A single tryptophan on M2 of glutamate receptor channels confers high permeability to divalent cations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 749-758

  Ferrer Montiel, Antonio V ^a   Sun, William ^a   Montal, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; BARIUM ION; CALCIUM ION; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SODIUM ION; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CATION TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029759751     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79274-3     Document Type: Article

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