Tuning the voltage dependence of tetraethylammonium block with permeant ions in an inward-rectifier K+ channel

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 415-426

  Spassova, Maria ^a   Lu, Zhe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inward rectifier K+ channel; Ion selectivity; Ionic blocker; Rectification; Tetraethylammonium

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; POTASSIUM ION; RUBIDIUM; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; METAL BINDING; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ION CHANNEL GATING; METALS, ALKALINE EARTH; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; RATS; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032888123     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.114.3.415     Document Type: Article

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