Interaction between quaternary ammonium ions in the pore of potassium channels evidence against an electrostatic repulsion mechanism

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 769-782

  Thompson, Jill ^a   Begenisich, Ted ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gallamine; Ion channels; Ion permeation; Tetraethyl ammonium; Voltage clamp

Indexed keywords

GALLAMINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GALLAMINE TRIETHIODIDE; GENE DELETION; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RUBIDIUM; SHAKER SUPERFAMILY OF POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0034043402     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.115.6.769     Document Type: Article

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