The nematode degenerin UNC-105 forms ion channels that are activated by degeneration- or hypercontraction-causing mutations

Neuron

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1231-1241

  García Añoveros, Jaime ^a   García, Jesus A ^a   Liu, Jing Dong ^b   Corey, David P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; CALCIUM ION; CATION; DEGENERIN; DNA FRAGMENT; ION CHANNEL; MAGNESIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL DEATH; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032102486     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80503-6     Document Type: Article

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