Role of S4 segments and the leucine heptad motif in the activation of an L-type calcium channel

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2515-2523

  Garcia J ^a,c   Nakai, J ^b   Imoto, K ^b   Beam, K G ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MUTATION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030982627     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78896-9     Document Type: Article

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