Structure and function of the bacterial mechanosensitive channel of large conductance

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1915-1921

  Oakley, Aaron J ^a   Martinac, Boris ^a   Wilce, Matthew C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ion channel; Mechanosensation; Mechanosensitive channel of large conductance; Membrane protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MECHANORECEPTOR; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032884395     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.10.1915     Document Type: Review

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