Gramicidin channel kinetics under tension

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 328-337

  Goulian, M ^a   Mesquita, O N ^a,b,d   Fygenson, D K ^a,e   Nielsen, C ^c   Andersen, O S ^c   Libchaber, A ^a,b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; GRAMICIDIN A;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; DIMERIZATION; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; KINETICS; MEMBRANE; TENSION; THICKNESS;

EID: 0031983158     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77790-2     Document Type: Article

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