The S5-S6 linker of repeat I is a critical determinant of L-type Ca2+ channel conductance

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1402-1409

  Dirksen, Robert T ^a   Nakai, Junichi ^a,b   Gonzalez, Adom ^a,c   Imoto, Keiji ^b   Beam, Kurt G ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CHANNEL GATING; CHIMERA; HYDROGEN BOND; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MOUSE; MYOTUBE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030853474     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78172-4     Document Type: Article

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