M2 pore mutations convert the glycine receptor channel from being anion- to cation-selective

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 247-259

  Keramidas, Angelo ^a   Moorhouse, Andrew J ^a   French, Chris R ^a   Schofield, Peter R ^b   Barry, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CATION CHANNEL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; MUTANT PROTEIN; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PATCH CLAMP; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SURFACE CHARGE;

EID: 0033916254     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76287-4     Document Type: Article

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