by ATP and Mg2+ ions (1989). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1189219/ DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1989.sp017765
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Pancreatic beta-cell membrane
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AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Inside-out rat patches; Mg-free versus 2 mM Mg. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### k-beta-mg-atp-speciation Adding 2 mM Mg shifted apparent total-ATP inhibition from Ki 4 to 26 micromolar in excised beta-cell patches. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Magnesium changed how the potassium channel responded to total ATP. organism: Rat tissue_or_cell_type: Pancreatic beta-cell membrane experimental_model: Inside-out rat patches; Mg-free versus 2 mM Mg. limitations: Assay concentrations are not clinical magnesium thresholds. cross_nutrient: Magnesium-nucleotide chemistry modifies potassium-channel gating; no dietary magnesium effect quantified. [ashcroft-1989-magnesium] ATP-sensitive K+ channels in rat pancreatic beta-cells: modulation by ATP and Mg2+ ions (1989). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1189219/ DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1989.sp017765
Complete structured claim and evidenceGlucose metabolism closed resting potassium channels in cell-attached rat beta-cell recordings.
Experimental context and source evidence
- cross_nutrient
- Carbohydrate metabolism regulates a potassium conductance rather than proving potassium supplementation benefit.
- experimental_model
- Cell-attached patch recordings in isolated rat pancreatic beta cells; glucose and metabolism perturbation.
- limitations
- The experiment does not establish dietary potassium control of insulin secretion.
- nutrient_topic
- Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Potassium
- organism
- Rat
- plain_language
- The glucose fuel signal reduced potassium conductance.
- primary_references
- [ashcroft-1984-glucose] Glucose induces closure of single potassium channels in isolated rat pancreatic beta-cells (1984). https://www.nature.com/articles/312446a0 DOI: 10.1038/312446a0
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Pancreatic beta cells
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AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Cell-attached patch recordings in isolated rat pancreatic beta cells; glucose and metabolism perturbation. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### k-glucose-closes-beta-channel Glucose metabolism closed resting potassium channels in cell-attached rat beta-cell recordings. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The glucose fuel signal reduced potassium conductance. organism: Rat tissue_or_cell_type: Pancreatic beta cells experimental_model: Cell-attached patch recordings in isolated rat pancreatic beta cells; glucose and metabolism perturbation. limitations: The experiment does not establish dietary potassium control of insulin secretion. cross_nutrient: Carbohydrate metabolism regulates a potassium conductance rather than proving potassium supplementation benefit. [ashcroft-1984-glucose] Glucose induces closure of single potassium channels in isolated rat pancreatic beta-cells (1984). https://www.nature.com/articles/312446a0 DOI: 10.1038/312446a0
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