Novel gating mechanism of polyamine block in the strong inward rectifier K channel Kir2.1

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 555-563

  Lee, Jong Kook ^a,b   John, Scott A ^a   Weiss, James N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inward rectification; K channels; Polyamine; Spider venom toxin

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SPIDER VENOM;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHANNEL GATING; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; COMPLEX FORMATION; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOGENIC POLYAMINES; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUTATION; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POLYAMINES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPIDER VENOMS; WASP VENOMS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032899788     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.113.4.555     Document Type: Article

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