Types

 ATP-sensitive K+ channels
 voltage-dependent K+ channels
 calcium-activated K+ channels

Pathology

 ATP-sensitive potassium channelopathies

References

 Ashcroft FM. ATP-sensitive potassium channelopathies: focus on insulin secretion. J Clin Invest. 2005 Aug;115(8):2047-58. PMID: #16075046#

 Bichet D, Haass FA, Jan LY. Merging functional studies with structures of inward-rectifier K(+) channels. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2003 Dec;4(12):957-67. PMID: 14618155#

 Swartz KJ. Towards a structural view of gating in potassium channels. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2004 Dec;5(12):905-16. PMID: #15550946#

 Stocker M. Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels: molecular determinants and function of the SK family. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2004 Oct;5(10):758-70. PMID: #15378036#

 Shipston MJ. Alternative splicing of potassium channels: a dynamic switch of cellular excitability. Trends Cell Biol. 2001 Sep;11(9):353-8. PMID: #11514177#