1. Potassium Channels: Complete and Undistorted
- Author
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Alessandro Grottesi, Mark S.P. Sansom, and Zara A. Sands
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Models, Molecular ,Voltage-gated ion channel ,Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all) ,Protein Conformation ,Inward-rectifier potassium ion channel ,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all) ,KcsA potassium channel ,Gating ,Voltage-gated potassium channel ,Biology ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Calcium-activated potassium channel ,Potassium channel ,Protein Structure, Tertiary ,SK channel ,Biochemistry ,Kv1.2 Potassium Channel ,Biophysics ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences - Abstract
The recently determined structure of a mammalian voltage-gated potassium channel has important implications for our understanding of voltage-sensing and gating mechanisms in channels. It is also the first crystal structure of an overexpressed eukaryotic membrane protein. more...
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- 2005
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