Table 1.

Functional roles of KATP complex isoforms across muscle types

Cardiac muscleSmooth muscleSkeletal muscle (e.g., fast twitch)
Kir6.2/SUR2A AP duration (ventricular), during ischemia
(Zhu et al., 2011) 
Not shown Fatigue Brake (SUR2)
(Scala et al., 2026) 
Kir 6.1/SUR2B Not shown Basal vascular tone and blood pressure
(Aziz et al, 2014; Dart, 2014) 
Not shown 
Kir 6.1 AP fine-tuning, SUR isoform unknown
(Brennan et al., 2024)
Heart rate modulation via SAN, SUR isoform unknown
(Aziz et al., 2018) 
Combined with SUR1? Possible
(Teramoto, 2006) 
Not shown 

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