Meningococcal PorA/C1, a channel that combines high conductance and high selectivity

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 804-813

  Song, Jinming ^a   Minetti, Conceição A S A ^b   Blake, M S ^a   Colombini, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b North American Vaccine Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; PORIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; CHANNEL GATING; ION CONDUCTANCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

EID: 0033064921     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77244-9     Document Type: Article

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